[Media Caucus] Guidance

[Andrew Taussig]

Dear Michel,

 

Thanks for this: especially the information on the meeting to discuss the
protection of journalists: I’ll check out the website you’ve  indicated. 

Yes I knew about the South Africa conference: it’s become an annual, run by
Guy Berger and colleagues at Rhodes

 

I’ll also run down the Bakou meeting and its outcomes, via the web or maybe
I’ll contact Alain directly; give him my best when you see him.

 

Thanks for your response

Let me know if ever you think I can help with a UK or other contact

Andrew

 

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From: media-admin at wsis-cs.org [mailto:media-admin at wsis-cs.org] On Behalf Of
Michel Bührer
Sent: 22 September 2004 10:04
To: media at wsis-cs.org
Subject: Re: [Media Caucus] Guidance

 

Dear Andrew and all

I am not specially up-to-date, but I met Alain Modoux the day before
yesterday in Geneva. He was just back from South Africa where a conference
took place. You are probably aware of it, but in case not, the website is:
www.highwayafrica.org.za  Modoux delivered a communication in which he
mentions  another meeting that took place in Bakou earlier. The journalists
and media organisations issued a text about the conditions of participation
in WSIS 2 in Tunisia.(full text + signatories included in Modoux's
communication).

 

For your information: a group of representatives from journalists + media
associations, human rights experts (HRW, AI, etc.) + observers (UNESCO,
ICRC) met on the 20 and 21 of September to discuss  ways and means to better
protect journalists in conflict zones. The group was quiet narrow for
financial reasons, but is expected to broaden.You can find a report and the
declaration on www.ifj.org  ("what's new").

 

Best

Michel Bührer

impressum-the swiss journalists (former Swiss Federation of Journalists)

 

 

 

 

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Andrew Taussig <mailto:taussig at btinternet.com>  

To: media at wsis-cs.org 

Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 8:55 AM

Subject: [Media Caucus] Guidance

 

Dear Tracey and colleagues,

 

I shall be at the International Institute of Communications Conference (on
whose steering committee I sit) in Jamaica – hosted by Cordell Green, CEO of
the Jamaica Broadcasting Commission. - October 11/12. (Kathleem Abernathy,
US FCC Commissioner and Globosat boss Alberto Pecegueiro will be there,
among other speakers)

 

I think I’m fairly up-to-date but are there any particular recent
(post-Geneva) issues or points which anyone wishes to have highlighted?

 

Andrew

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