2017 IAMCR Pre-Conference
Reflections on Foreign Aid, Philanthropy and Change in Media Systems
15 July 2017, 9:00 – 18:00
Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar (Sede Manga)
Campus Manga: Calle del Bouquet cra.21 #25-92, Cartagena, Bolívar
Cartagena, Colombia
For additional information on this event, please contact mediadevprecon@ned.org.
Agenda
9:00 – 9:15 Coffee and Tea
9:15 – 9:30 Opening Remarks
- Paul Rothman, Center for International Media Assistance
- Chris Paterson, University of Leeds
- Winston Mano, University of Westminster
- Ricardo Corredor, FNPI/GFMD
9:30 – 11:00 Systems, ownership and the enabling environment for media development
- Chair: Paul Rothman
- Guy Berger “How can the media development community foster political change for more supportive environments for independent media?”
- Olaf Steenbladt “The Media Ownership Monitor”
- Jairo Lugo-Ocando “Revisiting the history of journalism objectivity: How a news value became a standard practice in Latin America”
- Catalina Montoya Londono “The Contribution of Foreign Aid to the Colombian Media System through Journalism organizations”
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee and Tea
11:15 – 12:15 Shifting foreign, diplomatic and international development priorities in the West: Implications for Media Development and Media Research
– Discussant: Nick Benequista
– Ricardo Corredor, FNPI
– Tara Susman-Pena, IREX
12:15 – 13:30 Lunch and Keynote Address: Silvio Waisbord
13:30 – 15:00 Development Assistance and independent journalism in Africa and Latin America: A cross-national and multidisciplinary research network
- Chair: Jairo Lugo-Ocando
- Maria Soledad Segura “The impact of foreign aid in Latin American popular communication”
- Cosette Castro “International support to Brazil and Latin America in the field of digital communications during the last 20 years”
- Audrey Gadzekpo “Foreign Aid and Journalism in Africa: Perspectives on aid and the development of journalism education and training in Ghana.”
- Herman Wasserman “The shifting landscape of aid and journalism in Africa: notes for exploration”
15:00 – 16:15 Critical Case Studies Of Media Assistance
- Chair / Discussant: Chris Paterson
- Suzanne Temwa Harris “An Analytical Shift: The Inclusion of Foreign Aid in Media Research”
- Augusto Alfredo Laurenco “Angolan media since the proclamation of Angola’s independence, and the various roles assigned to it by political power”
- Richard Santos “Scheduling and hegemonic narrative since international aid”
- Paul Falzone “Rapping Journalists, Pirate Cinemas and Boomerang Effects: Lessons in User Centered Design from Newz Beat Uganda
16:15 – 17:45 Media development in fragile environments
- Chair / Discussant: Winston Mano
- Saumava Mitra “Donor initiatives in journalism training in conflict-affected countries: Three criticisms and a way forward
- Susan Abbott “Can Media Development Contribute to Trust Building?”
- Nancy Mbaya “The Role of Female Journalists in Changing Media Narratives about Conflict Coverage: Case Study of the Boko Haram Insurgency in North East Nigeria”
17:45 – 18:00 Concluding Remarks