The East-West Center is pleased to announce its 2012 International Media Conference, to be held June 22-24 in Seoul. The conference theme is “Networked News: How New Media is Shaping Stories in Asia and the Pacific.”
The 3rd East-West Center International Media Conference will look at news and journalism issues in Asia, the Pacific and United States through the prism of New Media. South Korea, the most wired nation in the world, provides an ideal venue with its cutting-edge IT industry and dynamic media, including one of the earliest citizen-reporting networks. The conference will be held at Yonsei University.
A working conference agenda and speaker list are now available.
An early registration fee of $250 will cover all program activities, including a tour of the DMZ and the Samsung d’light showroom; an opening evening reception at the Seoul Foreign Correspondents Club; two keynote lunches, one keynote dinner, and a tour lunch; and all program materials. Select hotels are offering special conference rates. Continue reading »