Magda Abu-Fadil

Marcello Scarone

HE Ghazi Aridi

Riyad F. Nassar

Octavia Nasr

Mona Ziade

Gebran Tueni

Friday March 1, 2002

9:30 AM

Introduction. Ms. Magda Abu-Fadil, Director, Institute for Professional Journalists, Lebanese American University, Lebanon

Welcome. Dr. Riyad F. Nassar, President, Lebanese American University, Lebanon

Rationale for Media Seminar Followup. Ms. Barbara Trionfi, Press Freedom Advisor, International Press Institute, Austria

The Meaning of Journalistic Ethics. Mr. Marcello Scarone, Programme Specialist, Programme for Freedom of Expression, Democracy and Peace, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, France

The Official View. H.E. Ghazi Aridi, Lebanese Information Minister

10:30 AM

Coffee Break

11:00 AM - 12:20 PM

Session I: Sources.

• Mr. Johann Fritz, Director, International Press Institute, Austria (Chair)
• Mr. Marcello Scarone, Programme Specialist, Freedom of Expression, Democracy and Peace, UNESCO, France (Chair)
• Ms. Octavia Nasr, Senior International Editor, Cable News Network, USA
• Ms. Mona Ziade, News Editor, The Daily Star, Lebanon
• Mr. Mohammad Baalbaki, President, Lebanese Press Order, Lebanon

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch Break

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Session II: Gifts, Junkets, Benefits.

• Dr. Ramez Maluf, Chairman, Arts & Communication Division, Lebanese American University, Lebanon (Chair)
• Mr. Faysal Salman, Managing Editor, As-Safir, Lebanon
• Mr. Jawad Adra, Managing Partner, Information International, Lebanon
• Mr. Melhem Karam, President, Lebanese Journalists Association, Lebanon

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Break

3:15 PM - 5:00 PM

Session III: Accuracy, Fairness.

• Mr. Ghayath Yazbek, Editor in Chief, MTV News, Lebanon (Chair)
• Dr. Nabil Dajani, Professor of Communication, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
• Mrs. Stefania Delfino Bork, Projects Officer, International Federation of Journalists, Belgium

8:00 PM

Dinner off-campus

Saturday March 2, 2002

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session IV: Freedom.

• Ms. Sarah Sullivan, Managing Editor, Transnational Broadcasting Studies Journal, American University in Cairo, Egypt (Chair)
• Mr. Gebran Tueni, Publisher, An-Nahar, Lebanon
• Dr. Stephen Quinn, Director, Center for Media Training and Research, College of Communication and Media Sciences, Zayed University, UAE.

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Coffee Break

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Conclusion: Who Will Implement? When? How?

• Ms. Magda Abu-Fadil, Director, Institute for Professional Journalists, Lebanese American University, Lebanon
• Dr. Mahmoud Tarabay, Assistant Professor of Communication, Lebanese University and Lebanese American University, Lebanon

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch Break