Announcement

1^st Skopje International Conference in Communication Studies

(G)local Media in Transition -

The Case of South-Eastern Europe 1990 - 2007

New York University Skopje

8-10 March 2007

The New York University Skopje is very proud to announce an International 3-day conference entitled (G)Local Media in Transition - The Case of South-Eastern Europe 1990 – 2007. This exciting and far-reaching subject is certain to attract a host of local, national and international interest. Topics will include:

- The Public’s Confidence in the Media

- Journalists as Political Actors

- Chances, Trials and Tribulations of On-line Journalism and Blogs.

- Independent Media – Must they remain a Myth?

- What was/is the role of Transitional Countries’ Media in reinforcing Democracy?

- Covering Conflict

- Actual/Applied Freedom of Access to Information

- Changing Media Ownership

- Creative Media

So far, the speaker list includes journalists and media workers from France, the USA, Greece, Germany, Serbia, Albania, Turkey and Macedonia. Local and international organizations offering their support include:

- The Journalists’ Association of Macedonia (ZNM)

- The Macedonian Media Institute

- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media

- Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN)

- International Crisis Group

- European Federation of Journalists