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Impunity - Getting Away With Murder...
events | :More than 500 journalists have been killed in the last ten years. In 8 cases out of 10, the killers walk free. You are invited to attend an international conference on impunity in the murder of journalists, organised by the World Association of Newspapers in association with the Open Society Foundation - Network Media Program.3 May 2005: World Press Freedom Day
10 a.m. to 4 p.m followed by an evening screening
The conference will bring together the colleagues and family members of murdered journalists to share their stories. A panel of media experts will discuss ways to combat impunity.
10AM-12PM
A morning session of testimonials will feature:
Alagi Yorro Jallow
managing editor of The Independent newspaper, Gambia and colleague of murdered editor Deyda Hydara
Myroslava Gongadze
widow of murdered journalist Georgiy Gongadze, Ukraine
Saira Shah
reporter, author, United Kingdom; colleague of murdered UK journalist James Miller
Tipu Sultan
news reporter who survived murder attempt in 2001, Bangladesh
1PM-4PM
An afternoon panel discussion with:
Enrique Santos Calderσn
editor-in-chief of El Tiempo, Colombia; President of the Impunity Commission of the Inter American Press Association (IAPA)
Inday Espina-Varona
editor-in-chief of weekly newsmagazine The Philippine Graphic, The Philippines; chairwoman of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines
Oleg Panfilov,
former journalist from Tajikistan; executive director of Centre for Journalists in Extreme Situations, Russia
David Crouch
journalist and co-author of an investigative report sponsored by international organisations on the case of Georgiy Gongadze
Session moderator: John Owen, chairman of the Frontline Forum, executive producer of the NEWSXCHANGE, board member of International News Safety Insitute (INSI)
7.30PM
An evening documentary screening:
‘Killing the Story ’
KILLING THE STORY investigates the murder of Ukrainian journalist Georgiy Gongadze and the political firestorm it has ignited, following the emergence of secret tape recordings of former Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma implicating him not just in Gongadze\'s death, but also in international crime and corruption. With access to all the key players in the drama, including the President, his bodyguard, Major Melnychenko who taped the conversations, a former FBI special agent who has been contracted to track down Gongadze\'s killers, and the journalist\'s widow, KILLING THE STORY offers an in-depth portrayal of a complex case.
Killing the Story was broadcast on BBC2
Reporter: Tom Mangold
Producer: Ewa Ewart
Series Producer: Simon Finch
Editor: Fiona Murch
The event will be taking place at the Frontline Club, 13 Norfolk Place, Paddington
London, W2 1QJ.
Seats are limited, please RSVP to pranvera.shema@thefrontlineclub.com
stating whether you would like to attend the day conference and/or the screening.
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Please note that if you wish to dine in the Restaurant/Club, we advise you to book ahead to avoid disappointment. Restaurant booking number is 020 7479 8960.
THE FRONTLINE CLUB
13 Norfolk Place
London W2 1QJ
020 7479 8950
DATELINE: 25 January, 2010
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