About GIMD

Beyond the CNN Effect

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:57:26 GMT

Keynote Address by H.E. DR. N. Hassan Wirajuda, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Republic of Indonesia at the Third Global Inter-Media Dialogue, Nusa Dua, Bali, 7 May 2008

Speech at the Opening Seremony of the third Global Inter-Media Dialogue 2008

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:57:26 GMT

By Mr. Wegard Harsvik, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs, Norway

Plenary session 1: Primetime for diversity – Journalism in a troubled world. 1

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:57:24 GMT

Speakers: Mr Doudou Diene, UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination and xenophobia and related intolerance and Ms Agnes Callamard, Executive Director Article 19
Moderator: Ms Shada Islam, DPA

Parallel Session 2: Ethical Journalism

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:57:25 GMT

Here are some of the recommendations from the parallel session on ethical journalism.

Parallel Session 3: Empowering Journalists Workshop

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:57:24 GMT

Many programmes already exist which address the issues of empowering journalists to better report diversity. The workshop recommends information about these should be collected and collated for dissemination to members of the Global Inter-Media Dialogue community.

Parallel Session 1: Identifying challenges

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:57:25 GMT

Some of the most important challenges that journalists face are the killings, kidnapping, threats, the new antiterrorist laws and legal frameworks to control the media. Another challenge is how to face corruption in the profession and how to better use the language. Also, women journalists face special challenges in certain countries such as Bangladesh.

Plenary Session 2: Diversity in Practice, reporter exchange

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:57:23 GMT

Speakers: Mr Rullah Malik, Metro TV, Indonesia and Mr Ove Sjøstrøm, TV2, Norway.
Moderator: Ms Retno Shanti Ruwyastuti, Metro TV, Indonesia

Welcome address by Jonas Gahr Støre, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Norway

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:57:27 GMT

Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, We meet again. More than one year after the cartoon controversy, almost one year after the first Global Inter-Media Dialogue in Bali, we are gathering for another dialogue on journalism, ethics, freedom of expression, and the media’s role in a globalised world.