Journalism events diary

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COPEAM conference

Start date: 16/05/08
End date: 18/05/08
Details: COPEAM (Permanent Conference of Mediteranean Audiovisual Operators) stage their 15th conference, entitled "Media and new intercultural challenges: Mediterranean without frontiers." The conference aims to outline possible scenarios for the third millenium Euro-Mediterranean societies, starting from the role of the media as a privileged instrument of change.
Venue: Bucharest, Hungary
Contact: Paola Parri
Email: pparri@copeam.org
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/CMYVX/

Going Solo: Being a freelancer in a connected world

Start date: 16/05/08
Time: 08:00
Details: This one day conference is for the benefit of freelance journalists, with training sessions to cover a variety of skills including fixing prices, closing deals, marketing and adapting to different clients.
Venue: Hôtel Albatros-Navigation, 49 Place de la Navigation, Lausanne 1006 Switzerland
Contact: Stephanie Booth
Email: steph@going-solo.net
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/RFNMM/

International conference on communication and mass media

Start date: 19/05/08
End date: 22/5/2008
Details: Annual international conference aiming to bring together scholars and students of communications, mass media and other related disciplines.
Contact: Yorgo Pasadeos
Contact address: Head of the Mass Media & Communication Research Unit, ATINER, 8 Valaoritou Street, Kolonaki, 10671 Athens, Greece
Telephone: +3 0210 363 4210
Email: atiner@atiner.gr
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/VQZRJ/

Digital trend day

Start date: 20/05/08
Details: One-day conference focussing on hot topics in the field of digital media and how newspapers are applying these new digital trends to their business.
Venue: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Contact address: Ifra, Washingtonplatz 1, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/VNBXG/

Mediabistro circus 2008

Start date: 20/05/08
End date: 21/5/2008
Details: A two-day summit about the digital platforms and trends that are changing today's media. Speakers will include Chris Anderson (editor-in-chief, Wired Magazine), Elisa Camahort (COO/co-founder, BlogHer) and Paul Cloutier (CEO, 8020 Publishing).
Venue: Skylight Studio, 275 Hudson Street, New York NY 10013
Contact: Megan Diamondstein
Telephone: (001) 888-589-1963
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/WKMJH/

Talk and screening: Anybody here been raped and speaks English?

Start date: 20/05/08
Time: 19:30
Details: A year on from his death, journalists and broadcasters gather to celebrate the life and work of prolific foreign correspondent Edward Behr. The event will comprise footage and excerpts from his work and contributions from those who knew and admired him. Among those taking part will be journalist Marie Colvin (The Sunday Times), photographer Don McCullin, journalist Christopher Dickey (Newsweek) and film director Roman Polanski (taped).
Venue: Frontline Club, 13 Norfolk Place, London, W2 1QJ
Email: mail@frontlineclub.com
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/PBLJM/

Narrative journalism conference

Start date: 21/05/08
End date: 22/05/08
Details: This conference, in its fourth year, will gather together experienced wirters and editors to discuss narrative journalism. SPeakres include Mark Gevisser, Fred Kumalo and Jacqui Banaszynski.
Venue: Hackle Brooke Estate, Craighall, Johannesburg
Contact: Ruth Molopyane
Email: rmolopyane@frayintermedia.com
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/RMKHS/

Innovation forum: The new new journalism

Start date: 22/05/08
Time: 18:45
Details: Evening panel event addressing the changing position of journalism in society, the new possibilities presented by technology and design, and considering what future journalism might look like. The panelists are Charlie Beckett, director of POLIS; Tessa Mayes, campaigning investigative journalist; Bill Thompson, technology journalist; and Julia Whitney, head of design & user experience, journalism, BBC future media and technology.
Venue: BOX, London School of Economics, 5th Floor, Tower Three, Clements Inn, London WC2A 2AZ
Contact: Nico Macdonald
Telephone: 07973 377 897
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/JHEAA/

Brighton and Mid-Sussex NUJ meeting

Start date: 22/05/08
Time: Brighton and Mid-Sussex NUJ meeting
Details: Nick Davies, investigative reporter and author of Flat Earth News, will give a talk on his book and the evidence that news media now are structurally inclined to produce falsehood, distortion and propaganda. Followed by Q&A. Non-members are welcome but must donate a pound.
Venue: Brighthelm Church and Community Centre
North Road, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1YD
Contact: Rachael Glazier
Telephone: 07939 258 172
Email: rachael@rachaelglazier.co.uk

Ifra: Design for newspapers and magazines

Start date: 27/05/08
End date: 28/05/08
Details: For those interested in newspaper design, this event seeks to explore the importance of form in the publishing industry and the extent to which it is increasingly influenced by new media and newspaper trends. Speakers include Robb Montgomery (CEO and founder of Visual Editors/Robb Montgomery Consulting USA), Alberto Cairo (professor of information, visualisation and multimedia at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication (Spain), and Fernando Gutierrez (CEO, The Studio of Fernando GUTIERREZ).
Venue: Executive Briefing Center Apple, 7 Place d'Iena, 75016 Paris
Contact address: IFRA, Washingtonplatz 1, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
Telephone: +49.6151.733-6
Email: info@ifra.com
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/TQUHO/

Discrimination of minorities in the media - reality or paranoia?

Start date: 28/05/08
End date: 29/5/2008
Details: This event aims to generate discussion about discrimination and misrepresentation of minority groups within today's media. Key topics include the historical relationship between the black community and the media, the treatment of the muslim faith following 9/11 and the role of the Press Complaints Commission. Speakers include Prof. Robert Pinker CBE. (ex-acting chairmen of the PCC), Jeremy Dear (general secretary of the NUJ) and Milica Pesic (executive director, Media Diversity Institute).
Venue: Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, Islington, London N1 0QH
Contact: Karen Roberts
Telephone: 0789 4700 780
Email: team@media-conference.co.uk
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/KJCEF/

The 61st world newspaper congress and editors forum

Start date: 01/06/08
End date: 04/06/2008
Details: Taking place in Gothenburg, Sweden, this four-day congress will involve discussion of key issues in the newspaper industry such as trends, new publications, new advertising and the development of new digital products. The 15th editors forum will also be taking place at this event. The forum is exclusively open to senior newsroom editors and will focus on freedom of the press and new technologies.
Venue: Goteborg Convention Centre, Massans gata 20/Korsvagen, Sweden
Telephone: +46-31-708 88 00
Email: info@wangoteborg2008.com
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/LLMLA/

In the picture with John Moore: Pakistan on the brink

Start date: 02/06/08
Time: 19:30
Details: Photographer John Moore has charted Pakistan's growing instability over this last year. He was recently awarded the Robert Capa gold medal for his coverage of the Benazir Bhutto assassination. He appears at the Frontline Club to discuss his work and its political context.
Venue: Frontline Club, 13 Norfolk Place, London, W2 1QJ
Email: mail@frontlineclub.com
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/QUXYF/

Insight with Heidi Holland: Dinner with Mugabe

Start date: 03/06/08
Time: 19:30
Details: Author and journalist Heidi Holland discusses her book 'Dinner with Mugabe.' Based on two meetings with the controversial leader more than thirty years apart, this should be all the more interesting for its current relevance. Moderated by Adam Roberts, news editor at Economist.com.
Venue: The Frontline Club, 13 Norfolk Place, London, W2 1QJ
Email: mail@frontlineclub.com
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/GWTPB/

The future of public broadcasting - the last debate?

Start date: 03/06/08
Time: 18:45
Details: Timed to coincide with with close of the Ofcom review of public service broadcasting on June 19th, this forum will be the last chance to put your views to Ofcom and hear from them direct. Senior Ofcom executive Stewart Purvis will be on a panel with Patrick Barwise from the London Business School.
Venue: BOX, London School of Economics, 5th Floor, Tower Three, Clements Inn, London WC2A 2AZ
Email: polis@lse.ac.uk
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/KAHRN/

Protecting individual privacy in the digital age

Start date: 05/06/08
Details: This morning seminar, sponsored by the Press Complaints Commission, examines the rights and responsibilities of digital media businesses and citizens - and a possible role for regulation - in protecting the privacy of the individual on digital platforms. As part of this seminar, the PCC is expected to present new research on consumer attitudes and awareness in relation to privacy issues on digital platforms.
Venue: Westminster, SW1
Contact address: Connaught House, 22/24 Guildford Road, Bagshot, Surrey GU19 5JN
Telephone: 01276 489144
Email: info@westminstermediaforum.co.uk
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/BSBGM/

National Conference for Media Reform

Start date: 06/06/08
End date: 08/06/08
Details: This three day conference comprises more than 60 panel discussions and workshops on media reform. Sessions include: Media reform activism and movement building; civil rights, social justice and media; and media and democracy: The next frontier.
Venue: Minneapolis
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/IVSER/

International Press Institute: World congress and 57th general assembly

Start date: 14/06/08
End date: 17/06/08
Details: The annual IPI congress, where topical media debates with cover such areas as: New media; New Opportunities; New Threats-Are Profits Killing the News?; The Challenges of Transnational Investigative Journalism; and Reporting America.
Venue: Congress, cultural and business center, Milentija Popoviça 9, 11070 BEOGRAD Belgrade
Contact: Christiane Klint
Email: cklint@freemedia.at
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/LPZNY/

Ifra Italia 2008

Start date: 18/06/08
End date: 19/6/2008
Details: Now in its 11th year, this conference will present case studies and best practices from insiders of the Italian and international newspaper industry; from industrial production management to the challenges for publishers and editors facing a rapidly changing media environment.
Venue: Sirmione, Italy
Contact: Luca Michelli
Contact address: c/o ASIG Service S.r.l. Via Sicilia 125, 00187 Rome, Italy
Email: luca@ifra.com
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/ROMJX/

PR and journalism: Government and health sector media

Start date: 18/06/08
Details: In light of the Lords Communication Committee enquiry into media ownership and the news, this seminar will examine the increasing scrutiny and involvement of PR in journalism.
Venue: Westminster, SW1
Contact address: Connaught House, 22/24 Guildford Road, Bagshot, Surrey GU19 5JN
Telephone: 01276 489144
Email: info@westminstermediaforum.co.uk
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/BSBGM/

PublishingExpo Moscow 2008

Start date: 23/06/08
End date: 26/6/2008
Details: Presented in cooperation with the Guild of Press Publishers (GIPP), this expo is the leading networking event for the Russian newspaper and magazine publishing industry. The booming Russian market offers opportunities both for suppliers and publisher investments.
Venue: Moscow, Russian Federation
Contact: Heide Orlich
Contact address: Ifra, Washingtonplatz 1, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
Telephone: +49 6151 733 733
Email: events@ifra.com
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/TJWJJ/

PR green communications

Start date: 09/07/08
Details: Annual Haymarket conference that aims to teach businesses how to utilise effective and engaging green messaging to communicate their environmental credentials to internal and external audiences.
Venue: The Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, London W1A 2HJ
Contact address: Haymarket Events, 174 Hammersmith Road, London W6 7JP
Email: events@haynet.com
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/UXZLH/

The MediaGuardian Edinburgh international television festival

Start date: 22/08/08
End date: 24/08/08
Details: The international television festival features prominent industry voices discussing the most pertinent issues from policy to programme making. The festival is attended by more than 1,900 delegates representing the full spectrum of the industry and involves keynote lectures, preview screenings, masterclasses, interviews and networking parties.
Venue: Edinburgh International Conference Centre, 150 Morrison Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EE
Contact address: The MediaGuardian, 117 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3BX
Telephone: 020 7278 9515
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/GBXGG/

Global investigative jounalism conference 2008

Start date: 11/09/08
End date: 14/9/2008
Details: Annual conference organised by the Norwegian foundation for investigative journalism, Stiftelsen for en Kritisk og Undersøkende Presse (SKUP), in co-operation with more than 40 investigative journalism organisations worldwide.
Venue: Radisson SAS Lillehammer Hotel, Turisthotellveien 6, 2609 Lillehammer
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/YPOAM/

Association for journalism education annual conference

Start date: 12/09/08
Details: The association for journalism education (AJE) represents journalism educators at higher education institutions in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The AJE will hold its annual conference at the University of Sheffield and the theme is to be 'new media, new democracy.'
Venue: To be confirmed
Contact: Mick Temple
Email: m.temple@staffs.ac.uk
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/RPGSA/

Ifra South-East Europe conference

Start date: 19/09/08
End date: 21/09/08
Details: Newspaper publishers from around South-East Europe gather to discuss developments and trends in publishing and printing.
Venue: Belgrade, Serbia
Contact address: Ifra, Washingtonplatz 1, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
Email: info@ifra.com
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/MPMIY/

Media communication and humanity conference 2008

Start date: 21/09/08
End date: 23/9/2008
Details: The media and communications department at LSE is holding a three-day conference to discuss how the media and communications environment shapes our perceptions of the human condition and mediates our values. Conference team: Professor Sonia Livingstone, Prof. Robin Mansell, Dr Bart Cammaerts, Dr Nancy Thumim, Ms Panagiota Alevizou, Ms Zoetanya Sujon.
Venue: London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE
Email: media.conference2008@lse.ac.uk
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/MPGTE/

Ifra: Expo 2008

Start date: 27/09/08
End date: 30/10/08
Details: Ifra's international media expo will be staged in Amsterdam this year. This compact trade show will play host to some of the industry's most important names and services. Exhibitors already confirmed include Adobe Systems, Kodak and Pressmart Media Limited.
Venue: Amsterdam RAI, Europaplein 22, NL 1078 GZ, Amsterdam
Contact address: IFRA, Washingtonplatz 1, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
Telephone: +49.6151.733-6
Email: info@ifra.com
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/HLXFM/

AOP Online Publishing Conference 2008

Start date: 01/10/08
Time: 09:00-17:00
Details: Eminent figures in the UK online publishing business gather to discuss the current issues set to affect the industry and what lies ahead. Organised by the Association of Online Publishers.
Venue: Hilton Park Lane, London
Contact address: Queens House, 55/56 Lincolns Inn Fields, Holborn, London WC2A 3LJ
Email: info@ukaop.org.uk
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/FZRMT/

Society of Environmental Journalists Annual Conference

Start date: 15/10/08
End date: 19/10/08
Details: Boasting an attendance of more than 800 in California last year, the SEJ conference moves to Roanoake, Virginia for 2008. This event consists of workshops, lectures and day tours in the coal mining area. There is also a three-day boot camp before the conference offering training sessions.
Venue: Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center, 110 Shenandoah Avenue, Roanoke, Virginia VA 24016
Contact: Jay Letto
Email: jletto@sej.org
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/PWKSZ/

The end of journalism? Technology, education and ethics conference

Start date: 17/10/08
End date: 18/10/08
Details: The end of journalism conference addresses the marked increase in user-generated content and its impact in the world of media. Does it signal a restructuring of journalism, or its ultimate demise?
Venue: University of Bedfordshire
Contact: Dr. Gavin Stewart
Contact address: School of Media, Art & Design, University of Bedfordshire, Park Square, Luton LU1 3JU
Email: journalism.conference@beds.ac.uk
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/EYAWP/

PPA Magazine Production Conference and Awards 2008

Start date: 13/11/08
Details: The annual conference and awards for all those involved in magazine production.
Venue: Millennium Mayfair Hotel, Grosvenor Square London W1
Contact: Rose Benjamin
Telephone: 020 7400 7565
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/GTOWJ/

Ifra: Beyond the printed word

Start date: 20/11/08
End date: 21/11/2008
Details: Drawing on successful case studies, this conference presents discussion on the latest digital newspaper trends and the challenges facing the newspaper industry in the digital age.
Venue: Budapest, Hungary
Contact address: Ifra, Washingtonplatz 1, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
Telephone: +49.6151.733-6
Email: info@ifra.com
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/LXECF/

VVOJ European investigative journalism conference, Brussels

Start date: 21/11/08
End date: 22/11/08
Details: Sponsored by the Dutch-Flemish Association for Investigative Journalists - Vereniging van Onderzoeksjournalisten (VVOJ), this conference consists of plenary sessions, hands-on training sessions, receptions, and above all the opportunity to expand your professional network in investigative journalism.
Venue: Brussels - to be announced
Contact address: VVOJ, p/a Fonds Pascal Decroos, Rozenweg 4 b, B-1731 Zellik
Telephone: +31 30 - 2193011
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/HQEFY/

The 37th FIPP world magazine congress

Start date: 04/05/09
End date: 06/05/09
Details: Biennial conference that will examine the relevant issues in newspapers, magazines and electronic publishing today.
Venue: Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London W1K 7TN
Contact: Fay Delavault
Contact address: FIPP, Queens House, 55-56 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LJ
Telephone: 020 7400 7511
Email: info@fipp.com
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/QWWDM/