Our landmark conference on the role of the media in deeply divided societies opens.
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Charlie outlines Mohamed's work supporting independent journalism via @mdiforg
Charlie says, Mohamed also worked at the coalface of media, with cutting edge work with @AJEnglish
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He led the way with @AJEnglish.
Fascinating insights also into his coverage of the Arab revolutions. A global perspective at #SCImedia
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He is delivering a riveting account of the tensions in Nepal and the battle faced by journalists to hold power to account.
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He revealed colleagues asked if it could be labelled the 'Northern Ireland Troubles', as audiences in Britain would not know what the 'Troubles' was.
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Didn't such framing just give perpetrators a platform to lie and hurt victims further?
He said great efforts were made to protect victims & seek truths.
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He also talks about societies reconciling violent history and the need for transitional justice.
He says using explainers & interactive videos helps young people understand the truth of the past.
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On stage is Noel Doran the longest serving daily newspaper editor in Ireland @irish_news, plus Vikki Cook of @Ofcom and @milicapesic and chaired by @JCohen_CR
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She also denies the claims financial support compromises media independence. She says support is vital
Backing from multiple donors can blunt any criticism
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It's a city rich in news & remains so, drawing in British and Republic of Ireland titles as well as local titles.
He also recounts the horrendous violence of the Troubles. Papers worked together to help.
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Says news is 'Something someone somewhere doesn't want you to know'
Says media & his @irish_news will keep reporting
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Fascinating insights into Kashmir, Rwanda and Turkey, with @NadineHack
With @bali23 and @MuvunyiF plus @baysal_nurcan
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Says there is much good practice but also raises a series of issues on treatment of victims.
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He argues, however, lots of injustices, plus ongoing violence hurts most vulnerable here, but are effectively ignored.
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"It's those unasked questions that are the pierceing questions."
Talks of a media attention deficit.
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Says we never see minority ethnic faces reading the news in Northern Ireland.
They only appear if there has been a race hate crime.
"It is as through we don't have an opinion on any other issues"
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- fav news format is 'start a row'
- failure to report on rest of island of Ireland
- he suggests BBC NI has created a "bear pit" in the Nolan show, a claim he previously made on the show & it denied
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@AmandaFBelfast cites pressures facing reporters in a divided society & recalls overseas newsdesks' shock that her Protestant/Catholic parents constituted a 'mixed marriage'
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But says there's a reduction of commercial news journalism in NI & criticises the regulator's role. Says @BBCnireland now effectively has no competition.
Without competition, he implies news suffers.
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He also says BBC 'does not do balance', but is impartial & reports facts
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