JRE Cafe' Forum & Proposed Panels

Dear Friends & Colleagues,
Hope all is well. This is an update for the current progress in panel proposals and 2010 JRE Cafe'.
1. Lawrie Zion: Journalism Education Initiatives: Show Cases of Upstart and The Interview, and others.
2. David Nordfors:The role of journalism in the innovation economy.
3. Richard Shafer: The viability and advantages of contending participatory or interventionist journalism models such as: Development Journalism, Civic Journalism, Advocacy Journalism, Community Journalism, Citizen Journalism and others.
4. Beate Josephi & Lee Becker: Journalism education in Challenging Environment.

+ JRE Cafe', where practice, research and education meet.
Private Universities: Prospects and Concerns:
Topics may include Regional Imbalances; Variations in Quality; Inappropriate Resources; Mismanaged Regulatory mechanism; Focus and Relevance; Declining interest in Basic Sciences, Humanities; Political Interference;Research and Publications;Teaching Loads; & Research & Conference Grants.
Best,
Ibrahim Saleh

WJEC in South Africa

WJEC will be a highly internationalised conference dealing with thebroad theme of "Journalism Education in an Age of Radical Change". Moreinformation is available at http://wjec.ru.ac.za
The Abstract (500 words) for presentation at the WJEC needs to be in by endof day on 1 December; submissions should be sent to ElanieFSteyn@gmail.comand cc'ed to Elanie@ou.edu.
Best wishes
Guy Berger
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Prof Guy BergerHead of School of Journalism & Media Studies, Africa Media Matrix building,Upper Prince Alfred street, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 6140, SouthAfrica
Media column: http://www.mg.co.za/converseNew media & j-teaching: http://nml.ru.ac.za/blog/guy-bergerResearch: http://guyberger@ru.ac.zaPolitics & media: http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/guybergerMicro-blog reports from conferences: www.twitter.com/guybergerSkype: guy_bergerTel. 046 603 7100; fax 046 603 7101; cell. + 27 82 801 1405Email: g.berger@ru.ac.za

2nd Reminder Call for Papers JRE Section

http://www.lasics.uminho.pt/ocs/index.php/iamcr/2010portugal/schedConf/cfp
URL to submission Portal
Also Note that I suggest to have this year´s round table discussion (JRE Cafe´) on Private Universities: Challenges & Opportunities

ZigZag Academy wins E-Learning Awards

The BBCWST Iran Team have been awarded Silver in the category ‘Best online or distance learning project’ at last night’s prestigious E-Learning Awards in London. The judges felt ZigZagAcademy "offered a fantastic collaboration in a difficult environment. With the Iranian media under restrict state control, new media has been spectacularly embraced as a way to circumvent censorship...ZigZagAcademy brings online learning modules into an interactive space that incorporates a blog, a forum, podcasts and social networking.The project promotes freedom of expression and widens the scope for media diversity in Iran through user participation." The award seeks to recognise those distance learning programmes which have made excellent use of online media and tools to facilitate learning, particularly those which employ a range of methods and media over many weeks or months of part-time study. Speaking after the ceremony, Project Manager Adrienne van Heteren said that it was a great evening for the BBC and a fantastic boost for the Iran Team. Adrienne reserved special praise for Project Director Mahmood Enayat, whose ‘creativity and perseverance saw the success of ZigZagAcademy through’.

New Research on Middle East By Ibrahim Saleh

"In the Foggy Middle East: Just Wars Remain the Name of the Game," in Power Shifts and Global Governance: Challenges from South and North, Managing Global Governance, Edited By Ashwani Kumar and Dirk Messner, German Development Insitute, Anthem Press India.