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Beijing Olympics 2008:
Championing Press Freedom
Paris, Maison de la Chimie
18-19 April 2008
sponsors:
ASIA PRESSE, Paris
COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS, New York
HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA, New York
REPORTERS SANS FRONTIERES, Paris
WORLD ASSOCIATION OF NEWSPAPERS, Paris
WORLD PRESS FREEDOM COMMITTEE, Washington DC
Funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
statement of purpose:
The groups sponsoring this conference sought to raise the consciousness of the
journalistic community, especially sports journalists, to press freedom conditions
they would encounter in China. The conference was intended to spotlight the
situation of the press in China - print, broadcast and online media. They also
highlighted the conditions under which foreign journalists may work in China.
program:
Friday 18 April
introductory speech: Merle Goldman Page 5
Prof. Emerita, Boston University; Research Associate, John K. Fairbank
Center for East Asian Research, Harvard University
panels:
1. Press freedom and the Beijing Olympics Page 9
Moderator: Alberto Ibarguen, Pres., John S. & James L. Knight Foundation
Paul Steiger, Chair, Committee to Protect Journalists;
former Managing Editor, Wall Street Journal
Per Toien, Chief of Information, Norwegian Olympic & Para-Olympic
Committee & Sports Confederation (NIF)
Steve Wilson, European Sports Editor, Associated Press;
member, International Olympics Committee Press Commission
Henrikas Yushkiavitshus, Organizer, Moscow Olympics 1980;
former UNESCO Assistant Director General/Communication