Calendar of Events

You are cordially invited to the events ho,sted by the Honolulu Community Media Council.  Please click on the link of each recent or upcoming event for more information (Adobe Acrobat required, please visit www.adobe.com for free download if needed):

Date Discussion Topic Resource Speakers

DATE:
Friday, April 03, 2009

TIME:
11:30 AM - Registration
12:00 - 1:30 PM - Lunch & Program

PLACE:
Hawai`i Imin International Conference Center
1777 East-West Road Garden Level

Addmission:
$22 - con-sponsor members
$25 - non-members
Parking: $4 (Send $4.00 parking fee with check for luncheon or pay at the registration table. Display flyer on dashboard. You will be directed to park on the lawn between Burns Hall & Hale Manoa

Contact Info:
Email: ewcinfo@eastwestcenter.org

Phone: (808) 944-7111
Fax: (808) 944-7376

Or you can download the flyer and fill out the form by clicking here.

Please make checks payable to: East-West Center (No-shows will be billed) and mail to: EWC Office of External Affairs, 1601 East-West Road, Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96848-1601. RSVP deadline is Tuesday, March 31. You may also fax in your reservation form to: 944-7376. For information, please call: 944-7111 or email ewcinfo@eastwestcenter.org. If you would like to receive email announcements of future East-West Center events, please go to the East-West center website: www.EastWestCenter.org

The East-West Center, Friends of the East-West Center, Pacific and Asian Affairs Council, Honolulu Community-Media Council, Asian America Journalists Association, and University of Hawa`i - School of Communications cordially invite you to a luncheon seminar on:

The Media's Role and Impact on U.S.-Muslim Relations


Leading U.S. and Asian journalists will share their insights from the Senior Journalists Seminar, an EWC study tour that delves into interfaith relations and its impact on domestic and international politics. In this program, journalists engage their peers and religious leaders on issues that have caused tension between these Asian countries (which have substantial Muslim populations) and the U.S., especially since 9/11.

2009 Senior Journalists Seminar Participants:

India: Syed Shujaat Bukhari, Bureau Chief, The Hindu, Srinagar

Indonesia: Purwani Diyah Prabandari, Bureau Chief for Central Java and Yogyakarta, Tempo Inti Media, Yogyakarta

Iran: Reza Zandi, Member, Iranian Journalist Association, Tehran

Pakistan: Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, Senior Staff Reporter, News Network International (NNI), Peshawar

Philippines: Art Bonjoc Jr., Area News Manager, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, Cagayan de Oro City

Singapore: Saini Bin Salleh, Assistant Editor, Berita Harian

United States: Antonio Bernhardt, Senior Assignment Editor, WTTG Fox News,Washington, DC
Tricia Escobedo, News Editor, The CNN Wire, Atlanta, GA
Paul Feldman, Assistant Foreign Editor, Los Angeles Times, CA
Adam Najberg, Senior Editor, Video, Wall Street Journal, New York, NY
Robin Shulman, Reporter New York Bureau, The Washington Post, New York, NY
Alex Travelli, Editor Online Edition, The Economist, New York, NY

DATE:
Saturday, March 14, 2009

TIME:
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

PLACE:
UH Campus Center Ballroom - 2500 Campus Road; Honolulu, HI 96822

Addmission:
$15.00
LUNCH INCLUDED

Please RSVP with Honolulu Community Media Council by:

Email: info@mediacouncil.org or honcommmediacouncil@gmail.com

You can also call (808) 596-2124.

Or you can download the flyer and fill out the form by clicking here.

Those making reservations will be charged.

The Honolulu Community Media Council (funded in part by The Hawaii People's Fund) presents:

Media Justice Conference

Topics of Discussion:

Hawai`i Media Cutting Journalists,

Public Access TV in Peril at Legislature,

Corporate Control Stifles Internet,

Hawai`i Sunshine Law Eclipsed

Keynote Speaker:
Robert Scheer

Editor of TruthDig.org
The "Left Voice" on NPR's "Left, Right, and Center"

DATE: Saturday, November 1, 2008

TIME: 5:30-9:00 PM

PLACE: Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai`i

Please RSVP by October 16 at Hawai`i People's Fund or call them 845-4800

Hawai`i People's Fund
Annual Dinner

Honoring the work of Ah Quon McElrath - A living treasure of progressive activism

Nine decades speaking truth to power, honoring human dignity, supporting workers rights, and amplifying the voices of the poor!

Invitation

Please join Hawai`i People's Fund in to honor Ah Quon McElrath. Emcee is Noe Tanigawa, several young artists, and Honoree, A.Q. McElrath.

DATE: Monday, October 20, 2008

TIME: 5:00 PM

PLACE: Hawai`i Imin International Conference Center - Garden Level
1777 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI

Free Admission
Open to the public
Reception to follow:
Aloha Attire

Please RSVP at East-West Center or calling them at 944-7111

Parking: $3.00

Pay at the guard kiosk on East-West Road or Maile Way. After 4p.m. vehicles may park in any zone of the UH Manoa upper campus.

East-West Center
George Chaplin Fellow in Distinguised Journalism Address: Journalism on the Brink?

Lou Cannon - 2008 George Chaplin Fellow in Distinguished Journalism

The Decline of Newspapers, the Rise of the Internet, and the Trivilization of Political Coverage

Invitation

Lou Cannon is a veteran journalist and award-winning author who lectures and writes on the presidency, the media, police issues, and California politics.

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