Irish Media Conferences

Suas and Connect World presented Images of Africa on Thursday July 26th in Cork as part of the Building Unity through Diversity.

The Audio from this event comes in eight parts.
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TITLE: Images of Africa; How do the media present Africa

DATE: THUR.26.JUL.2007

TIME: 11.30am - 1.30pm

VENUE: St Peter’s, North Main St, Cork

ORGANISER: Connect-World

SERIES: Building Unity Through Diversity

DESC:
Aoife Kavanagh of RTE will speak about the challenge of portraying the complexity of this whole continent. Her talk will be followed by a panel discussion with representatives of the media, both mainstream and immigrant.

BACKGROUND:
Connect-World is organising a seminar to promote discussion and debate about the issues involved in covering Africa in the media. It is part of a series of events involved in Building Unity Through Diversity, an exhibition to promote multi-culturalism in Ireland.

http://www.connect-world.net/About_Us/Connect-World_News/Connect-World_News.html

TITLE: Working With The Media

LOCATION: Kimmage Development Studies Centre, Dublin 12

DATE: 13 September - 14 September

FEE: €60 Euro (subsidised rate), €300 Euro (non subsidised rate)

TARGET:
Home and field based staff of Irish and international NGOs and Irish lay/missionary organisations who are involved in communication roles e.g. advocacy, fundraising or public relations.

DESCRIPTION:
Course Aim and Objectives

The aim of the course is enable participants to understand how the media works and to feel comfortable, confident and empowered in their handling of the media.
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Established in 1962 at the birth of commercial television in Ireland, the Shark Awards now rank as one of the top creative advertising festivals in the world. In its 45 year history it has maintained an unimpeachably high standard of judging, with advertising greats such as Bill Bernbach, Jay Chiat, Dan Wieden, John Hegarty, Andy Berlin, and Matthew Bull serving on the juries.
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