THE PRESS ASSOCIATION OF JAMAICA – 5 EAST AVENUE, KINGSTON 8 | UWI MONA – WJC
PRESS ADVISORY
Telephone: 876.631-6390 or 876.348-1682
Email: pressassociationjamaica@gmail.com
Who: Press Association of Jamaica/UWI Mona – WJC
What: National Journalism Week Western Jamaica Forum: “Who’s Watching the Watchdog? Media Regulation in Jamaica & Elsewhere.”
Where: Lecture Room – E202 The University of the West Indies – WESTERN JAMAICA CAMPUS
When: Tuesday November 28, 2017 at 9:00 a.m.
Background: This year, activities for National Journalism Week are being held from Sunday November 28, 2017 to Saturday December 2, 2017 under the theme “Media Accountability in the Digital Age.”
In line with that theme and in concert with the US Embassy, Kingston, the PAJ will host THREE lectures. This year’s topic “Who’s Watching the Watchdog? Media Regulation in Jamaica & Elsewhere” will focus on the very current and topical issue of holding the media accountable. These lectures are being held in Kingston, Montego Bay and Mandeville.
The lecture in Montego Bay is being hosted by the UWI Mona – WESTERN JAMAICA CAMPUS on Tuesday November 28, 2017 at 9.a.m. It 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.
Contact: Press Association of Jamaica
Tel: 876.631.6390/876.348.1682
Email: pressassociationjamaica@gmail.com
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