THE PRESS ASSOCIATION OF JAMAICA | JAMAICA PEGASUS HOTEL
MEDIA ADVISORY
Telephone: 876.631-6390 or 876.348-1682
Email: pressassociationjamaica@gmail.com
Who: Press Association of Jamaica
What: Public Lecture and Panel Discussion: Who’s Watching the Watchdog? Media Regulation in Jamaica & Elsewhere
Where: Jamaica Pegasus Hotel
When: Monday November 27, 2017 at 6:00pm
Background: This year, activities for National Journalism Week are being held from Sunday November 26, 2017 to Saturday December 2, 2017 under the theme “Media Accountability in the Digital Age.”
In line with that theme on Monday November 27, 2017 at 6 p.m. the PAJ will host a forum at the Jamaica Pegasus with the topic “Who’s Watching the Watchdog? Media Regulation in Jamaica & Elsewhere.” The topic arises from an important conversation being had about holding the media accountable.
The forum will feature Dr. Janet Steele, the Director of the Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication at George Washington University in the United States. Her areas of interest include how culture is communicated through the mass media, the role of the press in a democratic society and narrative journalism.
Bringing local perspectives will be Press Association of Jamaica President Dionne Jackson-Miller, Vice-Chairperson of the Media Association of Jamaica Claire Grant, Isabel Viera Bermudez of UNESCO and Director of Communications in the Office of the Prime Minister, Robert Morgan.
The event is open to the public.
Contact: Press Association of Jamaica
Tel: 876.631.6390/876.348.1682
Email: pressassociationjamaica@gmail.com
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