Derek Ferrar
East-West Center
Hong Kong Mobile: (+852) 6256-5774
Email: [email protected]
Ms. Kylie Chan
HKU Journalism and Media Studies Centre
Mobile: + (852) 2219-4416
Email : [email protected]
HONG KONG (April 23, 2010) – More than 250 journalists and media experts from across the Asia Pacific region and the U.S. will gather in Hong Kong April 25-28 to discuss the latest news and media-industry issues in the region.
Co-sponsored by the East-West Center’s Asia Pacific Center for Journalists and the University of Hong Kong’s Journalism and Media Studies Centre , the conference on the theme of “Reporting New Realities in the Asia Pacific Region” will be covered online at a special website, EWC50.org/mediaconference2010 . Visit the site to see news reports and video of keynote addresses, real-time panel session summaries, audiocasts and more.
Featured conference speakers include:
- Surin Pitsuwan , ASEAN Secretary-General.
- Dr. Kurt Campbell , U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East-Asia and the Pacific, who will speak on “American Engagement and Asia.”
- Hu Shuli , Editor-in-Chief, Caixin Media, China. Ms. Hu will be making her first public comments since her controversial resignation last fall from the groundbreaking Chinese business magazine Caijing.
- Sanjaya Baru , Editor, Business Standard, India, former Media Advisor to the Prime Minister.
An extensive roster of more than 40 workshops and discussions featuring top experts will explore such topics as:
News Issues:
• Shifting Power Relations
• Asia’s Emerging Democracies
• The Environmental Dilemma
• U.S. Economy & Foreign Policy Updates
• North Korea and Denuclearization
Media Issues:
• Press & Internet Freedom
• Sustainable Media Models in the Internet Age
• Reporting Human Rights
• Reporting on Minorities
China Focus:
• Covering China
• The Future of Hong Kong
• Cross-Strait Relations
• Future of Media in China
Visit the conference website for a complete schedule of topics and speakers.
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