The session was titled “Darfur, the forgotten crisis” and its scope is Are the Arab media turning a blind eye to a humanitarian crisis that is unfolding in their own backyard. Many Western journalists along with former U.S. Secretary Powell have characterized Darfur as a genocide. Sudan’s President Bashir accuses Western media and NGOs of …
Organiser: Arab Broadcast Forum Venue: Intercontinental Hotel, Abu Dhabi Date and Time: The conference will be 29-30 April, the session will be at 3pm on 30 April. Format: No written contributions or speeches are needed. This is more of a chat with friends and colleagues who are interested in your views. There will be contributions …
I rather enjoyed attending and presenting at the RAND conference for “Creative Use of the Media for Tolerance and Understanding” held over the weekend in Doha, Qatar. I benefited a lot from my fellow presenters, none of whom I have had the pleasure of meeting before. The list included media professionals from Afghanistan, the Middle …
I’ll be speaking at the forthcoming Rand Doha Conference: RAND is proud to announce it will be holding a conference in Doha, Qatar from 15-16 March on the subject Creative Use of the Media to Foster Understanding and Tolerance. The conference will bring together regional analysts, public diplomacy and information operations experts, and the initiators …