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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Round Table on Journalism in Post-conflict Countries Held in Russian
Federation
18-03-2005 (UNESCO Moscow)
Journalists and media experts from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Poland and
the Russian Federation, including the Chechen Republic, Dagestan and North
Ossetia, met on 13 and 15 March 2005 in Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation,
to discuss the condition of the media in countries in post-conflict
situations in the former Soviet Union, in particular the Caucasus region and
the Chechen Republic.
The question of how to ensure the respect for basic human rights in the
daily work of journalists in post-conflict situations was at the centre of
the discussions that also addressed inter-ethnical relations, challenges of
independent media development, and the possibilities of building on
international experiences to ensure pluralistic and free press in
post-conflict countries.
Link(s) Meeting website
UNESCO and Emergency Assistance to Media
Center for Journalism in Extreme Situations
Contact Tamara Nossenko UNESCO Office in Moscow
Oleg Panfilov, Center for Journalism in Extreme Situations
Field Office(s) UNESCO Office in Moscow
Source UNESCO Moscow
This item can be found in the following topics:
· Azerbaijan
· Russian Federation
· Georgia
· Armenia
· Poland
· Emergency Assistance to Media
· Training of communication professionals
The event that was organized by UNESCO and the Moscow-based `Center for
Journalism in Extreme Situations', was followed by a training course for
young journalists on legal safety of journalists, essentials of media
coverage in the post-conflict reconstruction process, genres of journalism,
etc.. The training was provided by a team of trainers from the Center for
Journalism in Extreme Situations, Internews, the Faculty of Journalism at
Moscow State University and the Polish newspaper `Gazeta Wyborzca'.
The results of the `Belgrade Conference on Support to Media in Violent
Conflict and Countries in Transition" (Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro, 3
May 2004) were presented to the participants of both the round table and the
training course, who welcomed the initiatives of the international community
to support media development in the post conflict reconstruction process.
Contributing a number of suggestions and comments regarding the
possibilities of implementing the Belgrade Declaration in the daily media
work in post-conflict countriesn, participants stressed that citizens are
eager to participate in media development, but that good training programmes
for journalists are still lacking.
Round Table on Journalism in Post-conflict Countries Held in Russian
Federation
18-03-2005 (UNESCO Moscow)
Journalists and media experts from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Poland and
the Russian Federation, including the Chechen Republic, Dagestan and North
Ossetia, met on 13 and 15 March 2005 in Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation,
to discuss the condition of the media in countries in post-conflict
situations in the former Soviet Union, in particular the Caucasus region and
the Chechen Republic.
The question of how to ensure the respect for basic human rights in the
daily work of journalists in post-conflict situations was at the centre of
the discussions that also addressed inter-ethnical relations, challenges of
independent media development, and the possibilities of building on
international experiences to ensure pluralistic and free press in
post-conflict countries.
Link(s) Meeting website
UNESCO and Emergency Assistance to Media
Center for Journalism in Extreme Situations
Contact Tamara Nossenko UNESCO Office in Moscow
Oleg Panfilov, Center for Journalism in Extreme Situations
Field Office(s) UNESCO Office in Moscow
Source UNESCO Moscow
This item can be found in the following topics:
· Azerbaijan
· Russian Federation
· Georgia
· Armenia
· Poland
· Emergency Assistance to Media
· Training of communication professionals
The event that was organized by UNESCO and the Moscow-based `Center for
Journalism in Extreme Situations', was followed by a training course for
young journalists on legal safety of journalists, essentials of media
coverage in the post-conflict reconstruction process, genres of journalism,
etc.. The training was provided by a team of trainers from the Center for
Journalism in Extreme Situations, Internews, the Faculty of Journalism at
Moscow State University and the Polish newspaper `Gazeta Wyborzca'.
The results of the `Belgrade Conference on Support to Media in Violent
Conflict and Countries in Transition" (Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro, 3
May 2004) were presented to the participants of both the round table and the
training course, who welcomed the initiatives of the international community
to support media development in the post conflict reconstruction process.
Contributing a number of suggestions and comments regarding the
possibilities of implementing the Belgrade Declaration in the daily media
work in post-conflict countriesn, participants stressed that citizens are
eager to participate in media development, but that good training programmes
for journalists are still lacking.