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Conference Participants

Conference Participants

The conference was attended by participants representing either media or civil society organisations (NGOs) from new EU member states – Bulgaria, Hungary, …

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Day 3: Sunday 30 May

Day 3: Sunday 30 May

        09.00 – 09.30 Break-Out Group Task-Setting Session     09.30 – 11.00 Groups work in teams …

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Day 1: Friday 28 May

Day 1: Friday 28 May

        18.00 Registration and official reception   (Tulip Inn Hotel, Bucharest)   Welcome by: Mr Nicolae Idu, …

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Recommendations from the Study on Media & Diversity

Recommendations from the Study on Media & Diversity

The conference is a follow up to the European Commission Study on Media & Diversity, which identified initiatives by, or …

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‘Media for Diversity in New EU Countries’ Conference Programme

‘Media for Diversity in New EU Countries’ Conference Programme

The conference starts with an evening reception opened by Mr Nicolae Idu, the European Commission Representative to Romania, and Mr …

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Day 2: Saturday 29 May

Day 2: Saturday 29 May

  09.30 – 10.45 Welcome by the EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA), the Council of Europe (CoE), the Centre for …

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Media for Diversity in New EU Countries Network

Media for Diversity in New EU Countries Network

The purpose of the Bucharest Conference is to serve as a starting point for discussions and future work aimed at …

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Comic book saving the world from stereotypical rhetoric

Comic book saving the world from stereotypical rhetoric

Posted: May 18, 2010 Region: Worldwide Naif Al-Mutawa, creator of a highly successful comic series that is published in eight …

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Jobs in the media: Is it really so hard to recruit from Black and Mino...

Jobs in the media: Is it really so hard to recruit from Black and Mino...

Event: June 30, 2010 Location: Bristol, UK The Journalism Policy and Practice Research Group at the University of the West …

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The burden of collective identities

The burden of collective identities

Posted: May 20, 2010 Location: Jerusalem The Israeli-Palestinian conflict, like every conflict between ethnic or national groups, is rooted in …

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