World Press Freedom Day

Journalists at war

A three-part debate to mark world press freedom day

Posted by Press Freedom Network

The Oliver Thompson Lecture Theatre

City University, London

Chair: Robin Lustig

10 15am: first session 10 15am: first session final topic/speakers held open pending development but including first-hand reports from Iraq and a tribute to journalists who have died there by STEWART PURVIS of ITN 11 10am: interpretations of media FREEDOM united states: striker, maguire newsweek middle east: hosny emam, kuwaiti news agency france: marc roche, le monde russia: masha gesson, moscow university plus questions, comments from the floor 12noon-1pm: the uk perspective alan rusbridger, the guardian piers morgan, the mirror simon kelner, the independent Tickets available from press FREEDOM network 01684 891338 or e-mail jyg@cix.co.uk The debate is organised by the PRESS FREEDOM NETWORK, Amnesty International, Article XIX, Association of European Journalists, BBC, British Computer Society, British Journalism Review, Campaign for FREEDOM of Information, Campaign for Press and Broadcasting FREEDOM, Chartered Institute of Journalists, Commonwealth Press Union, Foreign Press Association, The Guardian, Human Rights Watch, The Independent, Index on Censorship, International Federation of Journalists International Press Institute, ITN The Journalist ’s Handbook, Justice Africa, Liberty, The Mirror, Newspaper Society, National Union of Journalists, The Observer, Press Gazette, The Radio Academy, Reporters sans Frontières, ciety of Editors UK,UNESCO