Press Freedom Roundtable: Writing the Peace – Covering Conflict and What Comes Next
Location:
Salón Barahona 4, Convention Center Cartagena de Indias
The role of media in covering conflict, reporting resolution, and promoting peace: what can we learn from media working in post-conflict societies? what lessons are to be drawn from Colombia’s example? what challenges remain for journalists in more peaceful times?
A discussion on what comes next for media as society moves towards more peaceful times – lessons learned and professional experience from a varied international perspective.
Moderator
Periodista y Profesor, Universidad de la Paz, San José, Costa Rica
Speakers
Global Editor-in-Chief, AFP, France
Assistant Director-General Communication and Information, UNESCO
Group Editor-in-Chief, Independent News and Media (INM), Ireland
Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Novaya Gazeta, Russia
Journalist at El Diario de Juarez, Mexico
Founder of explain.co.za, South Africa