Television News on Europe - Fernsehnachrichten aus Europa
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'Media Literacy and Democracy – Media Literacy in Europe'
Conference and Live Show on the 29th June 2002 at the Open Channel Berlin
How can media education help young people to become responsible citizens? In which directions will media education develop? What is the current state of media education in different European countries? Teachers and experts from Germany, England, Spain and Israel will offer possible strategies and present insights into their project work. The day will also be the closing event of the European Socrates Project 'Television News on Europe'.

A liveshow with video extracts, statements and activities from the children from Berlin who participated in the Television News project will conclude the day. The show will be broadcast on Berlin television and online via a livestream.
Programme The conference is free of charge, the conference language will be English. Lunch is not included.
11.30 hrs Welcome · Media Spokesman SPD (Frank Zimmermann) · Federation of Open Channels Germany, Open Channel Berlin (Jürgen Linke) · Kulturring in Berlin e.V. (Dr. Gerhard Schewe) · Rutenberg Institute Haifa (Micha Hanan)
12.00 hrs Overview of the day · Armin Hottmann, Kulturring in Berlin e.V.
12.15 hrs Keynote Speech 'Media Literacy and Democracy' · Robert Ferguson, University of London, England
13.00 hrs Lunch Break
14.00 hrs

'Media Literacy in Europe'
Interview: 'The Value of European Projects' · Dennis Massey, Thorn Grove Primary School, England
Roundtable: 'Media Education in Europe' · Dr. Chris Turner, Manchester Metropolitan University, England (Moderator) · Jacqueline Bril Ruberto, Rutenberg Institute, Israel · Wolfgang Schill, Lisum Berlin, Germany · Javier Coco González, CRA La Sierra, Spain
Discussion
15.15 hrs 'Media Education Projects in Europe and Israel'
Interview: 'Television News on Europe' - A Socrates Media Education Project · Claire Webber, Thorn Grove Primary School, England
Presentation: 'Making Media' - A Media Project in Israeli Schools · Jacqueline Bril Ruberto, Rutenberg Institute, Israel
Presentation: 'Youth 4 Media - an Internet and Qualification Network (East meets West)' · Dr. Joachim Musholt, Open Channel Münster
Discussion
16.15 hrs 'Future Aspects of Media Education'
Video Presentation: 'Multimedia Authoring and Literacy in the Information Age' · Alfonso Gutierréz Martin, Universidad de Valladolid, Spain
Outlook: 'The Future of Media Education' · Micha Hanan, Rutenberg Institute, Israel
17.00 hrs Break (Set up Liveprogramme)
18.00 hrs

Liveprogramme 'Television News on Europe' (www.23muskeltiere.de/europe.htm)
Video Excerpts of the Television News Project, Short Statements from the Partners, Children as producers
Opening: Monika Vogler, Berlin Senate, Germany · Production: Mischka Franke, Open Channel Berlin · Direction: Adrian Liebig, Kulturring in Berlin e.V. · Coordination of the Children: Brigitte Messner-Adam, Grundschule am Berg, Berlin

19.30 hrs Reception

The event is organised by the Bundesverband Offene Kanäle (Federation of Open Channels Germany)

Co-partners:      Medienanstalt Berlin-Brandenburg - Offener Kanal Berlin
                        Kulturring in Berlin e.V.
                        Rutenberg Institute, Haifa/Israel

Registration:      Petra Scholz, Offener Kanal Berlin, Voltastr. 5, 13355 Berlin
                        Fax 0049 30 464 98, scholz@okb.de

Information about the programme:
                        Armin Hottmann, Kulturring in Berlin e.V., info@23muskeltiere.de