Programme
09:30
Opening Speech
Johannes Rau
The President of the Federal Republic of Germany Panel 1: The Dialogue of Cultures between Islam and the West Welcoming Remarks
Manfred Lahnstein
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
The Ebelin and Gerd Bucerius Zeit Foundation, Hamburg
Udo Steinbach
Coordinator Academic Network "Dialogue of Cultures"
German Institute of Middle East Studies, Hamburg
Kai Hafez
Conference Director
German Institute of Middle East Studies, Hamburg
10:10-10:30
Hans Küng
(FRG) |
Ethics and Intercultural Relations
Global Ethic Foundation, Tübingen |
10:30-10:50
Ghassan Salamé
(Lebanon) |
Islam and the West: Clash or Cooperation?
form. Robert Schumann Centre for Advanced Studies, Florence
Minister for Culture Lebanon, Beirut |
10:50-11:10
Alfred Grosser
(F) |
Journalism Ethics: The Mass Media's Role in Transnational Relations
Professor emerit. Institut d'Etudes Politiques, Paris |
| 11:10-11:30 |
Chairman: Theo Sommer
The Ebelin and Gerd Bucerius Zeit Foundation, Hamburg |
| 11:10-11:30 |
Coffee Break |
| 11:30-12:30 |
Discussion |
| 12:30 |
Lunch |
Panel 2: "Good Journalism" - "Bad Journalism" : Intercultural Perspectives on Journalism Ethics
13:30-13:50
Ziauddin Sardar
(UK) |
Islamic Critique of Western Journalism
Professor Postcolonial Studies, City University, London |
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13:50-14:10
Kai Hafez
(FRG) |
Media Ethics in the Dialogue of Cultures: A Comparison of Journalistic Codes in Europe, the Arab World, Indonesia and Malaysia
German Institute for Middle East Studies, Hamburg |
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14:10-14:30
Wolfgang Wunden
(FRG) |
Freedom, "Blasphemia" and the Common Ethical Responsibility of the Journalist and the Audience
Southwestern Broadcasting (SWR) |
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14:30-14:50
Hussein Amin
(Egypt) |
Freedom as a Value in Arab Media: Perceptions and Attitudes among Journalists
Director Adham School for Journalism, American University Cairo |
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| 14:50-15:20 |
Discussion |
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| 15:20-15:30 |
Coffee break |
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15:30-15:50
Joseph Milton Fernando
(Malaysia) |
Media Ethics in Malaysia and in Asian Countries: What Price "Asian Values"?
Asia-Europe-Institute (AEI), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur |
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15:50-16:10
Robert Ménard
(F) |
International "Watchdogs" Operating in the Middle East and
the Islamic World: Current Problems - Future Strategies
General Director of Reporters Without Borders
(Reporters Sans Frontiers /RSF), Paris |
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16:10-16:30
Muhammad I. Ayish
(UAE) |
American-Styled Journalism and Arab World Television. A Study of News Selection Criteria at Six Arab World Satellite Television Channels
Professor University Sharjah, UAE |
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Chairman: Gisela Dachs
"Die Zeit", Hamburg |
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| 16:30-17:00 |
Discussion |
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| 17:00 |
Departure to the Hotel |
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| 18:15 |
Berlin Tour and Dinner |
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| 20:00 |
Dinner |
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SECOND DAY
Panel 3: Journalistic Self-Regulation: Who Holds the Media Accountable?
09:30-09:50
M. Rabah Abdellah
(Algeria) |
The Future of Journalistic Self-Regulation and Journalism Associations in Algeria and the Arab World
General Secretary Algerian Association of Journalists (SNJ), Algiers |
09:50-10:10
Lutz Tillmanns
(FRG) |
Internationalism and Interculturalism as a Value in German and European Journalism: Experiences and Perspectives
Chairman German Press Council (Deutscher Presserat), Bonn |
10:10-10:30
Fatima Bouterkha
(Morocco) |
The Role of Journalism Associations and Trade Unions in the Transition to Democratic Rule
Moroccan Press Syndicate (SNPM), Rabat |
| 10:30-11:00 |
Discussion |
| 11:00-11:10 |
Coffee break |
11:10-11:30
Siegfried Weischenberg
(FRG) |
International Comparative Perspectives on Journalism Trade Unions
Chairman German Union of Journalists (DJV), Berlin |
11:30-11:50
Ati Nurbaiti
(Indonesia) |
The Role of Journalism Associations in the Consolidation of Democracy: AJI as a Model for the Islamic World?
Presidium Alliance of Independent Journalists, Jakarta, Indonesia, and "Jakarta Post" |
11:50-12:10
Achim Vogt
(FRG) |
Regulation and Self-Regulation: The Role of Media Commissions and Professional Bodies in the Arab World
Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Rabat |
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Chairman: Kai Hafez
German Institute for Middle East Studies |
| 12:10-12:40 |
Discussion |
| 12:40 |
Lunch/ Press Conference |
Panel 4: "Many Voices -One World": The Media in International and Intercultural Relations
13:30-13:50
Freimut Duve
(FRG) |
The Association of Arab and Islamic Countries to the OSCE: Future Perspectives for the Media
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Vienna |
13:50-14:10
Majid Tehranian
(Iran/USA) |
Negotiating a Global Media Ethics
Director Toda Peace Institute, University of Hawaii, Honolulu |
14:10-14:30
Kaarle Nordenstreng
(FIN) |
Something to Be Done: Transnational Media Monitoring
Professor University of Tampere, Finland |
| 14:30-14:50 |
Discussion |
| 14:50-15:10 |
Coffee break |
15:10-15:30
Oktay Eksi
(TR) |
Transnational Complaints Mechanisms as Viewed by the World
Association of Press Councils (WAPC)
Presidium of WAPC, Chairman of the Turkish Press Council, and
Columnist of Hurriyet, Istanbul |
15:30-15:50
Anthony Löwstedt
(A) |
The Need for a Global Association of Independent Press Councils
International Press Institute (IPI), Vienna |
15:50-16:10
Hans J. Kleinsteuber
(FRG) |
Dialogue of Cultures and the Internet: A Turning Point in the Ethics of International Communication?
Professor University of Hamburg, Member of Committee "Germany's Path to Information Society", German Parliament |
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Chairman: Udo Steinbach
German Institute for Middle East Studies |
| 16:10-16:40 |
Discussion |
| 20:00 |
Dinner |
Other Participants
Amyn Ahmed, Information Officer of the Secretariat of His Highness the Aga Khan, Paris
Katajun Amipur, University of Bonn, Germany
Klaus Asche, Member Board of Trustees, The Ebelin and Gerd Bucerius Zeit Foundation, Hamburg
Constantin von Barloewen, Anthropologist Comparative Research, Paris
Markus Baumanns, Programme Director, The Ebelin and Gerd Bucerius Zeit Foundation, Hamburg
Peter B. Bühler, Press and Information Office of the Federal Government, Germany
Michael Göring, Board of Directors, The Ebelin and Gerd Bucerius Zeit Foundation, Hamburg
Reijo Heinonen, University of Joensuu, Finland
Andreas Rickmer von Hoessle, Division for Middle East and North Africa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Germany
Abdul Hadi Christian H. Hoffmann, German-Islamic Institute for Scientific and Cultural Cooperation, Celle,
Ferhad Ibrahim, University of Erfurt, Germany
Sonja Kretzschmar, University of Dortmund, Germany
Michael Kunczik, University of Mainz, Germany
Barbara Kuhnert, Institute for Foreign Relations (ifa), Stuttgart, Germany
Manfred Lahnstein, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Ebelin and Gerd Bucerius Zeit Foundation, Hamburg
Osman Okkan, West German Radio and TV, Cologne
Barbara Petersen, Reporters Without Borders, Berlin
Elisabeth Schuman-Braune, Friedrich-Ebert Foundation, Berlin
Katherine Tehranian, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Bernhard Graf von Waldersee, United Nations General Assembly Dept., Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Germany
Hans-Heinrich Wrede, Task ForceGlobal Issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Germany
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