The Inter-Press Service (IPS) news agency will stream a daily talk show on food and agriculture issues, with delegates, experts and journalists attending the Conference participating; at 14:45 Rome each day.
www.ipsnews.net

IPS will also produce a daily newspaper, TerraViva link:

Journalists are invited to visit the new FAO website homepage: www.fao.org


Friday June 21th – The role of Media

Covering the “hunger story” in the multimedia environment

In 1993, the image of a Sudanese child threatened by a vulture raised harsh ethical questions on media covering tragedies. The picture, however - like similar frames coming from the Horn of Africa during 2011 famine – has helped to mobilize citizens and governments.

How are “hunger stories” told today across different media outlets? Can media provide a valuable contribution in the effort to eradicate hunger and, if so, what are the ethics governing crisis journalism?

Journalists, communications experts and civil society actors will share their experience, searching for workable models of cooperation.

Moderator: Marina Lalovic, Babel TV

Panelists:

Enrique Yeves, FAO Chief of Communication

Adrian Finighan, News Presenter, Al Jazeera English

Claire Provost, Global Development Website, The Guardian

Diana Cariboni, Associate Editor in Chief, IPS

Gennaro Carotenuto, Journalist and Academician, University of Macerata

External Contributions:

IPSTV Feature: “Famine is gone but hunger remains” by Abdurrahman Warsameh, IPSTV correspondent in Somalia + Live skype video call


For more information: www.ips-tv.net.edgesuite.net/page/mediatalks/