The National Media on Iraq

The 3. seminar arranged by CBS Media Hub

This seminar takes the coverage of the war in Iraq by national television as a point of departure in order to reflect upon up a series of ethical and political questions around the visibility of war and terrorism in the media. The panelists are Terry Threadgold and Stig Hjarvard, authors of reports on the coverage of the war in Iraq by British and Danish media respectively.

Programme:

13.00 - 13.45: Terry Threadgold, Professor; Head, School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University

13.45 - 14.00: Break

14.00 - 14.45: Stig Hjarvard, Professor, Department of Film and Media Studies, University of Copenhagen.

14.45 - 15.00: Reply from speakers

15.00 - 15.30: Discussion