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(Free and Open to the Public)
9:45- 10:00AM Registration &
Welcome
10:00 - 12:15 Panel #1
(African and American Perspectives: Reporting on African Issues)
Eric Edi
(Temple University)
"American Media Coverage of African
Political Events: A Critique from an African Perspective"
Hocine Fetni (U of Pennsylvania) "Media Coverage of Human Rights in Africa"
Massa Washington (Association of Liberian Journalists) "Reporting About
Africa: Western Media Interests"
Lisa Vives (Global Information Network) "Reading Africa: What's NOT in the
New York Times"
12:15 - 1:15 Lunch
1:15 - 2:45 Panel #2 (The
Diasporic Media: Africa through African Lenses)
Mody Diagne
(Radio Tam Tam)
"The Growing Need for Unbiased African News in America: The Example of Radio
Tam-Tam in Philadelphia"
Samuel Slewion (Association of Liberian Journalists) " Pan-African
Alternative Media Approach for Information Dissemination about Africans: The
Heritage Publication Experience"
Filmon Mebrahtu (Reel Voices) "Documenting African Experiences in
Philadelphia Through Videos and Films"
Omenihu Amachi (Africa World Radio & TV) "Reflections on Media Coverage in
Africa and America"
2:45 - 4:00 Panel #3 (Media
Representations of the Continent)
Kalala Ngalamulme
(Bryn Mawr
College) "Representation of (African)
Witchcraft Ideology and Practices in Western Media"
Abioseh Porter (Drexel University) "The 'Civil War' in Siera Leone:
Representation and Misrepresentation by the Media"
Lee Cassanelli (U of Penn) "Portraying the Horn of Africa in the Media
4:00 - 4:10 PM Closing
Remarks and official launch of Africa Media Forum
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For more info: aadinar@sas.upenn.edu
/ 215-898-6610
Closest Parking lot is at
3400 Chestnut
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Ali B. Ali-Dinar, Ph.D.
African Studies Center Phone:
(215) 898-6610 (W)
University of Pennsylvania
Fax: (215) 573-8130
650 Williams Hall Web:
http://www.africa.upenn.edu
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