CONFERENCE CONTRIBUTORS CHINA KEYNOTE ADDRESS Duan Congcong Veronica Pedrosa Senior Editor, Global Times Correspondent, Contributor Al Jazeera English “The role of social media Duan Congcong reports on in contemporary conflicts” international issues and foreign affairs for Global Times, a Chinese Named “Best News Anchor” daily newspaper focusing on at the ninth Asian Television international news with a daily Awards, Veronica Pedrosa is a circulation of 1.5 million. An veteran of more than 20 years’ experienced journalist, she has international news experience. reported from India, South Korea, and Singapore She has lived and worked on three continents, and and also covers the annual China People’s Congress has made significant contributions to the world’s meeting. Ms. Congcong has travelled to Tibet and best-known news broadcasters. Veronica has built up Xinjiang province to write features about these two a reputation as one of the world’s most recognizable areas of China. Asian journalists and is currently based in Bangkok as a correspondent for Al Jazeera English. She is part of the team that launched Al Jazeera in 2006, which Yu Zheng has since won international praise for its distinctive Senior Editor, high-quality journalism from a developing world Xinhua News Agency perspective. “The challenges of war reporting in North Korea and the Middle East” AUSTRALIA Yu Zheng is a producer, editor and columnist for Xinhua News Peter Cave Agency, covering news and Foreign Affairs Editor, Australian analysis, investigative stories, Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and commentaries for its global wire service. “The Australian Safety Code A leading Chinese science and environment for Journalists” journalist, he contributes to the Washington- based Discovery Channel News and Beijing-based A five-time winner of Australian Economic Observer. A recipient of several journalism journalism’s most prestigious fellowships and awards, Yu Zheng received a accolade, the Walkley Award, Bachelor of Arts in journalism and international Peter Cave has reported relations from the China School of Journalism and a from more than 60 countries Master of Arts in international law and international during a 40-year career with the ABC. In his current relations from the Fletcher School of Law and roving role, he provides reporting and analysis of Diplomacy, Tufts University. stories across the globe. Since his first posting to Japan in the early 1980s, Mr. Cave has been chief correspondent for Europe and the Middle East, JAPAN bureau chief in Washington, and the presenter of AM, ABC Radio’s flagship morning current affairs program. His extensive experience includes covering Hidetoshi Fujisawa conflict-related issues in Libya, South Africa, Vanuatu, Senior Chief Correspondent, NHK Japan Palestine and the former Soviet Union, and award- Broadcasting Corporation winning coverage of Tiananmen Square in 1989 and “Reporting in hostile environments: dealing with the fall of the Berlin Wall. biohazards and the nuclear threat” 6 | REPORTING ON VIOLENCE AND EMERGENCIES: Regional Media Conference for Southeast and East Asia Follow the conference live on Twitter: #mediamanila2011 Hidetoshi Fujisawa is Executive of Independent Journalists, the Jakarta Editors Editor, Chief Commentator Club, the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand and Program Host for NHK, the and the Jakarta Foreign Correspondents Club. An public broadcaster of Japan. Eisenhower fellow, she completed undergraduate He joined NHK as a news studies in political science in New Delhi, India, and reporter after college and has graduate studies in journalism in Syracuse, New since served as bureau chief York, USA. in Hong Kong, Los Angeles and Washington, covering major news events including Zulfiani “Uni” Lubis the reversion of Hong Kong to Chief Editor, ANTV China and US Presidential elections. Previously the “Covering children, from privacy anchor of the NHK Evening News and its satellite to violence issues” channel’s world news programs, he later served in New York as the Director General of NHK’s operations In addition to being Chief in the America region and returned to Japan as the Editor of private broadcaster Executive Controller General from 2007 to 2008. ANTV, Zulfiani Lubis is a member of the Indonesian Yoshinori Fukushima Press Council representing the Deputy Foreign News Editor, media industry, and Executive Mainichi Shimbun Chairwoman of the Association of Indonesian Contributor Private Television Stations. She started her career as a reporter, then editor, at Warta Ekonomi. At age Yoshinori Fukushima began 32, Uni became the Chief Editor of Panji Masyarakat his career at Mainichi Shimbun magazine and later Deputy Chief Editor at TV7 newspaper in 1986 as a staff before joining ANTV. Uni is also Coordinator of the writer. He moved to Mainichi’s Editors Club, an informal club of executives and foreign news department in senior journalists of 50 media agencies in Indonesia. 1990, covering the Gulf War and She has participated in the US-based Jefferson eventually both political and foreign news. He has Fellowship Program of the East-West Center and the previously served as bureau chief in Jerusalem, Paris Eisenhower Fellow Multi National Program. and Brussels, covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and issues related to Afghanistan and Iraq during his postings. Eddy Suprapto Channel Production News INDONESIA Head, MNC Business “Protection and safety Yuli Ismartono of journalists” Deputy Chief Editor, Tempo Eddy Suprapto is the Channel (English edition) Production News Head of MNC “Independence in reporting Business and concurrently the violence and disaster” Vice President of the Asian Journalist Association in Seoul. Along with her role at Tempo, He was formerly a News Executive Producer of TPI Yuli Ismartono is the Managing Channel and editor of KONTAN business bulletin. Mr. Editor of AsiaViews, a monthly Suprapto has conducted research for Secretariat For regional magazine. In her Preservation of Indonesian Rainforest and ELSAM three decades in journalism Institute for Policy Research and Advocacy. He and media relations, she has covered the First Gulf received his education from James Cook University War and the conflicts in Afghanistan, Sri Lanka in North Queensland, Australia, and Surabaya and Cambodia, and interviewed several Asian University of Pharmacy. leaders. Ms. Ismartono is a member of the Alliance 14 October 2011 Manila, Philippines | 7 MALAYSIA anchor at RBS, and a New Straits Times journalist. He has interviewed more than a dozen Nobel laureates, heads of states, and other global newsmakers. Zainon Ahmad Kamarul is also known for his unique editorial Consultant Editor, The Sun Daily approach presenting the 12th Malaysian general “The role of media in protecting elections in 2008. migrants” NEW ZEALAND Zainon Ahmad is Consultant Editor as well as Political Editor of The Sun newspaper. He Mike McRoberts was assistant group editor of Anchor, 3News New Straits Times before he and 60 Minutes, TV3 joined the Sun as its Editor-in- “Experiences from the field: Chief in 2002. He studied history and international a foreign correspondent relations at the University of Malaya and was a in Thailand” teacher before starting a journalism career 35 years ago. He studied newspaper management at the In a career spanning more than Thomson Foundation, London, and was a fellow 25 years, Mike McRoberts is at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts best known for his reporting University, Boston, USA. Besides editing and writing, from some of the world’s most he also conducts training for young journalists in dangerous places, from the conflicts in Afghanistan Malaysia and abroad. and Iraq to Lebanon, Gaza, the Solomon Islands and East Timor. Mike has also covered some of the world’s Mokhtar Hussain worst disasters such as the earthquakes in Pakistan, Chief Editor, National News China and Haiti, and this year in his hometown of Agency (Bernama) Christchurch. After 10 years as a Radio New Zealand Contributor reporter, Mike moved to Auckland to work with Television New Zealand, reporting for One News Mokhtar Hussain joined and the daily current affairs Holmes programme. Bernama, the Malaysian In 2001, Mike moved to TV3 where he now anchors National News Agency in its flagship news and current affairs shows. He is a 1984 after graduating with multiple award winner, including 2006 New Zealand a bachelor’s degree in Mass journalist of the year. In recent years, he has served Communications from the as a judge for the News and Current Affairs category National University of Malaysia. He also holds a of the Emmy Awards. degree in Jurisprudence from University of Malaya. Prior to his appointment as an Editor, he had served PHILIPPINES as bureau chief in Sabah and Head of Audio Visual Unit (now Bernama TV). He is the president of the Carolyn Arguillas National Press Club, Malaysia. News Editor, MindaNews and Editor in Chief, OUR Mindanao Kamarul Bahrin “Role of media in covering Bin Haron victims of armed conflict: Executive Editor, Astro Awani the Mindanao experience” Contributor A multiple journalism award Kamarul rose the ranks at Astro winner, Carolyn Arguillas is a Awani, Malaysia’s first 24 hour- founder of the Mindanao News news channel, from producer and Information Cooperative in 2008 to its current Executive Center (MNICC), established in 2001 by Mindanao- Editor and anchor of Sudut based journalists previously working for national Pandang, Vantage Point and news outlets. She is a graduate