[ecrea] Global Journalism Day, Örebro University, Sweden, 15 May, 2012 /for the ecrea list/

*Global Journalism Day, Örebro University, Sweden, 15 May, 2012. *

Media and Communication Studies and the International Master Program 
Global Journalism at Örebro University, Sweden, are organizing *Global 
Journalism Day* (http://gjday.org/) on May 15, 2012 to bring attention 
to the growing significance of studying and practicing global journalism 
in today's globalizing and fast-paced world, where communication is at 
the core of the struggle to maintain as well as obtain democracy, in 
particular nations and globally. The intention of the event is to bring 
scholars and practitioners together to discuss the concept of global 
journalism from theoretical as well as practical angles. We offer among 
other things three pre-organized panels: What is Global Journalism?, 
Global Journalism and Climate Change and "Global Journalism and Gender.

_Confirmed speakers are: _

Mona Eltahawy  renowned New York based journalist and columnist, 
speaker on Arab, Muslim and gender issues, one of the public faces of 
the Egyptian revolution, recently named among 150 women who shake the 
world 
(http://www.thedailybeast.com/features/150-women-who-shake-the-world.html).

Einar Thorsen  Senior Lecturer in Journalism and Communication, 
Bournemouth University, UK, expert on citizen journalism and civic 
engagement.

Nassanga Goretti  Associate Professor in Mass Communication, Makerere 
University, Uganda, expert on environment and risk communication, member 
of the Africa network for environment journalists.

Ulrika Olausson  Associate Professor in Media and Communication 
Studies, Örebro University, Sweden, expert on national/transnational 
issues in relation to media and environmental risk.

Peter Berglez - Associate Professor in Media and Communication Studies, 
Örebro University, Sweden, expert on theoretical and practical aspects 
of global journalism.

Karwan Tahir  Reporter and producer, Swedish Radio, with a wide range 
of local and international experiences.

Walid Al-Saqaf  Doctoral student in Media and Communication Studies, 
Örebro University, Sweden, Program director of the Global Journalism 
master program, expert on new media, censorship and democracy.

Our international master students also contribute, among other things in 
a relay addressing specific challenges for global journalism in the 
parts of the world where they come from.

More speakers will be announced. Please keep checking our website, where 
interviews with some of the speakers will also be added: 
http://gjday.org/. Its free of charge, but you need to register in 
order to be sure of a place in the auditorium.

Best regards

Anna Roosvall



Anna Roosvall
PhD, Reader/Docent
Media and Communication Studies
Örebro University, Sweden
+46 733961220