On Monday, 6 April 2009 at the King George Palace in Athens, a panel of journalists from leading Greek and internatioanl medial discussed the issues around the topic 'globalisation and the news', including the recent coverage of the riots in Greece and the conflict in Gaza.
The panel of speakers included:
Lilie Chouliaraki, Professor of Media and Communications, LSE
Paschos Mandravelis, Chief Editor, Kathimerini
Phil Harding, Journalist (BBC, Guardian)
Mostefa Souag (Al Jazeera)
Charlie Beckett, Director of Polis, LSE's forum on journalist and society
Former Minister of Economy, and Chairman of Research Center for Progressive Politics, Yannos Papantoniou made an introduction on the topic 'Media and Policitcs'.
Mr Papantoniou's speech [read .pdf file]
Please watch the extract of the event on the newsprogramme on SKAI television.