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Informace

The Institute of International Relations Prague and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic would like to cordially invite you to a conference on the topic 

"Reporting on the Other: Media and Intercultural Dialogue"

The event will take place on Tuesday, November 7, 2017 from 9:00 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Czernin Palace, Loretánské náměstí 5, 118 00 Praha 1. 

The conference will address the topic of media in the Post-Truth Era and it will focus on three key questions: Is the media a means of understanding or a means of confrontation? Does the media act as a means of disinformation and radicalisation? What are the best practices in media reporting?

Programme

9:00 – 9:30 Registration

9:30 – 10:30 Opening

Welcoming Remarks:

• Lubomír Zaorálek – Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
• Farid Shafiyev – Ambassador of Azerbaijan, Chairman of OIC Prague Group
• Petr Kratochvíl – Director of Institute of International Relations, Prague

VIP Remarks:

• Thibault Chareton - United Nations Alliance of Civilizations
• Faisal bin Abdulrahman bin Muaammar - Secretary General of KAICIID Dialogue Center
• Ibrahim Ibrahim Mahmoud Negm – Advisor to the Grand Mufti of Egypt

10:30 -12:15 Panel 1 – Media in the Post-Truth Era: A Means of understanding or a means of confrontation?

How has the internet and the new information environment transformed the way we use media? Has the unlimited availability of information supported dispelling of our fears and prejudices on the other cultures, or has it rather confirmed them further? The panel will set the stage of the conference, by discussing these broader topics and reflecting on the current trends in the media. 

Chair:

• Petr Kratochvíl – Director of Institute of International Relations, Prague

Panelists:

• Ben O’Loughlin – Professor of International Relations, University of London
• Josef Šlerka – Social Media Analyst and Managing Director, Endowment Fund of the Independent Journalism
• Donny Budhi Utoyo – Ministerial Expert for Digital Literacy and Internet Governance, Ministry of Communication and Informatics, Republic of Indonesia
• Aloisia Wörgetter - Director of Task Force Dialog of Cultures at the Ministry for Europe, Austria

12:15 – 13:30 Lunch

13:30 – 15:15 Panel 2 Media and Intercultural Dialogue: Perceptions from the Muslim World

The transformation of contemporary media environment has been extensively debated in the Western context, however the experience of non-Western countries has been often rather sidelined. What are the challenges for the media and the intercultural dialogue in the Muslim World? What are the differences and similarities? The panel composed of representatives of the OIC countries will discuss these issues and provide a rich set of perspectives from diverse backgrounds. 

Chair:

• Zora Hesová – Institute for Political Theory, Faculty of Arts, Charles University

Panelists:

• Abdul Rahim Ali Mohamad Ibrahim - Professor, General Secretary, Islamic Dawa Organization, Sudan
• Khalid Musa Daffallah – Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Sudan
• Hikmat Hajiyev - Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
• Wisnu Nughoro - Chief Editor of Kompas.com, Indonesia
• Mustafa Abu Sway - Al-Quds University in Jerusalem

15:15 -15:45 Coffee Break

15: 45- 17:30 Panel 3 - Media as a Means of Disinformation and Radicalisation

The issues connected to radicalization and disinformation and the contemporary media environment have recently come to the forefront of the public debate. Yet, what do we know on the impact of media on the emergence of radical attitudes? Is there a direct link between disinformation and radicalization and refusal of genuine dialogue? The panel will provide a close scrutiny of these questions on the specific empirical cases, as well as broader reflection on the thesis of direct link between radical narratives and radicalization. 

Chair:

• Thibault Chareton - UN Alliance of Civilizations

Panelists:

• Gwen Griffith-Dickson – Professor, Lokahi Foundation/Kings College London
• Ibrahim Mahmoud Negm – Advisor to the Grand mufti of Egypt
• Daniela Pisoiu – Scientific Researcher, Austrian Institute for International Affairs
• Konrad Pedziwiatr – Assistant Professor, Krakow University of Economics
• Arif Zamhari - Academic Advisor, Directorate of Islamic Higher Education, Ministry of Religious Affairs, Republic of Indonesia

17:40 – 18:00 Concluding Remarks

• Faisal bin Abdulrahman bin Muaammar - Secretary General of KAICIID
• Pavel Klucký – Director of Middle East and North Africa Department
• Jan Daniel – Senior Researcher, Institute of International Relations Prague

Working language is English.

Registration is subject to confirmation.