Programme

International Business and Financial Reporting Workshop

A one-day workshop for business and financial reporters, organised in cooperation with the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW), on writing, editing, reporting, and gathering information on the global economy, the financial crisis, currency fluctuations, currency wars, trade and tariff policies, financial corruption, etc.
(separate registration required)

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IPI Board Meeting

(for IPI Board Members only)

Welcome Reception

at Taipei Guest House

Regional Network Meetings:

• Americas & Caribbean
• Europe

Opening Ceremony

Speakers:
Duncan Wang, Chairman of IPI Republic of China (Taiwan) National Chapter, 2011 Host Committee; Chairman, United Daily News Group, Taipei, Taiwan
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Carl-Eugen Eberle, Chairman of IPI; Former Director of Legal Affairs, ZDF - German Television, Mainz, Germany
(speech available here)

Keynote Speech:

Ying-jeou Ma, President of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
(speech available here)

Introduction of ROC Centennial

Emile Chihjen Sheng, Minister, Council for Cultural Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan); CEO, ROC (Taiwan) Centenary Foundation

"Director's Report: The State of Press Freedom Worldwide"

Alison Bethel McKenzie, Director of International Press Institute (IPI), Vienna, Austria
(speech available here)

"Reporting the World - Why Quality Journalism Still Matters in a Digital Age"

Speaker:
Mark Thompson, Director-General, BBC, London, UK
(speech available here)

Special Breaking News Session: "Poisoning the Fight for Press Freedom: The News of the World Scandal"

Moderator:
David Schlesinger, Chairman, Thomson Reuters China, Hong Kong; former Editor-in-Chief of Reuters News, Thomson Reuters, London, UK

Lunch

Session I: "Taiwan/China: Possible Scenarios"

How have relations between mainland China and Taiwan developed since IPI held its last World Congress in Taipei in 1999? Even as relations with China have improved, Taiwan has been stepping up efforts to increase its "soft power." What effect have these efforts had on Cross-Straits relations? Will the already significant progress made on the economic side be followed by progress on the political and security side, e.g., institutionalizing interaction and reducing mutual fear? Can Taiwan's experience in developing democracy be a guide for China’s democratic progress?

Moderator:
John Pomfret, Senior Diplomatic Correspondent, The Washington Post, Washington, DC, USA

Panellists:
Chi Su, former Secretary-General, National Security Council, Taiwan; Senior Advisor to the President of the ROC (Taiwan)
Robert Sutter, Professor of the Practice of International Affairs, Elliot School of International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
Suisheng (Sam) Zhao, Professor and Executive Director, Center for China-U.S. Cooperation, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver, Denver, USA

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Coffee Break

Session II: "21st Century Rivals: Covering the Rise of China and Its Global Competition with the U.S."

Is China surpassing the U.S. as a global power? How are rising economies such as China redefining the dynamics of global competition in a multi-polar world? Is U.S. and Western dominance on the wane? What are the implications for human rights, including press freedom? Is the mainstream media, gripped by the narrative of China "taking over the world," providing enough context?

Moderator:
Cornelia Vospernik, Head of News, ORF Eins; former Beijing Bureau Chief, Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF), Vienna, Austria

Panellists:
Johannes Hano, Director, ZDF Studio Beijing, ZDF - German Television, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
John Pomfret, Senior Diplomatic Correspondent, The Washington Post, Washington, DC, USA
David Schlesinger, Chairman, Thomson Reuters China, Hong Kong; former Editor-in-Chief of Reuters News, Thomson Reuters, London, UK

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Coffee Break

Session III: "Covering North Korea"

North Korea, one of the world’s most secretive societies, is a difficult beat to cover for foreign correspondents. The totalitarian regime exerts total control over the domestic media, while only a small number of foreign journalists are allowed access each year, and they must be accompanied by "minders" at all times. The detention of two U.S. journalists in 2009 and their sentencing to 12 years of hard labour for illegal entry into the country – they were later pardoned – showed just how precarious reporting on North Korea can be. North Korea’s nuclear ambitions have exacerbated the country’s isolation. Tensions in the region reached new heights in 2010, following the sinking of a South Korean warship, the shelling of the South Korean border island of Yeonpyeong, which left four dead, including two civilians, and North Korea’s threat that it could launch a nuclear "sacred war" at any time.

Moderator:
Jim Clancy, Anchor and Correspondent, CNN International, Atlanta, USA

Keynote Speaker:
Sung-joo Han, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea
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Panellists:
John Daniszewski, Vice President and Senior Managing Editor, Associated Press (AP), New York, USA
Chol-hwan Kang, Reporter, News Desk, Chosun Ilbo; Researcher, Chosun Ilbo Northeast Asia Research Center, Seoul, South Korea
Jeremy Laurence, Chief Correspondent, Political & General News / Korea, Thomson Reuters, Seoul, South Korea

Screening of the Documentary Film "Crossing Heaven's Border"

Part of the award-winning PBS WIDE ANGLE documentary series, this film reveals the plight of North Korean defectors from the point of view of three South Korean journalists who risked their lives filming undercover for ten months to capture the defectors’ stories.

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Opening Dinner & Award Ceremony

Presentation of "IPI World Press Freedom Hero"

Presentation of "IPI Free Media Pioneer 2011"

at Shangri-La's Far Eastern Plaza Hotel

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Regional Network Meetings:

• Asia
• Africa
• MENA

Session IV: "Social Media Revolutions: The Media and the Uprisings in North Africa, the Middle East, and Elsewhere"

The panellists in this session will examine the role that social media networks such as Facebook and Twitter, as well as online media and more traditional news outlets, have played in the so-called "Jasmine Revolutions" and "Arab Spring" uprisings currently taking place in the Arab world and elsewhere.

Moderator:
Jim Clancy, Anchor and Correspondent, CNN International, Atlanta, USA

Panellists:
Shatha Al-Harazi, Human Rights Journalist, The Yemen Times, Sana’a, Yemen
Charles M. Sennott, Executive Editor and Vice President, GlobalPost, Boston, USA
Hosam El Sokkari, Head of Audience, Yahoo! Middle East, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Coffee Break

Session V: "Special Presentation: IPI Report: Media and Money"

A presentation of a special report, produced in partnership with the Reynolds Journalism Institute (University of Missouri) and featuring essays on the topic of Media and Money. The report will debut some key research in the area, and also honour those who have been oppressed in reporting on economic matters.

Moderator:
Martha Steffens, Chair in Business and Financial Journalism, Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW), Missouri School of Journalism, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA

Panellists/Contributors:
Umar Cheema, Investigative Reporter, The News, Karachi, Pakistan
Lisa Gibbs, Senior Writer, Money Magazine, New York, USA
Randall Smith, Donald W. Reynolds Endowed Chair in Business Journalism, Missouri School of Journalism, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA

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Lunch

Parallel Session VI / A: "Virtual Worlds - Using the Internet as a Research Tool for Investigative Journalism"

The tools of the investigative reporter have changed considerably over the past few years, enabling journalists to tackle stories which they could not have covered before. How have technological developments improved investigative journalism? Can the new technology replace time-honoured, on-the-street investigative reporting? What are the ethical challenges that come with computer-assisted reporting?

Moderator:
Brant Houston, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Chair in Investigative and Enterprise Reporting, College of Media, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, USA

Panellists:
Amelia Hill, Special Investigations Correspondent, The Guardian, London, UK
Nadi Penjarla, Project Director, The Ujima Project, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, Center for Public Integrity, Washington, DC, USA
Giannina Segnini, Editor, Investigative Unit, La Nación, San José, Costa Rica

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Parallel Session VI / B: "Innovations in Political Cartooning – How Editorial Cartoonists Are Reinventing Themselves and Promoting Press Freedom"

(Organised in collaboration with Cartoonists Rights Network International)

A look at some technical innovators in political cartooning from around the world, the new frontiers they are carving out, and their influence on freedom of expression and press freedom.

Moderator:
Robert Russell, Executive Director, Cartoonists Rights Network International, Washington, DC, USA

Panellists:
Kevin Kallaugher ("Kal"), Editorial Cartoonist, The Economist, London, UK
Michael Logan, Manager of Content Development, Next Media Animation, Taipei, Taiwan
Jonathan Shapiro ("Zapiro"), Editorial Cartoonist, Cape Town, South Africa

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Coffee Break

IPI General Assembly

(for IPI Members only)

Dinner

at the National Theatre

Performance by Cloud Gate Dance Theatre
(Asia's leading contemporary dance company)

Session VII: "Taiwan's PeoPo Project – A Model for Citizen Journalism in the Future?"

A case study of a successful citizen journalism project. Faced with widespread public distrust in the media, Taiwan's Public Television Service launched "PeoPo" (People's Post). In just over two years, some 4,000 PeoPo "members" have contributed over 30,000 reports to the PeoPo website. The public broadcaster has integrated this output into its programmes, with daily shows on the best stories filed that day and weekend news programmes carrying at least four PeoPo reports. Quality is maintained by an extensive training programme for members.

Moderator:
Tom Wang, Radio Host and Novelist, Taipei, Taiwan

Panellists:
Chen-Ling Hung, Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Journalism, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Solana Larsen, Managing Editor, Global Voices, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Leh-Chyun Lin, Director, International Department, Public Television Service, Taipei, Taiwan

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Coffee Break

Session VIII: ""In the Face of Disaster – Crisis Management and the Media"

The media's role in efforts to strengthen the international community's capacity for comprehensive crisis management during natural disasters, conflicts, and other crisis situations.

Moderator:
Curtis Brainard, Editor, The Observatory, Columbia Journalism Review, Columbia University, New York, USA

Panellists:
Hidetoshi Fujisawa, Chief Commentator, News Commentators Bureau, NHK Japan Broadcasting Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
Patrick Meier, Director of Crisis Mapping & New Media, Ushahidi Network, Nairobi, Kenya
Rodney Pinder, Director, International News Safety Institute (INSI), London, UK

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Lunch

Parallel Session IX / A: "Doing More with Less: In Difficult Times, Maintaining Media Quality through Creativity and Innovation"

How newspapers, broadcasting organisations, online news sites, and other media outlets are trying to make a virtue of necessity – from integrating newsrooms to outsourcing to condensing specialised sections.

Moderator:
Alvin Liu, Managing Director, udn.com, Taipei, Taiwan

Panellists:

Chansa Kabwela, Deputy Managing Editor, The Post, Lusaka, Zambia
Lincoln Millstein, Senior Vice President for Digital Media, Hearst Newspapers, New York, USA
Gregory Moore, Editor, Denver Post, Denver, USA

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Parallel Session IX / B: "Following the Funds – Covering Development Aid and Corruption"

Corruption lies at the very heart of countries' inability to meet the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as funds are diverted or disappear, and journalists trying to cover the problem are threatened and stifled. How can investigative journalism be promoted so that the media can expose corruption and other illegal activities? In countries struggling to meet the MDGs, how can a free, independent media be strengthened?

Moderator:
Giannina Segnini, Editor, Investigative Unit, La Nación, San José, Costa Rica

Panellists:
Umar Cheema, Investigative Reporter, The News, Karachi, Pakistan
Jean Claude Louis, Fundraising and Media Consultant, Panos Caribbean, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Manoj Mitta, Senior Editor, Times of India, New Delhi, India
Paul Radu, Executive Director, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project; Co-founder, Investigative Dashboard, Bucharest, Romania

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Coffee Break

Closing Ceremony

Speaker:
Den-yih Wu, Premier of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

Presentation of the 2012 IPI World Congress

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Farewell Dinner

at Fullon Hotel Danshuei Fishermen’s Wharf