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IPI Events
IPI WORLD CONGRESS & 57th GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Belgrade, Serbia, 14 - 17 June 2008
Opening Ceremony, IPI World Congress, Belgrade, 15 June 2008.
From left to right: Boris Tadić, President of Serbia; Mirjana Milošević, Director, Media Center, Belgrade; Piotr Niemczycki, Chairman of IPI; Hari Stajner, Chairman, IPI Belgrade Host Committee; and David Dadge, Director of IPI.
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PROGRAMME
Saturday, 14 June 2008 |
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09:30-17:00
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IPI Board Meeting (for IPI Board Members only)
at Hyatt Grand Regency
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19:30
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Welcome Reception and Dinner
at Ušće Tower
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Sunday, 15 June 2008 |
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10:00
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Opening Ceremony
at Parliament Building Welcome:
Hari Stajner, Chairman, IPI Belgrade Host Committee
Mirjana Milošević, Director, Media Center, Belgrade Opening Remarks:
Piotr Niemczycki, Publisher, Gazeta Wyborcza, Warsaw, and Chairman of IPI
David Dadge, Director of IPI Keynote Speaker:
Boris Tadić, President of the Republic of Serbia
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12:30
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Lunch
at Sava Center
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13:30
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Neighbours, Partners, Rivals: Perceptions of South East Europe
Venue: Sava Center In this session, prominent speakers will discuss the perception of neighbours in South East Europe (SEE) – how the countries in the region, in particular in the former Yugoslavia, perceive each other and whether these perceptions have changed over time. Among other issues, they will discuss how SEE countries are perceived in Europe, the role of politicians, elites, the media and civil society, and the main points of cooperation and exchange between these countries. Moderator:
Tim Judah, Balkans Correspondent, The Economist; and Author, London Panelists:
Vladimir Gligorov, Senior Economist, Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, Vienna
Drago Hedl, Editor, Feral Tribune, Split
Senad Pecanin, Director, Dani, Sarajevo
Biljana Srbljanovic, Playwright, Belgrade
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15:00
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Coffee Break
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15:30
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When the Guns Fall Silent: An International Perspective on Fostering Reconciliation
Reconciliation is a relatively new concept in the field of conflict resolution. It refers to numerous activities that help turn a peace agreement into a lasting peace by creating trust and understanding among former enemies. South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) is considered a model in this field. Since the TRC was created in 1995, at least 20 other such commissions have been created worldwide, albeit not always with the same success. International experts in this session will examine the techniques used to foster reconciliation, in particular the media’s role in this process. Moderator:
Denis Murray, BBC Ireland Correspondent, Belfast Panelists:
Munther Dajani, Director, Issam Sartawi Center for the Advancement of Peace and Democracy, Al Quds University, Jerusalem
Daphna Golan, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Barney Mthombothi, Editor, Financial Mail, Johannesburg
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19:30
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Opening Reception and Dinner
Cocktail at City Hall and dinner in Skadarlija bohemian quarter
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Monday, 16 June 2008 |
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08:00
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National Committees Meeting
Breakfast Meeting at Regency Club, Executive Floor, Hyatt Hotel
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09:30
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New Media: New Opportunities, New Threats
As recent events in Burma have shown, new media have become a great source for free speech. Videos, photographs, SMS text messages, e-cards and blogs, as well as notices on the social networking Website Facebook and updates on the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia, flooded the world with images and texts about the demonstrations against Burma’s rulers, until the military, recognising the power of the new media, closed off Internet access. While it is perhaps not surprising that authoritarian or totalitarian governments continue to seek control over the Internet, the emergence of new media has also led to new efforts by more liberal governments to regulate the media, in particular with regard to certain content, raising the possibility that long-established rights to freedom of expression and of the press could be threatened anew.
Moderator:
Roy Greenslade, Media Commentator and Columnist; Professor of Journalism, City University, London Panelists:
David Kurtz, Managing Editor, Talking Points Memo, New York, NY
Dejan Restak, Website Director, B92, Belgrade
Christoph Schultheis, BILDblog, Berlin
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11:00
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Coffee Break
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11:30
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Are Profits Killing the News? (Focus on Europe)
In Europe, as in other parts of the world, newspapers are increasingly under pressure, not only from the Internet, but from private equity companies and other large shareholders, who demand ever expanding profit margins. Critics say these new media owners treat newspapers and other media as an investment in a commodity like any other, ready to dump them when profits sag or investors become nervous. According to some, it is not only the future of newspapers and other media that is at stake here, but also the future of news itself. Moderator:
William Green, Editor, TIME Europe, London Speakers:
Vuslat Dogan Sabanci, CEO, Hürriyet, Istanbul
David Montgomery, CEO, Mecom Group plc, London
Michael Ringier, Chairman of the Board, Ringier AG, Zurich
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13:15
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Lunch
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13:15 - 15:30
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IPI Network Meetings (MENA, Europe Asia)
13:15 - 14:00 MENA Network Meeting (VIP room at the Sava Center) 14:00 - 14:45 Europe Network Meeting (VIP room at the Sava Center) 14:45 - 15:00 Asia Network Meeting (VIP room at the Sava Center)
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15:30
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IPI General Assembly
(for IPI Members only)
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14:30-17:00
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Parallel Session: SEEMO Regional Meeting: "Private News Agencies in South East Europe" (Part I)
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19:30
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Cocktail Reception
at White Palace
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Tuesday, 17 June 2008 |
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09:00
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Parallel Session: SEEMO Regional Meeting: "Private News Agencies in South East Europe" (Part II)
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09:30
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Chasing the Story: The Challenges of Transnational Investigative Journalism
Venue: Sava Center In this session, experts from four continents will discuss the importance of cross-border investigative journalism, and how journalists around the world can help each other by sharing newsgathering techniques and news sources when reporting on corruption, organised crime, terrorism, multinational companies, and publishing under threat. Moderator:
Galina Sidorova, Editor-in-Chief, Sovershenno Secretno (Top Secret), Moscow Panelists:
Stefan Candea, Co-Founder, Romanian Centre for Investigative Journalism, Bucharest
Misha Glenny, Journalist and Author, London
Daniele Moro, Editor-in-Chief, "Tg5", Canale 5, Milan
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11:00
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Coffee Break
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11:30
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Reporting America
According to a recent Pew Global Attitudes survey, America’s image has plummeted over the last five years throughout much of the world. The fall in U.S. popularity can in part be traced to the policies of the Bush administration, from the war in Iraq to the U.S. detention camp in Guantánamo Bay. But, accepting that the U.S. itself is largely to blame for its poor image, how well does the world’s media perform in reporting on the United States, its actions, policies and motives? Is the reporting fair and unbiased by local and regional political or religious considerations? How well do those who write or broadcast about the U.S. understand it and its political systems, and how well do they convey concepts like representational government, rule of law, balance of powers, freedom of expression and the press to readers and viewers whose societies do not espouse such values? In short, how much does foreign coverage fuel disapproval and suspicion of the United States? Moderator:
Alison Smale, Managing Editor, International Herald Tribune, Paris Panelists:
Hafez Mirazi, former Washington Bureau Chief, Al-Jazeera, Washington, DC
Gene Policinski, Vice President and Executive Director, First Amendment Center, Nashville, Tennessee
Matthias Schepp, Moscow Bureau Chief, Der Spiegel, Hamburg
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13:00
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Lunch
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IPI Network Meetings (Americas, Africa)
13:00-13:45 Americas Network Meeting (VIP Room at the Sava Center) 13:45-14:30 Africa Network Meeting: (VIP Room at the Sava Center)
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14:30
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IPI Open Forum: "The Limits of Tolerance on the 60th Anniversary of the UN Declaration of Human Rights"
Moderator:
Joe Treaster, Knight Chair for Cross-Cultural Communication, University of Miami School of Communication, Miami, Florida Panelists:
Robert Russell, Executive Director, Cartoonists’ Rights Network International, Washington, DC
Sawsan Zaidah, Radio Director, AmmanNet, Amman
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16:00
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Coffee Break
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16:30
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Closing Ceremony
Presentation of the "Free Media Pioneer 2008"
awarded to Talking Points Memo, New York David Dadge, Director of IPI
Gene Policinski, The Freedom Forum, Washington, DC David Kurtz, Managing Editor, Talking Points Memo, New York Presentation of the 2009 IPI World Congress in Helsinki (6-9 June 2009) Presentation of the Newly-Elected Chairman of IPI, Janne Virkkunen, Senior Editor-in-Chief, Helsingin Sanomat, Helsinki
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19:30
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Farewell Dinner
at Belgrade Fortress
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Wednesday, 18 June 2008 |
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Departure for Post-Congress Tours
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09:30-18:30
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SEEMO Regional Meeting: "Media Marketing and Business (Focus on New Media)"
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