2014-04-22

Honoring World Press Freedom Day, I’lam 3rd Conference of the Arab Media, “Shifts in the Media Landscape and the Challenges of New Media," held Saturday May 3rd from 9:30-16:30 at the St. Gabriel Hotel in Nazareth. This year’s conference is titled “Shifts in the Media Landscape and the Challenges of New Media.”

Schedule of Events:
9:30-10:00 Welcome Plenary

10:00-11:30 Plenary I - Youth Movements & New Media: The Political and Cultural Dimensions
  Moderator: Rasha Hilwi
  Panelists: Suhair Asaad, Lawyer; Tamer Khalifa; Fadi Al-Obrah; Raif Zreik,      PhD.

11:30-12:00 Coffee Break

12:00-13:30 Breakout Workshops
        1. Media and the Municipal Elections
            Moderators: Ghaida Rinawie-Zoabi and Mohamad Wattad
        2. Challenges for Young Journalists
             Moderators: Sanaa Lahab and Furat Nassar
        3. Media Culture and Cultural Media!
             Moderators: Alaa Hlehel and Maliha Muslimani, PhD.

13:30-14:30 Lunch

14:30-16:30 Plenary II - Challenges In Journalistic Practices: Financial, Social, Legal, and Self-Censorship
  Moderator: Hana’a Mahameed
  Panelists: Wade’a Awawdi, Alaa Mahajna, Lawyer; Aida Toma-Suliman;       Jacky Khoury

For more details and registration please contact Widad Ailabounie-Helo at Ilam-center@ilamcenter.org.