17.00 - 18.15 Session 7
The protests that have led to political upheaval in the Arab world, in countries where press freedoms are extremely limited, provide a considerable challenge for all news organisations, both local and foreign. During such events, where the sequence of events is highly complex, the issues extremely sensitive, and the dangers to those on the ground all too evident, how can news organisations best succeed in their mission to tell the truth? How can they use social media to best effect?
How to tell the truth during a revolution
Joint session with World Editors ForumThe protests that have led to political upheaval in the Arab world, in countries where press freedoms are extremely limited, provide a considerable challenge for all news organisations, both local and foreign. During such events, where the sequence of events is highly complex, the issues extremely sensitive, and the dangers to those on the ground all too evident, how can news organisations best succeed in their mission to tell the truth? How can they use social media to best effect?
- Gamal Eid, Human Rights Lawyer, Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, Egypt
- Philippe Massonnet, Global News Director, Agence France-Presse, France
- Plus more speakers to be announced
- Magda Abu-Fadil, Director, Journalism Training Programme, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
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