<font size=3 face="sans-serif">Liebe FoME-Mitglieder,</font>
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<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">anbei ein Hinweis zu einer Veranstaltung
bei der Deutschen Welle in Bonn am 4. Dezember. Die Konferenzsprache ist
Englisch.</font>
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<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif"><b>In Focus: Media – Conflict – Migration</b></font>
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<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif"><b>On 4 December 2012, the Institute
for Foreign Cultural Relations (ifa) together with Deutsche Welle (DW)
and Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC) will conduct the conference
“In Focus: Media – Conflict – Migration. The conflict potential of the
media coverage regarding migration from the countries of the Arab Spring
to Europe”.</b></font>
<p><a href="http://www.bicc.de/index.php?eID=tx_cms_showpic&file=uploads%2Fpics%2FLampedusa.jpg&md5=a6fd81f07c427280d3f0be07e74e2ef91673cada¶meters[0]=YTo0OntzOjU6IndpZHRoIjtzOjQ6IjgwMG0iO3M6NjoiaGVpZ2h0IjtzOjM6IjYw¶meters[1]=MCI7czo3OiJib2R5VGFnIjtzOjQyOiI8Ym9keSBiZ0NvbG9yPSIjZmZmZmZmIiBz¶meters[2]=dHlsZT0ibWFyZ2luOjA7Ij4iO3M6NDoid3JhcCI7czozNzoiPGEgaHJlZj0iamF2¶meters[3]=YXNjcmlwdDpjbG9zZSgpOyI%2BIHwgPC9hPiI7fQ%3D%3D" target=thePicture></a><font size=3 face="sans-serif">In
Europe, the Arab revolutions have not only raised great hope of a political
and social "spring" in the region, but also elicited fears and
conflicts regarding the migratory movements from the respective countries
to the European continent. </font>
<p><font size=3 face="sans-serif">In this process, the media coverage plays
a crucial role. By informing about events, the media stands in a field
of tension between policy interests and its societal duty to secure reliable,
well-researched and preferably "conflict-sensitive" journalism.
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<p><font size=3 face="sans-serif">Beyond the scope of the media and political
actors, academia also has an important role to play when it comes to the
delicate and complex issue of migration. Academia is supposed to act as
a corrective of biased or distorted societal and political narratives and
discourses and thereby ensure an accurate representation of migration issues.
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<p><font size=3 face="sans-serif">The conference takes a close look at
the media coverage of migratory movements to Europe from the countries
of the Arab Spring during the revolts. The pictures, articles und reports
have created a certain image that is to be analyzed. Drawing together representatives
from the media, politics and science, discussions will address the discrepancies
between public perception and real events. Experts will unfold the reasons
for and the consequences of that gap and identify possible solutions to
the prevailing problems that are connected with the specific migratory
movements in question. </font>
<p><font size=3 face="sans-serif">The conference takes place in the framework
of the ifa Research Program “Culture and Foreign Policy” and is jointly
organized by ifa, BICC and DW. </font>
<p><font size=3 face="sans-serif"><b>Venue: Deutsche Welle, Kurt-Schumacher-Str.
3, Bonn; 10:00 – 5:00 hrs. </b></font>
<p><font size=3 face="sans-serif">As the number of participants is limited,
please confirm your attendance to: </font>
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<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif"><b>Fabian Pianka </b></font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif"><b>e-mail: </b></font><a href="javascript:linkTo_UnCryptMailto('nbjmup+tbsbdjopAjgb/ef');"><font size=3 color=blue face="sans-serif"><b><u>fabian.pianka@dw.de</u></b></font></a>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif"><b>phone: +49-228-429-2536</b></font>
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