Media and Cultural Diversity

Event organised by the Panos Paris Institute, in collaboration with the Arab Media Centre

Venue

University of Westminster
Regent Street Campus
309 Regent Street

The Arab Media Centre will host a presentation and a debate on the future for media representations of cultural diversity, followed by a reception.

This event will mark the publication of a study entitled “Media and Cultural Diversity in Europe and North America”, conducted by the Panos Paris Institute, edited by Claire Frachon and coordinated by Virginie Sassoon, and published by Karthala.

• What are the study’s most significant findings?
• What innovative actions and best practices does it highlight?
• What prospects does it see for the future?

A panel of contributors to the study will discuss these and other questions with an audience of journalists and media practioners, policy makers, academics, activists and concerned observers. All are welcome.

Panelists

• Mukti Jain Campion (UK), Author and producer, Culture Wise
• Claire Frachon (France), Journalist and European media consultant
• Myria Georgiou (UK), Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics and Political Science
• Alec G. Hargreaves (USA), Director, Winthrop-King Institute for Contemporary French and Francophone Studies, Florida State University

Moderator

• Tarik Sabry, Senior Lecturer in Media and Communication Theory, University of Westminster

Invitation to the event

To secure your place at this event, please RSVP to Gabrielle Beyl at:

diversity-debate@panosparis.org Please confirm before November 16th

For further information about this publication please contact:

Institut Panos Paris
10, rue du Mail – 75002 Paris
Tel: +33 1 40 41 05 50
Fax: +33 1 40 41 03 30

Email: panos@panosparis.org

Website: www.panosparis.org

Event organised with the support of the Open Society Foundation Media Program.