MULTICULTURAL MEDIA The media and the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All


Further steps in improving the awareness about the Media key role in the promotion of a multicultural
society: COPEAM has been invited in order to present its activities as an example of cooperation between mainstream media and multicultural projects, during the seminar «The Media and the Others: representation and discrimination », that took place in October 24th in Turin (Italy), during MELTING BOX: International Fair on Rights and Equal Opportunities for All, an initiative organized in the framework of 2007 European Year of Equal Opportunities.

Journalists and media professionals have considered the seminar – promoted…

ASBU/UER/COPEAM tripartite meeting 2007


In the framework of the 27th ordinary session of ASBU General Assembly, the Tripartite meeting ASBU/UER/ COPEAM took place.

During the meeting, the common initiatives the three organizations carry out in different fields have been discussed: in particular, training (the master class addressed to the news coordinators; the 3rd edition of the seminar on“TV formatswriting and production”, organized in Damascus atASBUTraining Center; the 4th edition of COPEAM University); news exchange (ERN MED); radio (“Portraits of Legendary Footballers”) and TV co-productions (“Inter-Rives”) aboutwhichM.SlaheddineMaaoui, DG of ASBU, expressed his satisfaction and pointed out the importance of its broadcasting,…

MULTICULTURAL MEDIA


The media and the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All

Further steps in improving the awareness about the Media key role in the promotion of a multicultural society: COPEAM has been invited in order to present its activities as an example of cooperation between mainstream media and multicultural projects, during the seminar «The Media and the Others: representation and discrimination », that took place in October 24th in Turin (Italy), during MELTING BOX: International Fair on Rights and Equal Opportunities for All, an initiative organized in the framework of 2007 European Year of Equal Opportunities.

PBI 2007 – PUBLIC BROADCASTERS INTERNATIONAL


Digital Revolution & PSB Perspectives

How should the media report on issues of conflict and dialogue of cultures and what role do the media play so to bridge the cultural differences and increase understanding among various communities? What is the role of PSB in bridging the differences around nations, ethnic groups and religions in a world of borderless content and while keeping the traditional values and modes of identity?

These are some of the questions that a large number of Media professionals from all over the world tried to answer during the PBI…

ASIA-PACIFIC & EUROPE MEDIA DIALOGUE 2007


«Millennium Development Goals & the Media»

COPEAM has been invited to take part in the «Asia-Pacific & Europe Media Dialogue 2007”, organised by AIBD (Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development) in collaboration with Deutsche Welle, and devoted to “Millennium Development Goals & the Media».

The Secretary General of COPEAM participated as a speaker during the 9th work session of the conference, focused on «The magic to come – enabling conversations» and centred on the emergence of the new media and on the subsequent appearance of new breed of players in the marketplace, both public and…

5th EDITION OF THE «EURO-MEDITERRANEAN LABORATORY» CONFERENCE


Organised by the Chamber of Commerce of Milan, the 5th edition of this international meeting was focused on the topic «The new ways of integration ».

On the 16th July, two plenary sessions gathered high-level institutional personalities – such as Romano
Prodi, Italian Prime Minister, Franco Frattini, Vice-president of the European Commission, and Ahmed Nazif, Egyptian Prime Minister – and representatives of the economy, trade, financial
and communication sectors of the Euro-Mediterranean region.

Habib Chawki Hamraoui, as President of ASBU and COPEAM, participated in the session
«The networks’ settlement and the…

«AUDIOVISUAL ARCHIVES IN THE DIGITAL ERA: A NEW DEAL»


The seminar – jointly organised by INA and the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, with the support of the French Embassy in Egypt, ASBU, COPEAM, FIAT/IFTA, and CMCA – was held in Alexandria (Egypt), on 19th and 20th June. This meeting, whose main objective was that of presenting the state of audiovisual archives preservation and digitization and of identifying the best modalities to promote the patrimony of the region, gathered several managers and professionals of the sector coming from the Radio&TV companies of the Mediterranean area, including those of Near and Middle Eastern countries: Albania, Algeria, Cyprus, Arabic Emirates, Croatia, Egypt, Greece, Israel,…

VINC, the international all-news channels meeting 2007


Following the success of the past two editions, COPEAM and RaiNews24 are organising the third edition of the international all-news channels meeting that will be held in Venice (Italy), on the 31st March 2007, and focused on the topic: “All-news channels in the global information era: identity, cooperation, competition”.

A meeting that has been consolidating during the years, starting from Venice in 2005, were the Iraqi conflict issue, the difficulties to accessreliable information and the journalists’ security conditions in the war zones were discussed. In 2006, the Turin meeting was focused on the role of journalism…

COPEAM in Berlin: an ERN-MED window on EUROMED Audiovisual II first Regional Conference


The first Regional Conference of EUROMED Audiovisual II Programme, financed by the European Commission, took place on 10th and 11th February 2007 in Berlin, in the framework of the Berlin International Film Festival.

A preliminary workshop, held on 8th and 9th February, was devoted to the “Fight against piracy” and gathered important authorities of the audiovisual sector from both MEDA countries and Europe. The Conference, held in the two following days, was focused on the results achieved by the 12 projects financed by the Programme one year after their beginning, on market and financial strategies as…