Participants biographies - Council of Europe

independence, freedoms and rights of journalists, to improve their professional position, to
regulate the conditions of their employment through a collective agreement, to raise the standard
of journalism and to train journalists. UCJ is an active member of the International and European
Federations of Journalists and has bilateral relations with the national Unions of Journalists of
several countries.
Born on 2 June 1954, married,one daughter and one son. From 1999, I’ve been working as
a sub-editor at Phileleftheros (the largest daily newspaper in Cyprus). From 1988 to 1991, I
was part of a volunteer group that set up and published “Embros”, a weekly political
newspaper. I was a sub-editor and journalist, dealing mostly with international issues. From
2004 to date I am an elected member of the Executive Committee of the Union of Cyprus
Journalists and from 2007 I represent UCJ on the Cyprus Media Complaints Commission.
Courses/placements/training: journalism, journalistic ethics, migration, asylum,
discrimination, market research, polls, computer studies.
CHRISTOPHOROS CHRISTOPHOROU - Cyprus / Chypre
Assistant Professor
University of Nicosia - www.unic.ac.cy
The University of Nicosia, Cyprus is a private, independent, co-educational, equal
opportunity institution of higher education, which offers undergraduate and postgraduate
studies in communications, science, education, psychology, sociology, architecture and
other studies, to students from around the world. The University developed from
Intercollege, the largest college in Cyprus, founded in 1980. It gives emphasis on research and development,
and it participates in tens of Europe funded and other projects. L' Université de Nicosie est un Université privée,
indépendante qui offre des programmes d' Études en Communication, sciences, éducation, psychologie, droit,
architecture et autres disciplines a des étudiants venants des quatre coins du monde. L' Université est issue d'
Intercollege, l' établissement d'enseignement tertiaire le plus grand de Chypre, fondé en 1980. L' Université met
l' accent sur la Recherche et le développement et elle participe a des dizaines de projets européens et autres.
Christophoros CHRISTOPHOROU studied Education in Cyprus and Paris and Political Science in Athens and Lille
(France), where he obtained his Ph.D. He is assistant professor of Communication at the University of Nicosia;
he has worked as a senior press officer in the Public Service, and as the first Director of the Cyprus Radio and
Television Authority. He represented Cyprus in media experts groups at the EU, the Council of Europe and
Eureka Audiovisual. He is actually a Council of Europe expert in media and elections.
Christophorou published books and articles on political and electoral behaviour, les parties,
elections and the media. Christophoros CHRISTOPHOROU a fait des etudes en Education a
Chypre et Paris et en sciences politiques a Athens et a Lille (France), ou il a obtenu son
doctorat 3e cycle. Il est professeur de Communication a l' Universite de Nicosie; Iil a
travaille dans le service de presse du Service public, et comme premier Directeur de l'
Authorite de Radio et Television de Chyre. Il a represente chypre dans des groupes d'
experts en media a l' UE, le Conseil de l' Europe et Eureka Audiovisuel. il est actuallement n
expert exterieur du Cocseil de l' Europe en media et elections.
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