The MEAA is putting on an interesting, sort of hybrid seminar in Sydney at the end of November called Free Media in a Democratic Society. The preliminary programme is:
WEDNESDAY 30 NOVEMBER 2005 4 pm
The Asia-Alliance Media Lecture: Free Media & Democracy in Asia
Siddharth Varadarajan one of India's most senior journalists who writes for The Hindu and author of Gujarat: the Making of a Tragedy will speak on the media's role in ethnic and religious strife, with special focus on the impact on Muslims of the Gujarat tragedy, the destruction of Buddhas in Afghanistan and the long-running Indo-Pakistan dispute over Kashmir.
Steven Gan founder and publisher of malaysiakini.com a leading news website in Malaysia, will talk on the roll that new news media plays in promoting democracy and human rights in Asia.
Sunanda Deshapriya senior journalist and co-founder/ spokesperson of Sri Lanka's Free Media Movement, will talk about the challenges facing journalists in Sri Lanka, particularly the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and the Sri Lankan peace process
THURSDAY 1 DECEMBER 2005 8 am
Journalists Under Pressure: Reinventing the Media Paradigm
Max Uechtritz former director of news Channel 9 and news and current affairs, ABC
Linda Foley president, The Newspaper Guild, USA and Canada
Aidan White general secretary, IFJ
The Story of Diminishing Press Freedom in Australia
John Martinkus journalist, SBS TV
Marion Wilkinson editor, national security, The Sydney Morning Herald
Michael McKinnon editor, freedom of information, The Australian
Richard Ackland editor of Justinian and media law journal Gazette of Law & Journalism
The Government Agenda: The Not So Secret Plan to Tame The Media
Quentin Dempster presenter ABC-TV's Stateline & author of Death Struggle
Liz Jackson presenter Media Watch ABC
Michael Steketee editor national affairs, The Australian
The cost is $50 - $115 depending on who you are and when you pay. Details and registration form available only from the MEAA at 1300 656512 or email events.walkleys@alliance.org.au.
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