Australian High Commission and Chandigarh Press Club are jointly holding a Two-Day seminar on:
Regional Press: Power, Reach and Influence on 19-20 March, 2009
at Hotel Mount View, Sector 10.
The Seminar will be inaugurated by Mr. John McCarthy, Australian High Commissioner and Prof Robin Jeffery, Emeritus Professor, Australian National University, Canberra and La Trobe University; Melbourne will be the Keynote speaker.
The Governing Council of the Chandigarh Press Club invites all members to participate in the seminar. Since, the event is being held at Hotel Mount View, it is important to know how many of you would like to attend. There is no charge on participation. Participation will require registration, so those interested should register with the club indicating one or both days of attendance. Registration will be open till closing hours of March 16. Please contact Club Manager for registration BY March 16. The detailed programme is attached.
Australian High Commission, New Delhi & Chandigarh Press Club
Seminar: Regional Press – Power, Reach & Influence
Hotel Mount View, Chandigarh
19-20 March 2009
10.00 am-10.45 am:
Inaugural Session
10.00-10.05 am Welcome Timothy Huggins
10.05-10.20 am
Keynote address: Professor Robin Jeffrey,
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies,
Australian National University, Canberra
1020-10.30 am Remarks by Australian High Commissioner John
McCarthy
10.30-10.45 am TBC.
Day 1: Session 1
Relevance of Regional Press (Chair: Kumar Ketkar)
10:45-11:00
Media Influences; And Influences on Media
Navin Suri, Editor, Milap Urdu Daily
11:00- 11:15
Media Explosion: Reach and Credibility
Kanwar Sandhu, Editor, Chandigarh, Hindustan Times
11:15-11:30
Media Today: Trivialisation, Glamorisation and Sensationalism
Umesh Upadhyay, Independent TV Producer, Delhi
11:30-11:45 Tea Break
11:45-12:00
Regional Press & National Politics
Abhay N Jha, Chief of Bureau, Aji, Guwahati
12:00-12:15
Punjabi Press Growth- Relevance & Reach
G S Sidhu Damdami, Editor, Punjabi Tribune
12:15-12:45 Discussion
Session 2
Global Issues of Concern (Chair: Sally Sara)
12:45-1:00
Globalisation: Impact and Issues for Regional Press
Arun Anand, Executive Editor, Hindi Service, Indo-Asian News Service (IANS)
1:00-1:15
Regional Press and the “World” (Presentation focusing on perceptions about the US, Middle East, Pakistan, Australia in the region, Japan and China)
Thomas Jacob, Resident Editor, Malyalaya Manorama, Kottayam
1:15-1:30 Discussion
1:30-2:30 Lunch
Session 3
Developments in New Media (Chair: Naveen Garewal)
2:30-2:45
Regional TV: Its Role, Impact & Influence
K P Sunil, Vice-President (News), Jaya TV
2:45-3:00
Need for Strengthening Public Service Broadcasting in India
Swaraaj Chauhan, BBC Trainer/Consultant & Sr. Journalist
3:00-3:15
Public Service Broadcasting: The Australian Experience
Ms Sally Sara, ABC Radio, Delhi
3:15-3:30 Tea Break
3:30-3:45
Newspapers & Magazines: Challenges Ahead
Alok Mehta, Editor in Chief, Nai Duniya, Delhi
3:45-4:00
Writing Press vs. TV: Breaking news- Breaking all Norms and Ethics?
Alok Verma, Delhi-based senior TV journalist, Delhi
4:00-4:15
Popular Media & Impact on Social Discourse
Sarabjit Pandher, President, Chandigarh Press Club
4:15-4:30
Language Press and Several Firsts
Amer Ali Khan, News Editor, Siasat Daily, Hyderabad
4:30-5.00 Discussion
Day 2: Session 4
Terrorism & Armed Conflict: Media Coverage (Chair: Swaraaj Chauhan)
10:00-10:15
War on Terror: Media’s Role
Yusuf Jameel, The Asian Age, Srinagar
10:15-10:30
Reporting from Conflict Zone: Journalist’s Dilemma
Raashid Maqbool, Sangarmal, Kashmiri Weekly
10:30-10:45
Terrorism in the North-east: Challenge before the Media
Ajit Bhuyan, Editor, Assomiya Pratidin
10:45-11:00
Understanding Terror and Conflicts – The Social Dimension
Kumar Ketkar, Loksatta, Mumbai
11:00-11:15
Post-Conflict Trauma for journalists
Naveen Garewal, Secretary General, Chandigarh Press Club
11:15-11:30 Discussion
11:30-12:00 Tea Break
Session 5
Issues for Regional Press (Chair: Professor Robin Jeffrey)
12:00-12:15
Balancing Regional/ State Politics with National Issues. (Singur experience as a case study)
Rajat Roy, Associate Editor, Sakaal Times, Kolkata
12:15-12:30
Challenges in Reporting Local Issues and Domestic Politics
Arun Lakshman, Trivandrum-based journalist
12:30-12:45
Depiction of Minority Communities in Mainstream Regional Press
Ms Ayesha Khan, Assistant Editor, The Indian Express, Ahmedabad
12:45-1:00
Print Media and Profile of Rural and New Audiences
Professor Ram Mohan Pathak, Director, MM Malviya
Institute of Hindi Journalism, Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi
1:15-1:30 Discussion and concluding remarks
Concluding remarks by Robin Jeffery
1:30 onwards
Lunch. Seminar concludes.