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Journalism and ethical standards - international workshop

2012. 02. 23. | News

The Goethe Institute, the Center for Independent Journalism and the Editors’ Forum cordially invite you to attend the first event of the series „Journalism and ethical standards” to be held from 1 p.m. on Wednesday, 29 February 2012 at Goethe Institute.

Journalism and ethical standards
-          international workshop and roundtable discussion at Goethe Institute
Date: Wednesday, 29 February 2012, from 1 to 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Goethe Institute – Ráday u 58, 1092 Budapest,  (1st floor)

Program Schedule

13:00-13:15 Welcoming remarks
Jutta Gehrig
(Goethe Intstitute), Ilona Móricz (Center for Independent Journalism), Balázs Weyer (Editors Forum)

13.15-13.35 How has the public trust of media changed since 1989? Tibor Závecz (Ipsos)
13.35-14.00 How do journalists view the ethical status of journalism in Hungary and what is their role to influence ethical standards?  Csaba Molnár (Nézőpont Institute)
14.00-14.20 The impact of media self-regulation on ethical standards in Germany Manfred Protze (German Press Council)
14.20 -15.00 Discussion and comments -László Kiss (Észak-Magyarország), Bence György (TV2), Levente Tóth (Népszabadság), András Elekes (Fejér Megyei Hírlap, PLT)

Simultaneous German and Hungarian translation will be provided.

15:00 – 15:15 – Coffee break

15:15 – 16:00 – Mapping Digital Media

- Introduction of the international media research project covering 60 countries – Mark Thompson, (Open Society Institute);

- The Hungarian country report - Borbála Tóth;

- Comments on the Hungarian report from a German perspective – Franziska Augstein (Süddeutsche Zeitung)

Moderator: Sándor Orbán (South East European Network for Professionalization of Media)

16:00 – 17:00 – Digital migration, digital divide – discussion with guest speakers: László Illisz (Figyelő), Attila Mong (Standards Media Monitor), Vilmos Both (Center for Independent Journalism), Mark Thompson, Borbála Tóth

Moderator: Tamás Tófalvy (emasa.hu)

Simultaneous English and Hungarian translation will be provided.

17:00 – 18:00 Coffee break, interview opportunities

18:00 – 19:30 – Public figures and private affairs– roundtable discussion

Did the German press breach the code of ethics when covering the controversy about President Christian Wulff’s private loans? How far can journalists go and who can set the limits for the press in a democratic society?

Speakers:Franziska Augstein (Süddeutsche Zeitung), Manfred Protze (German Press Council), Ferenc Pallagi (Bors) and András Kósa (hvg.hu)
Moderator: Balázs Weyer (Editors Forum)

Simultaneous German and Hungarian translation will be provided.

If you wish to attend the event, please register at cij@cij.hu.