Thursday, May 15, 2008

NEWS: UNICEF encourages Yemeni media to play a big role in saving the lives of children

Saving the lives of children in the first five years is no longer an exclusive domain of health professionals, UNICEF's Chief of Communication and Advocacy observed here today in his concluding remarks at a Workshop on Role of Media in Child Survival. The media, he underscored can play a big role in saving the lives of children by getting across simple messages that are crucial to save children from diarrhea, malnutrition and easily preventable diseases.

Wrapping up a lively question and answer session at the conclusion of media workshop in Ibb, he said, "Media is one of the many social and cultural institutions charged with the responsibility of providing information and knowledge on how to take care of children, protect them and above all to save them from disease and death", Naseem-ur-Rehman remarked.

The Media Workshop in Ibb Government brought together over 60 journalists and radio producers for a two-day workshop that provided a rare opportunity to local journalists to indulge in a focus group discussions with health professionals and UNICEF team. Media representatives indulged in interesting dialogue to grasp the effectiveness of major factors such as immunization, nutrition, maternal health, safe drinking water, sanitation and poverty. Many countries across the world facing the same problems have drastically curtailed their child mortality rates by adopting primary health care approaches, said Naseem-ur-Rehman. The Media in Yemen urgently needs to shift its attention from projection of problems and bad news to a solution oriented reporting.

Link: http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1155&p=local&a=6
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WORKSHOPS: OneMinutesJr in Sarajevo - Follow the Daily Diary

OneMinutesJr in Sarajevo - Follow the Daily Diary

Only a few weeks have passed since the OneMinutesJr team left Armenia after an amazing workshop with truly impressive films produced by the Armenian teenagers.

Now the OneMinutesJr project stops by in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the capital Sarajevo, 26 young people from different regions of the country have come together to produce OneMinutesJr videos on "education" from May 12-16, 2008. Follow the Daily Diary to see how the work progresses...

Link: http://www.unicef.org/ceecis/reallives_8727.html
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Monday, May 12, 2008

OPPORTUNITIES / CONFERENCES: Media4Me

European conference Media4[ME]

The Hague, The Netherlands


29th and 30th May 2008

The possibilities the media are offering to us are in constant development. The media has become an integral part of our daily life in such a way that we barely take into account what media does to us and what we ourselves can do with media. On one hand they are the tools that reinforce the community sense by offering a platform for intercultural dialogue. On the other hand it seems media are contributing more and more in further individualization and potential polarization among population groups. These developments make it more and more necessary that citizens have more knowledge and capabilities in being critical with the media. It is essential that they become more media wise.

Please note these dates in your diary – 29th & 30th May:

Mira Media, the Media4[ME] network, the Association of Public Libraries and the Dutch National Press Fund are organizing the European conference Media4[ME]on the 29th and 30th May 2008 in the Museum of Communication in The Hague. The municipality of The Hague will be hosting the conference. The language spoken in the conference will be in English.

The conference Media4[ME] focuses on the further structuring and implementation of media literacy in The Netherlands and internationally, in relation to the promotion of social cohesion, intercultural dialog and citizenship. The conference also includes international seminars on Digital Storytelling and on the action plan of the European Media4[ME] network.

The conference builds on experiences and initiatives that are currently in place in The Netherlands and internationally and connects to the local multimedia media policy of the municipality of The Hague, where media facilities will become available in the public libraries of twelve different parts of the city.

Topics for discussion in workshops and plenary sessions:
• What developments are there in the media and how do they influence

(multicultural) society?
• What media does the youth use and how do they orientate in the

society?
• What possibilities and examples are there of the commitment

of media to promote the social cohesion and intercultural

dialogue the themselves the in multicultural neighbourhoods?
• Is it possible (as well as needed) to integrate the critical way of

viewing the media in the curricula of the education system?
• Which role do libraries play in promoting the media literacy in

multicultural areas?

The latter part of the conference will consist of the Media4[ME] intercultural media education market with Dutch as well as international stands and audiovisual presentations.

Speakers will include David Buckingham, Professor of Education at the Institute of Education, London university; Divina Meigs, Media Sociology teacher at the Paris III – Sorbonne and Joe Lambert, co-founder of the Centre for Digital Storytelling in Berkley, California.


If you would like to participate please send an email to : S.Papastamatiou@miramedia.nl


Grant opportunities

In order to allow for the participation of small structures from outside of the Netherlands to the conference, Mira Media has put in place a system of grants aimed at reducing participation costs. Concretely speaking, organizations from outside the Netherlands do not have to pay the conference fee and Mira Media will pay for the transportation and the accommodation of a limited number of organizations.
To obtain this grant, candidates are invited to send an email to: S.Papastamatiou@miramedia.nl.

Source: http://www.media4me.eu/


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Sunday, May 11, 2008

FESTIVALS / EVENTS: UNICEF organises 8th International Children's Film Festival (INDIA)

UNICEF organises 8th International Children's Film Festival

Kolkata:
With a view to presenting a panorama of world cinema for children, the Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, in association with the UNICEF, has organised the Eighth International Children''s Film Festival from May 14 to 25. The festival will exhibit about 45 films from several countries, including Sweden, the Czech Republic, Turkey, Iran, France, Israel, the US, Japan, China, Croatia, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, as well as India, with special focus on films from Germany, the Netherlands and Russia.

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Friday, May 09, 2008

NEWS / PROJECTS / TRAINING: Internet training for under-sevens goes live (UK)

Internet training for under-sevens goes live

By Tom Lloyd - Children & Young People Now - 8 May 2008

An internet safety organisation has launched a training package aimed at children as young as five.

The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre has developed a cartoon about online safety, featuring a dolphin called Hector, which is aimed at five- to seven-year-olds.

Research from media watchdog Ofcom shows that nearly 60 per cent of five-to seven-year-olds use the internet, and 21 per cent do so unsupervised.

Jim Gamble, chief executive of the centre, said: "We know that children are using the internet at an increasingly young age. Teachers have asked us for this material because it is never too early to start giving children ‘safety first' messages."

source

INTERVIEWS: Per Lundgren, Director of the 2010 6th World Summit on Media for Children in Karlstad, Sweden

Per Lundgren is the director of the Karlstad 2010 Summit organisation. In an interview to RIO MEDIA, Per says that the Summit 2010 central theme is Challenges in the world of young people’s communication.

“And we have divided this great area into five main perspectives, or strands, using as guidelines the questions following: Communication for change; Children’s (young people) education and development; Ethics and social responsibilities; Economics, policies and laws; and Children and young people’s digital content creation.

Per says that the organisation has been preparing the event since the inspiring Rio de Janeiro summit in 2004. He says that the summit will bring together 2000 delegates from 100 countries preparing with children and youth for a new media world in the 21st century.

Read the interview: 

RIO MEDIA - How is your organization getting ready for the 2010 Summit in Karlstad?
Per Lundgren -
First of all, we have been preparing for the event since the inspiring Rio de Janeiro Summit in 2004. We have had numerous meetings in different locations globally to listen and discuss to understand the different perspectives and we are in full understanding about the respect for cultural differences, that needs to be taken into consideration, best done by inviting organisations and individuals to present how they want to contribute and what they think needs to be presented in 2010.

In September last year the World Summit Foundation came to Karlstad to plan with the Karlstad Steering Group and we continue to have an ongoing dialogue on all issues with the Board. We are inviting a large number of people internationally, to join an Advisory Reference Group to suggest topics, starting in March, based on the central theme and the selected strands for the Summit. In March, we are releasing the first newsletter to reach thousands of organisations and key people all over the world, to update them on our preparations and inspire them to start planning and preparing for Karlstad 2010.


RIO MEDIA - What will the 2010 Summit’s central theme be?
Per Lundgren - ...

full interview

Thursday, May 08, 2008

NEWS: J8 Summit - Sommet du J8 - Cumbre J8



VOY

 

English

Hi everybody!

We are asking young people across the globe to get active! Tell us what you think should be discussed during the Junior 8 2008 in Hokkaïdo, Japan.

Your messages and ideas can make a difference. You have a chance to influence the discussions! Here are some questions to get you started.

Join the discussions:

-What do you see as the priority concerns for young people in your country and worldwide?

-If you could make just one change in your country to support young people, what would it be? Why?


French

Bonjour à tous!

Nous demandons aux jeunes dans le monde entier de devenir plus actifs! Dis-nous ce qui selon toi devrait être discuté au cours de la Junior 8 2008 à Hokkaïdo, au Japon.

Tes messages et tes idées peuvent faire une différence. Vous avez une chance d'influencer les discussions! Voici quelques questions pour t'aider à démarrer.

Participe aux discussions:

-A ton avis, quelles sont les préoccupations prioritaires pour les jeunes dans ton pays et dans le monde entier?

-Si tu pouvais faire un changement dans ton pays pour soutenir les jeunes, quel serait-il? Pourquoi?


Spanish

¡Hola a todos!

 

¡Pedimos a los jóvenes de todo el mundo que participen! Dinos que debemos discutir durante la Cumbre Junior 8 2008 en Hokkaïdo, Japón.Tus consejos y tus ideas pueden marcar la diferencia.

¡Tienes la oportunidad de influenciar los debates! Participa en nuestro foro.


Participa en los debates:

-¿Cuáles son los temas de más importancia para los jóvenes en tú país y el mundo?

-Si pudieras hacer un cambio en tu país para apoyar a los jóvenes, ¿Cuál sería? ¿Por qué?


 

بالعربية

مرحبا!

نحن ندعو الشباب حول العالم أن يكونوا فاعلين! أخبرونا عمّ تعتقدون أنه يجب مناقشته خلال منتدى أطفال مجموعة الثمانية 2008 في هوكايدو، اليابان.

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شاركوا بالنقاش

برأيكم، ما هي أهم المخاوف لدى الشباب في بلدكم والعالم؟

إن كان بإمكانكم إحداث تغيير واحد في بلدكم لدعم الشباب، فماذا سيكون؟ ولماذا؟

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NEWS / REPORTS: Read the new research on children's media use (NEW ZEALAND)

Read the new research on children's media use

Hon Trevor Mallard
Minister of Broadcasting
6 May 2008 Media Statement
Embargoed until 6pm

Read the new research on children's media use in NZ

A new research report on New Zealand children’s media use provides important information for caregivers, educators and broadcasters across all media genres, Broadcasting Minister Trevor Mallard said today.

Trevor Mallard launched the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) report Seen and Heard: Children’s Media Use in Auckland today. The report is based on a 2007 survey of 600 children aged between 6 and 13, and their primary caregivers. It includes information about the use of newer media such as the internet and cellphones.

full article - full speech - full report

NEWS: Youth TV team covers Energy Expo - "Kids making media" plans to cover political conventions (USA)

Youth TV team covers Energy Expo - “Kids making media” plans to cover political conventions

by Mike McKibbin - Citizen Telegram Editor

Many of the energy companies at the April 30 Energy Expo in Rifle faced a TV camera and microphone, but it wasn’t a Grand Junction or Denver TV station reporter asking them questions.

This crew was made up of young people, or “kids making media,” according to Kyle Drummer with True Media Foundation.

“It’s totally uncensored by adults,” she said as a team of youngsters quizzed an official with the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory. The agency parked its mobile Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Education on Wheels, or RnE2EW, van in front of the indoor arena at the Garbled County Fairgrounds during the expo.

True Media Foundation is a Carbondale-based organization that mentors youngsters from 13-18 years of age on how to express themselves in positive ways, while learning what it takes to convey their messages professionally and with wide-ranged appeal for broadcast regionally or nationally.

“They do their own questions, their own editing and they upload it from the truck by satellite,” Drummer said.

full article

Wednesday, May 07, 2008

NEWS / ARTICLES / PROJECTS / TV: Reality TV takes on HIV (AFRICA)

AFRICA: Reality TV takes on HIV
JOHANNESBURG, 5 May 2008 (PlusNews) - The reality TV show "Imagine Afrika", about to begin its second season, pits 12 young Africans against some of the most serious problems facing their continent, including how to tackle the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

The show first hit the airwaves in October 2007 as part of a campaign by the African Broadcast Media Partnership Against HIV/AIDS (ABMP), a group of 53 broadcast companies from across Africa that have pledged to commit 5 percent (roughly one hour) of their daily airtime to HIV and AIDS content.

Member television and radio stations produce some of the content themselves, but also carry ABMP-produced content like "Imagine Afrika", which chose the 12 contestants from a pool of 10,000 hopefuls. Producer Mickey Dube said the show was driven by a hopeful vision of Africa's future.

The 12 contestants were broken up into three teams, located in west, east and southern Africa. Each episode presented the teams with a problem - for instance, how to help a child-headed household, how to conduct a voluntary HIV testing and counselling event, how to improve sanitation in an area - that reflected some of the large-scale problems on the continent.

full article