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Media Literacy: The Power Of The Media - The Power Is The Media?

Event Description

Bright lights, deafening sounds, the screeching of brakes and the wailing of children, the sudden scream of delight – a body moves slowly, suddenly laughter what was that? The audience is moved. The captivating presence of the media, captured, silenced, overwhelmed. How do we interpret – is there a manual? Media literacy projects from around the world! a. ‘But how do we understand this Voice?’ Setting the Agenda – Inspiring Change – ‘Mossawa!’ (‘Equality!’) b. Film Training for Qatar: From School to Industry c. ‘…The Voices get muffled…’ – Talking Media Media experts innovate in their particular field by deconstructing the messages and finding viable solutions.

  • Kirsten Pike

    Moderator

    Assistant Professor, Northwestern University in Qatar

  • Rania Al Hussaini

    Senior MIL Programme, Media & Information Literacy Programme at Doha Centre for Media Freedom

  • Indrias Getachew

    Producer/ Director/Writer/Photographer, WLP Production

  • Mohammed Hassan Ahmed

    Scriptwriter, Faradees

  • Hicham Kayed

    , Arab Resource Center for Popular Arts, Al-Jana

  • Christine Mendoza

    Co-Director, Youth Documentary Workshop, The Educational Video Center

  • Russell Miller

    Founder/CEO, Wonderreel

  • Meenakshi Rai

    Founder, Chinh India

  • Vinay Rai

    Founder, Chinh India

  • Ben Robinson

  • Stephen Strachan

  • Mahmoud Tarabay

    Assistant Professor, Lebanese University

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