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Through more than 50 panels and work Conflict prevention in the multi-media age: can the latest and most advanced communicationtechnologies media change politics in Turkey. crisis media, joysticks From body to count: ethical aspects of modern warfare, Civil society 2.0 –How digital resolution: The case of Somalia, representation From simulation: to serious games and new approaches to and diaspora intervention in conflict Suppressed websites –will censors loose the Citizen race? journalism and freedom of speech, (New) media - DEutsche WEllE Global Media FoRuM 2009 Media iN PEacebuilDing and ConfliCT preventioN media in the multi the in conflict prevention Documentation 2009 Documentation age »Thank you again very much for the wonderfully organized conference. i al- ways talk about your organizational qualities when i give examples of well utilized space and time in my lectures about proxemics (communication and space).« vladimir bratic, Hollins university, uS »Thank you so much for the opportunity and your wonderful hospitality. i had a great time, and i had more in- teresting conversations than i could count.« Howard Rheingold, author and professor at Stanford and berkeley, uS »The Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum is a refreshing change from the many meetings with strategists and military experts which i normally attend.« Marc Hecker, institut Francais des Relations internationales, Paris 1200 delegates »> Thank you very much for inviting me to the conference. i normally find conferences a bit boring but this one was very exciting and moving at time. i met a lot of representing 100 countries really interesting people and had a great time with lots of memories. 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First published October 2009 DEUTSCHE WELLE GLOBAL MeDIA FORUM 2009 8 contents 9 109 Workshops on media in Africa: 180 Assessing media landscapes in conflict situa- 110 (New) media and diaspora intervention in con- tions flict resolution: The case of Somalia 183 Money and media – How the financial crisis 113 Covering conflicts in Liberia hits journalism 116 The mobile phone as conflict prevention tool 119 Psyops for peace? A presentation on the meth- 186 Side events odology, role, and archievements of the “Great lakes reconciliation” project 1 9 1 S y m p o s i u m Re-Inventing journalism? Journalistic training in 123 Workshops on technology/Internet: the social media age Contents 124 War 2.0 127 Suppressed websites – will censors loose the 192 Introduction race? 194 Opening address 130 From joysticks to body count: ethical aspects of 196 Panel 1: Re-thinking journalism – Pre- 53 The impact of new media on political transpar- modern warfare paring for an uncertain future 10 Foreword ency in turbulent times 133 From representation to simulation: serious 196 Drowning in a sea of irrelevance? Erik Betterman 56 Mediators under sustained fire from television games and new approaches to crisis media 198 History of journalism an new ideas Peter Croll images 138 Mobile TV insights and reflection on consumer 200 Who is journalist today? 59 Partnership for peace: cooperation between habits 12 Keynote speech media and civil society institutions 141 Security leaks in cross-border data flows 203 Panel 2: The advantage of doing digital Soon-Hong Choi 64 More channels, more news: no more room for 144 Information technology: Provoking or prevent- best practices in international media de- Javier Solana profound reporting? ing conflict? velopment Howard Rheingold 67 The media and human rights – Latin American 147 Bypassing censorship through blogging? The 203 Living memory – digital audio archiving proj- panel blogospere in Russia ect in Vietnam 22 Videomessage by Fred Hillebrand 70 Media behavior in conflict zones: A global 150 Pleasure, ideology and algorithm: The rise of overview the military entertainment complex 213 Panel 3: Does journalism training make 24 Global Media Forum 2009: 74 Surviving kidnap 153 The young generation: Is anyone watching, sense? And if yes, when and why? Conflict Prevention in the Multimedia Age 77 The trauma factor: The missing ingredient in anyone listening? 213 Multimedia and conflict prevention: Some Marc von Boemcken conflict journalism? 156 Civil society 2.0 – How digital media change African experiences 80 The role of the media in peacebuilding pro- politics in Turkey 220 Panel 4: Social media journalism 31 Workshops on media freedom, transparency, cesses in Pakistan 159 Brian Storm – “Stories you don’t forget”. 220 Crowd-sourcing your stories: The Unsung democracy: 83 Peaceful messages and war of frequencies – vi- Multimedia storytelling meets crisis preven- peace heroes in Kenya 32 The empire strikes back - Is the newly-found sions and realities of broadcasting as a means of tion 222 Journalistic strategies for competing on the media freedom already heading to an end? international understanding 162 Twitter as a power tool for journalists and the Web 2.0 35 Security and the media 86 New direction of US foreign policy: From media 38 Media, power politics and post-electoral confrontation to dialogue 227 Press clippings disputes 89 Citizen journalism and freedom of speech 167 Workshops on media traning, development and 41 Political conflicts in Europe and the role of the 92 Reporting conflicts – an Asian perspective production: 252 C onflict prevention and peacebuilding through media 95 How can technologies and information be 168 Constructive innovation journalism multi-media in Uganda 44 The mutual responsibility of the armed forces leveraged to manage crises better? 173 Workshop on German/American coverage of and civil society 98 “Cracking closed doors” – The cases of Iran, terrorism issues – A transatlantic media com- 256 Conference program 47 Wikis as instigators of social change? Sudan and Burma parison Opportunities and risks 101 Vision and mission of medica mondiale 176 News and information design for audio-visual 260 BICC authors 50 Conflicts and responsible media – watcher of 104 Plenary panel: Multimedia revolution and the media –How theatrical can, might or should it disaster ... and actor of change traditional media be? 260 List of participants DEUTSCHE WELLE GLOBAL MeDIA FORUM 2009 10 ForeWorD 11 ForeWorD erik betterMann, Director General, Deutsche Welle,