Program 2011
The Free Media Conference 2011
Friday April 1
1000 Welcome
Frode Rekve, director, The Norwegian Institute of Journalism (IJ)
Ole Torp, moderator, Norwegian Broadcasting Corp. (NRK)
1010 Journalists under attack: Security and trauma
Agnes Callamard, executive director, Article 19
Trond Idås, advisor, Norwegian Union of Journalists
Frank Smyth, journalist security coordinator, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
Kristin Solberg, South Asia correspondent, Aftenposten
Opening remarks followed by a panel discussion with Q & A.
Moderator: Annette Groth, NRK
1130 Lunch
Served in the hotel restaurant
1230 Mexico: Silence or death
Javier Garza, editorial director, El Sieglo de Torreón
Darío Ramirez, director, Article 19 Mexico and Central America
Marcela Turati, journalist, Proceso
Opening remarks followed by a panel discussion with Q & A.
Moderator: Bjørn Hansen
1345 Coffee break
1410 Middle East and northern Africa: The revolutionary surge
Rania Abouzeid, contributor, TIME
Lars Akerhaug, journalist, VG Nett
Yasir Khan, senior producer, Al Jazeera English
Sherine Tadros, correspondent, Al Jazeera English
Opening remarks followed by a panel discussion with Q & A.
Moderator: Ole Torp, NRK
1530 Closing