[ecrea] YECREA excursion to independent media organisation Bianet

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At the 2012 ECREA conference in Istanbul, the ECREA Young Scholars 
network (YECREA) is organising an excursion to the independent media 
organisation Bianet 
https://www.facebook.com/events/464968736870175/?fref=ts.

Project Advisor of Bianet and Chairwoman of IPS Communication Foundation 
Nadire Mater will introduce Bianet, the alternative media sphere and the 
media ecology of Istanbul.

When:
26th October, 6pm.

Where:
Transportation will be arranged for participants from the conference 
venue to Bianet.

Who:
The excursion is organised by ECREA's Young Scholars Network (YECREA) 
and preference is given to the members of YECREA, but other delegates 
can also sign up, provided that places are available. The excursion can 
be attended by maximum 25 people.

Registration:
Please register by emailing:
Esengül Ayy?ld?z ((esengul.ayyildiz /at/ gmail.com))
or Nigar Degirmenci ((ndegirmenci /at/ pau.edu.tr))
Deadline: 23 October 2012

About Bianet:
Bianet is an alternative media organisation based in Istanbul. It is one 
of the few alternative media organisations, doing rights-based 
journalism to provide news critically and uncensored on issues such as 
democratisation of media systems, representation of minorities, children 
and women in media, human rights, freedom of expression, education, 
media freedom, religion, politics, labour, and culture. Bianet (and its 
implementing body IPS Communication Foundation) are organised around 
four main activities:

1. News production (Bianet),
2. Training Programmes for communication faculties graduates,
3. Quarterly media monitoring reports, monthly male violence reports and 
monthly "how did media report on children?" reports
4. The publication of journalism books.

The bianet.org website is well-known in Turkey and widely known 
internationally www.bianet.org/english 
<http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bianet.org%2Fenglish&h=gAQGrT2L9&s=1>.