[Media Caucus] Phase 1 Media caucus report

[mbuhrer at bluewin.ch]

Dear Tracey,

I was at the meeting in Bucharest, but I am away from home until the 19th,
and I have no documents with me of course. The dates were 7-9 Nov 2002. What
we achieved was to form an ad hoc media lobby (World Press Freedom Comittee,
EBU, IFJ, SFJ, among others) coodinated by A. Modoux, and succeeded to introduce
in the final declaration at the verz last minute a reference to the media
as partners and actors in the WSIS process in the declaration (see Bucharest
declaration, principle one, two last sentences):
  
"Moreover, communications technology is not an end in itself, but a means
of supplying quality content in the information society. In this regard,
mass media - in their various forms - are recognized as important means of
fostering public information, societal development and social cohesion."

I hope others will be able to contribute.

Best

Michel




>-- Message original --
>From: Tracey Naughton <tracey at traceynaughton.com>
>To: <media at wsis-cs.org>
>Subject: [Media Caucus] Phase 1 Media caucus report
>Reply-To: media at wsis-cs.org
>Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 12:29:09 +0200
>
>
>Hello
>
>I am compiling a report on the Media caucus activities for Phase 1 of WSIS.
>All the civil society grouping have been asked to do this by mid October.
>
>I have made a table of highlights of our achievements in Geneva and Paris
>meetings and included the African ones, because I was personally involved
>in
>those.
>
>What I am not able to report on without your assistance is the other
>regional meetings, associated gatherings and resulting papers, statements
>and or agreements that fed into the WSIS or were reflected in the work and
>outputs of the Media caucus.
>
>Some of these, that I need information on from those who were there are:
>
>1. North America / Europe regional meeting in Bucharest
>2. Asian regional meeting in Tokyo
>3. Latin American and Caribbean regional meeting in Dominican republic
>4. World Broadcasting Union / International association of Broadcasting
>paper
>5. any other.....
>
>For each entry you would like to the Media caucus list of WSIS
>achievements, please send me:
>
>1. the date of the event / statement etc.
>2. the title of the event / statement etc.
>3. a very brief summary of what was achieved
>
>If anyone would like to see the table I have drafted just ask and I will
>send it to individual addresses.
>
>When the report is completed I will send it to the whole list.
>
>Please get back to me in the next two days.
>
>Regards
>
>Tracey
>Chair
> 
>Nyaka - Communication & Development
>Tracey Naughton
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