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JOURNALISM AND NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES IN AFRICA: NEW TECHNOLOGIES, NEW PRACTICES AND THE RENEWAL OF MEDIA TRAINING IN AFRICA

JOURNALISM AND NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES IN AFRICA: NEW TECHNOLOGIES, NEW PRACTICES AND THE RENEWAL OF MEDIA TRAINING IN AFRICA

(August 23 – 27 2009)      

 

Tentative Programme for Journalism and New Media conference, August 23-27, 2009

 

Sunday, 23rd August, 2009           Arrival of conference delegates

Monday, 24th August                    9.30am                 Opening ceremony

                                                                                                Welcome address by  the Dean, Prof. Emevwo Biakolo

                                                                10.00                     Inaugural address by Prof. Dora Akunyili

                                                                                                Honorable Minister of Information & Culture

                                                                10.45                     Keynote address by Prof. Alfred Opubor

                                                                                                Secretary General,

                                                                                                West African New Media & Development Centre,

                                                                                                Cotonou, Benin Republic

                                                                11.00                     Tea

                                                                11.30                     Plenary session I: 

Prof. David Kerr

                                                                                                University of Botswana

                                                                12.15                     Panel I

                                                                2.00                        Lunch

                                                                3.00                        Plenary session II: The Role of ICT in Media Enterprise

                                                                                                Ben Murray-Bruce

                                                                                                Group Chairman, Silverbird group

                                                                4.00                        End

Tuesday, 25th August                    9.30                        Communication, Policy & Journalism Practice

                                                                                                Ernest Ndukwe

                                                                                                Chairman,

Nigerian Communication Commission   

                                                                10.30                     NASRDA presentation

                                                                11.00                     Tea

                                                                11.30                     Plenary session III: ICT & Broadcast Journalism

                                                                                                Ben Egbuna

                                                                                                Former Director-General FRCN

                                                                12.30                     Panel  II

                                                                2.00                        Lunch

3.00                        Plenary session IV: From Instantaneous GSM camera images to Holograms: The expanses of New Media and Implications for Development

                                                                                                Prof. Jenks Okwori

                                                                                                Participatory Communication Dept.

                                                                                                Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

                                                                4.00                        Panel III

                                                                5.00                        End

Wednesday, 26th August             9.30                        Plenary V: Restructuring Media Training in Nigerian                  

                                                                                                Universities: A Tentative Proposal

                                                                                                Prof. Des Wilson

                                                                                                Dean

                                                                                                Faculty of Arts

                                                                                                University of Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State

                                                                10.30                     Presentations from corporate organizations

                                                                11.00                     Tea

                                                                11.30                     Panels

                                                                1.00                        Plenary VI

                                                                2.00                        Lunch

                                                                3.00                        Closing ceremony

                                                                4.00                        Departure

 

Thursday, 27th August   Departure of conference delegates

 

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