Non - MDI events 2002

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CONFERENCE -'Corporate social responsibility - best practice'

November 20- 22 / 694th Wilton Park Conference, UK »»»

MDI was a participant at the Wilton Park conference on "What is the latest best practice in corporate social responsibility policies?" Further issues raised included: How well are companies implementing them in developing and developed countries? How are partnerships between business, government and NGOs evolving? How can smaller firms and publics become more engaged? Are NGOs expectations realistic? Should the governance of companies be changed? Should corporations be less pre-occupied by short-term considerations? The event was supported by the the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

ACADEMIA - 'The role of the media in the Balkans conflict'

November / Krakow, Poland »»»

Milica Pesic presented "The Role of Media in the Balkans Conflict", at Jagiellonski University, Krakow, Poland.

CONFERENCE - "The World of the Future; Dialog or Conflict?"

November 15 / Villa Decius, Krakow, Poland »»»

"The World of the Future – Dialog or Conflict?" conference was organized by the U.S. Consulate General in Krakow, Christian Culture Foundation ZNAK, and Decius Villa Association as part of the Bridges of Tolerance series. It was attended by over 120 participants - academics, politicians, journalists and students.
The discussion focused on topics such as resisting media stereotypes, religion as a source of dialog or conflct and education as a means of promoting peace and cooperation. MDI was on panel 'Resisting Stereotypes".

CONFERENCE - 'NewsXchange, 2002'

October 10-11 / Ljubljana, Slovenia »»»

The News Xchange, ("by broadcasters for broadcasters") was created to provide broadcast news organisations around the world with a not-for-profit conference that is both affordable and of relevance to broadcasters around the world. It attracted 280 delegates from 35 countries to Ljubljana, Slovenia, 10-11 October 2002. The thematic event focused on the war on terrorism as well as finding and maintaining audiences.
MDI chaired a session at the first News Xchange conference. MDI's session was on "Broadcasters and the Populist Far Right: Do broadcasters act responsibly in its coverage or reinforce stereotypes?" It raised such questions as: How does broadcast journalism cover alienated citizens who are now supporting extremist political parties throughout Europe? Is there a danger that extremist leaders pandering to alienated viewers get uncritical coverage? What responsibilities do broadcasters have to protect shared values and at the same time remain fair and balanced and open to the voices of minorities and outsiders? Case studies from the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, France, the UK and a pre-taped interview with Sheikh Abu Hamzah al-Masri (Finsbury Park Mosque, UK) were presented followed by an open discussion between the audience and an invited panel which included Marieke de Vries (Voice of Holland, SBS6 Netherlands), Rod Liddle (BBC Radio 4) (via satellite) and Ulla Terkelsen (TV2 Denmark).

ACADEMIA - 'Diversity & Minorities in Media'

October 21- 26 / Budapest, Hungary »»»

MDI held a workshop "Diversity and Minorities in Media and Media Education". at the invitation of the Curriculum Resource Centre (CRC), Central European University, Budapest, Hungary. During the workshop MDI also presented it's Reporting Diversity Curriculum Framework to professors from Central and Eastern Europe.
The CRC is the Central European University's outreach program for social science teaching in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. With an emphasis on curriculum development, teaching and dissemination of academic resources to higher educational institutions in the region, the CRC facilitates academic exchange, course development and curriculum reform activities.

ACADEMIA - 'Anglo-Yugoslav summer school for democracy'

August 26 - September 6/ Petrovac, Montenegro »»»

An MDI representative took part at the Anglo-Yugoslav Summer School for Democracy entitled "Democratic Reconstruction of South-Eastern Europe" in Perast, Montenegro, Former Republic of Yugoslavia. The Summer School is organised by the Center for the Study of Democracy, University of Westminster (UK) and The Anglo-Yugoslav Society, Belgrade (Serbia). Along with British, Canadian and USA academics MDI taught a course on "Reporting Diversity as a Means of Democracy".

ACADEMIA - 'Caucasus school of journalism'

June / Tbilisi, Georgia

MDI presented a module from MDI's Reporting Diversity Curriculum framework at the Caucasus School of Journalism and Media Management, Tbilisi, Georgia. The students were at Masters level. The overall goal of the one-year-old graduate-level program is to strengthen the role of independent media in the emerging democratic societies of the Caucasus.

CONFERENCE - 'World Bank Institute on media assistance'

February 4-5 / Paris, France

Organised by the World Bank Institute and the USAID Office of Democracy and Governance, this conference analysed the experience of media assistance programmes worldwide, and identified shared priorities and co-ordination mechanisms for future media-related actions. Delegates attended from about 70 media assistance NGOs, watch-dog organisations, donor organisations, and media organisations from developing and transitional societies. MDI’s representative contributed to the debate, as well as moderating one of the working group sessions.

ACADEMIA - 'Diversity at Toronto Univeristy'

January- February/ Toronto, Canada

MDI's Director, Milica Pesic, taught a five-week course, January - February, for MA students at the Centre for Russian and East European Studies (CREES) , Toronto University, Canada. The course was on "Diversity Coverage in Post-Communist Societies; Seeing the Others through the Media in Countries in Transition".