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SATURDAY 22 FEBRUARY |
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All day |
Editors arrive in Kandy and check into either the Mahaweli Reach or Citadel Hotels |
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19h00 |
Buffet reception at the Mahaweli Reach Hotel
Hosted by Rolls-Royce plc |
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SUNDAY 23 FEBRUARY |
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09h00 |
Welcome
Lindsay Ross, Executive Director, Commonwealth Press Union
Gamini Weerakoon, Member, The Editors Guild of Sri Lanka & Editor, The Island
Welcome address:
Hon Minister Imitiaz Bakeer Markar, Minister of Mass Communication, Sri Lanka |
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09h45 |
Does an ethnic divide mean a media divide?
'Ethnicity - the bane of the human society?'
Speaker: |
Kabiru Yusuf, Editor-in-Chief, The Daily Trust, Nigeria |
'The reporting of Islamic Issues and educating readers on such matters'
Speaker: |
Rose Ismail, Managing Editor, The New Straits Times, Malaysia |
Moderator: |
Gilbert Ahnee, Editor, Le Mauricien, Mauritius |
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11h00 |
COFFEE |
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11h20 |
Conflict and post-conflict - The Role of the media
'Re-educating the public'
Speaker: |
A Sivanesalsevan, Editor-in-Chief, Thinakkural, Sri Lanka |
'Reporting conflict: Truth versus public interest'
Speaker: |
Mukund Padmanabhan, Deputy Editor, The Hindu, Madras |
'Options for war in Iraq: Implications for the media'
Speaker: |
Colonel Mike Dewar, Defence Analyst, UK |
Moderator: |
Nick Guthrie, Editor, Dateline London, BBC 24, UK |
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12h40 |
LUNCH Hosted by Upali Newspapers |
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13h50 |
Manipulation of the press
'The Curse of Spin''
Speaker: |
Peter Preston, The Guardian, UK |
'Defining a falsehood in journalism - when is a falsehood a criminal offence?'
Speaker: |
Bill Saidi, Managing Editor, Daily News, Zimbabwe |
Moderator: |
Neville de Silva, London Correspondent, The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka |
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15h15 |
Depart for tea and elephant rides at the Riverside Elephant Park |
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17h15 |
Depart for Temple of the Tooth |
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20h00 |
DINNER AT MAHAWELI REACH HOTEL
Hosted by Ministry of Mass Communication |
MONDAY 24 FEBRUARY
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09h30 |
Press Freedom
'The limits of press freedom in Pakistan'
Speaker: |
Rashed Rahman, Editor, The Frontier Post, Pakistan |
'War or Peace - Media at the Crossroads'
Speaker: |
Iqbal Athas, Consultant Editor, Wijeya Newspapers, Sri Lanka |
'Freedom and responsibility: A quick guide to self-regulation of the press'
Speaker: |
Ian Beales, Consultant to the Press Complaints Commission, UK |
Moderator: |
David Chipp, CPU Press Freedom & Human Rights Adviser |
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11h00 |
COFFEE |
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11h20 |
Human Rights - Especially related to Women & Children
Speakers: |
Ms Sue Lloyd Roberts, Special BBC Correspondent |
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Ms Ramani Muttetuwegama, Senior Consultant, Law & Society Trust, Sri Lanka |
Moderator: |
John Stackhouse, Foreign Editor, Globe & Mail, Canada |
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12h45 |
LUNCH Hosted by Wijeya Newspapers |
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13h45 |
How to ensure the sustainable development of small newspapers
'The reality of publishing a small paper in a small island community'
Speaker: |
John Lamani, Editor, Solomon Star, Solomon Islands |
'The challenge of disseminating news to a rural community'
Speaker: |
John Schalch, Editor-in-Chief, Capricornia Newspapers, Australia |
Moderator: |
Ms Roxanne Gibbs, Associate Managing Editor, The Nation, Barbados (tbc) |
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15h30 |
TEA |
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15h50 |
Breakouts (3)
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Editorial Management
The challenges of managing newspapers in Southern Africa
Trevor Ncube, Chief Executive, The Independent & Standard, Zimbabwe & Chief Executive, Mail & Guardian, South Africa |
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2. |
Editorial Management
Evolutionary management for small newspapers - A brainstorming session
Marc Neil-Jones, Editor, Vanuatu Trading Post
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3. |
Editorial Management
From editing newspapers to managing publishing houses
Sean Dooley, Editor-in-Chief, Sentinel Newspapers, UK |
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17h15 |
Close of Day Two |
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20h00 |
DINNER AT CITADEL HOTEL
Hosted by Associated Newspapers of Ceylon |
TUESDAY 25 FEBRUARY
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09h30 |
Who needs lawyers?
Speaker: |
Mary Russell, Group Legal Adviser, Associated Newspapers, UK |
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10h30 |
COFFEE |
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10h50 |
Forum Wind-up Meeting
• Training
• Outcomes of Forum |
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12h00 |
Close of Forum |
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12h30 |
Depart for Colombo by bus |
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15h30-16h00 |
Arrive at Trans Asia Hotel, Colombo |
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