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www.theoneminutesjr.org - One Minutes Jr. Newsletter JulyThis is the full
OneMinutesJr newsletter for July - with stories from:

Ireland
Turkey
Uzbekistan
Canada
Czech Republic
Latin America
and other countries

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http://www.theoneminutesjr.org

Best,

Chris
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Chris Schuepp
Young People's Media Network - Coordinator
c/o ECMC (European Centre for Media Competence)
Bergstr. 8 / 10th floor
D-45770 Marl - Germany

Tel.: +49 2365 502480
Mobile: +49 176 23107083
Fax: +49 12126 23107083
Email: cschuepp@unicef.org
URL: www.unicef.org/magic
Mailing list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/youthful-media

The YPMN is supported by UNICEF and hosted by the ECMC.

The opinions and views expressed in this message and/or articles & websites
linked to from this message do not necessarily reflect the views of the
United Nations or its agencies.
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Dear friends,

July has been a hectic month! The Dublin workshop at the RTE campus was a
great success and the broadcasters meeting, which followed, turned out to be
a splendid initiative to start a productive partnership between 6 European
broadcasters and the oneminutesjr network. In this issue you'll find an
overview of all the broadcasting plans so you can see how our partners are
using the one minutes in their youth programming. So now that we have left
July and Dublin behind us, we are moving to August where the East of Europe
awaits us. Our next workshop is taking place in exotic Istanbul where the
skyline is studded with domes and minarets and where the Bosphorus links
Europe with Asia.

Enjoy!

Raya Ribbius

raya@theoneminutesjr.org
www.theoneminutesjr.org

BROADCASTING NEWS
In this newsletter a special overview is added to inform our network about
the broadcasting plans of our 6 European partners. This overview was
summarized after the Dublin broadcasters meeting to give more insight into
the different ways the broadacsters have used the one minutes in the past
and on how they will proceed in the future.

RTE
RTE wants to broadcast one video per week at 7 pm. Starting in September
they will broadcast the one minutes produced in the Irish workshop together
with a 15-second portrait of each participant. They will also select one
minutes coming from other countries. Until the end of the year RTE would
like to broadcast 30 one minutes.

RTP
RTP has broadcast the first one minute on July 11th. They will continue
broadcasting one minutes on a daily bases for three weeks at 8:45 pm after
the youth programme Sophie's diary.

YLE
In February YLE started broadcasting one minutes every Wednesday during
their youth programme 'Farmi' which has the target group 13-19. In summer
the oneminutes will be broadcast during 'Summeri'. After the one minute has
been shown, the host of the programme calls the maker of the video on the
phone to shortly interview him/her.

RAI3
Early September they will start broadcasting the oneminutes between two
youth programmes from Monday to Friday. The videos will be shown at
different times during the week, except for the weekends. Rai3 would like to
broadcast 25-30 oneminutes to start with.

TV3 Catalonia
Early 2006, the promotion of the oneminutes will start on TV, encouraging
young people to create their own one minute. They are also planning to have
a slot in their televised programme featuring videos from both Catalan
participants and those from other countries.

SVT
From January 2005 SVT showed 8 oneminutes. At the BUFF Festival in Malmo,
SVT organized a mini oneminute competition with all the Swedish oneminutes
made.

WORKSHOPS

Dublin, Ireland
This article on the oneminutesjr workshop in Dublin was written by David
Cameron who is a poet, novelist, and critic and works freelance for the
European Cultural Foundation. He was present at the workshop for two days to
get a glimpse of the dynamics of it all.

The Irish broadcaster RTE hosted a One Minutes Junior workshop at its Dublin
base between Monday 4th and Friday 8th July. The twelve participants who
completed the course produced fourteen one-minute movies of astonishing
variety and immediate impact.

Mia McCarthy and June Murphy of RTE's youth programming department organised
the workshop. Mia identified interested young people who would be likely to
benefit from the oneminutesjr experience, approaching youth resource
services in two socially deprived areas of Dublin, as well as (among other
organisations) the Separated Children's Project, the Irish Refugee Council,
the Galway Film Fleadh, the Irish Film Institute, and Dublin's Clonskeagh
Mosque. The eventual selection mirrored the multiethnic diversity of modern
Ireland. It also brought together individuals of energy and vision who made
excellent use of the video cameras that were theirs for the week.

The one-minute movie is a creation of Holland's Sandberg Institute, and two
ex-Sandberg students, Michal Butink and Marissa Evers, talked the young
participants through the one-minute concept, prompting them to uncover
stories and ideas within themselves and offering them the means to express
these. Michal and Marissa were assisted by ECF staff member, Raya Ribbius.
Media consultant Marion Vargaftig was also present to ensure a smooth
collaboration between RTE, the ECF and the two facilitators.

Other than its broad multicultural backdrop, there was on this occasion no
specific theme to the workshop, and the subject-matter of the one-minutes
covered a staggering range of issues and emotions, including the impact of
AIDS on African societies, the personal impact of a close friend's tragic
suicide, the healing power of music, Dublin's constantly changing cityscape,
and Islamic wedding customs. Comedy was also very much on display, as
indicated by such titles as 'Monkey Business' and 'The Pink Ponce'. A
highlight of the week was the making and screening of a surprise video to
celebrate the birthday of one of the participants, Aron Tansey. RTE plans to
broadcast the one-minutes (accompanied by a 15-second portrait of each
maker) from September. Once they have been broadcast, the one-minutes will
be available for viewing at the website www.theoneminutesjr.org.

RTE is just one of a number of major European broadcasters to have become
involved in the oneminutesjr network, excited by its potential as a platform
for youth expression and cross-border communication. In Dublin on Saturday
9th July, a landmark meeting prepared by Marion Vargaftig on behalf of the
ECF brought together six European broadcasters to discuss their future
involvement in the network as well as the more general issue of young people's
participation in broadcasting.

Participants and their One-minutes
Patience Akpoyouvuobor - 'Music is the Key'
Emmanuele Ambe - 'Monkey Business' & 'The Chase'
Barry Gibbons - 'An Caiteoir'
Johnson Godwin - 'I'm Feeling Good' & 'Nobody's Fault
Declan Hurley - 'Half Empty' & 'Escape'
Joey Ingersoll - 'The Only Constant is Change'
Jamie Kelly - 'Monkey Business' & 'The Chase'
Ruby Mogale - 'What Have We Done?' & 'Welcome Home'
Sarah Ben Mohammed - 'Bon Marriage'
Roumaissa Slami - 'Bon Marriage'
Aron Tansey - 'The Pink Ponce' and 'Escape'
Afolabi Yisa - 'Gangsta Wedding'

Istanbul, Turkey
The workshop in Istanbul is being organized by Kolektif, a Turkish art
institution, in cooperation with the European Cultural Foundation in
Amsterdam and the Sandberg Institute. Kolektif will be organizing the
workshop locally and has found the Robert College ready to host all the
participants. It will be a residence workshop so all the kids will sleep
together in this college. UNICEF Turkey will recruit the 15 young people
(13-16 years old) from underprivileged families all coming from Istanbul.
The 6-day lasting workshop will be facilitated by two Dutch video artists,
Persijn Broersen en Margit Lukacs, who will bring all necessary equipment
(camera's, laptops, etc.) so the youngsters can start working on their
videos. The aim of the workshop is to give unprivileged youngsters the
chance to speak up and make their voice heard by a broad audience.

Un Minuto por mis Derechos
The One Minute for My Rights/Un Minuto por Mis Derechos initiative continues
to grow in Latin America and the Caribbean. Several UNICEF offices have
formed partnerships with local youth and media-oriented NGOs and are
beginning to organize workshops with teenagers. Following the Suriname
workshop in May - supported by trainers from the Sandberg Institute -
Caribbean countries are planning One Minute workshops with young people who
are involved in the Xchange project, a movement engaging
adolescents in artistic and cultural activities as a vehicle for finding
alternatives to growing violence and for promoting healthy life-styles and
responsible citizenship. The project is well advanced in Argentina and
moving forward in Colombia and Nicaragua. A regional partnership between
UNICEF and MTV Latin America is moving ahead, and will feature four
workshops with young people and on-line and on-air broadcasting by MTV of
the best One Minutes in two categories: stopping the spread of HIV/AIDS and
young people's rights. A related initiative will see university students
collaborating with MTV producers and UNICEF on the production of Public
Service Announcements about HIV/AIDS and related issues.

A word of recognition and acknowledgement: the OneMinutesJr initiative in
Europe and Central Asia is a real inspiration for everyone building the
project in Latin America and the Caribbean. We are all very grateful to the
European Cultural Foundation, the Sandberg Institute and the UNICEF CEE/CIS
Regional Office - and especially to the young movie-makers across
the region - for all the terrific work you have done. The videos produced in
Europe and Central Asia are quite extraordinary, showing enormous
creativity, personal, artistic and social insight. We are showing them in
Latin America and the Caribbean as an example of what young people can do if
given a little support and encouragement. So a global movement of young
people using the new digital technologies to express themselves and promote
social change is growing. We are delighted to be able to contribute to it.

TRAINING: UNICEF and Yangi Avlod train children in Uzbekistan
UNICEF Uzbekistan, in cooperation with the National Children's Media Club
"Yangi Avlod" ("New Generation"), conducted a 5-day training for young
journalists from June 22-26, 2005 in the Bustanlik District of the Tashkent
Region at the Children's Summer camp "Semurg".

20 children aged 12-18 from the city of Tashkent and the Tashkent and
Sirdarya disctricts participated in the training which was dedicated to the
International Day Against Drugs Abuse.
16 OneMinutesJr related to drugs and HIV/AIDS were produced at the training.
"Yangi Avlod"-member Yayraxon Pulatova won the grand prize of the
competition with her video spot called "Garbage" and was awarded with
digital photocamera.

The children were trained in creating one minute spots, audio-video editing
and computer graphics, writing articles (guidelines for these were provided
by UNICEF, Communication Unit). UNICEF will use the produced materials in
external advocacy meetings on the above-mentioned themes, joint UN and media
events, training seminars and other programmes and communication-related
initiatives.

For more information, please contact Adiba Ziyavuddinova, Assistant
Communication Officer (UNICEF Tashkent, Uzbekistan), Tel. +998 71 1339512,
or email: aziyavuddinova@unicef.org

One Minute Film & VideoFestival in the Czech Republic
The festival will take place from Agust 19 - 21 in Aarau and will showcase
some one minutes made by juniors.

These are the ones they selected:
Sleeping at the orphanage by Tatiana Panait
Chalkpainting by Narineh Daneghyan
Lost communication by Eric Gustafsson
Untitled by Vangel Hristov
Blip! by Vilhelmina Szpiro

CINEMAGIC WORLD SCREEN FESTIVAL FOR YOUNG
17th November - 3rd December 2005

Cinemagic is an international film festival for young people based in
Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was established in 1989 and over the years has
developed a worldwide reputation for excellence in children´s programming
and is currently the biggest award-winning children´s film festival in Great
Britain and Ireland.

The 17-day festival includes international film screenings, big movie
premieres, special guests, discussions, competitions and masterclasses in
all aspects of filmmaking.

Cinemagic is a competitive festival with prizes for:
* best feature and best short film for a teenage audience ¬ judged by a jury
of young people aged 13-18
* best feature and best short film for a children's audience ¬ judged by a
jury of young people aged 8-12

Films made within the years 2003-2005 are eligible for competition. We are
interested in all types of films and programmes for children and young
people from preschool through to young adult.

To enter, just send a VHS preview cassette (PAL or NTSC) or DVD, either in
English or with English subtitles, and a completed entry form to:

Chris Shaw, Festival Programmer
Cinemagic
49 Botanic Avenue
Belfast BT7 1JL
Northern Ireland

DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS 31st JULY 2005. All entries will be judged by a
previewing committee. Successful entrants will be notified by 20th September
2005.

For more information
email: chris@cinemagic.org.uk
tel: +44 (0)28 90311900
web: www.cinemagic.org.uk

FAUCET MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL
August 18-21, 2005

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: SHORT FILM & SINGLE CHANNEL VIDEO (20 minute
maximum duration)
DEADLINE AUGUST 5, 2005

Faucet Media Arts Centre is seeking submissions of short film and video to
be screened at its first annual media arts festival. The festival will
showcase Canadian and international artists work in film, video, audio and
new media. This call is specifically for short film & video, of any genre
(animation, documentary, experimental, video art, drama etc.), for a
single screening. Artist Fees will be paid.

Please Submit work on DVD, Mini-DV or VHS (NTSC)
Note: Due to our constraints submission copies will be used for the
screening if selected.

Submissions should include a brief synopsis, title, duration, year created
and contact information. Please include a self addressed stamped envelope if
you would like your submission returned.

SEND SUBMISSIONS TO:
Faucet Media Arts Centre & Struts Gallery
7 Lorne Street
Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
E4L 3Z6

Email: faucet@strutsgallery.ca
Phone: 506 536 1211 Web:
website: www.strutsgallery.ca/faucet.html

An interview with.....
do you consider yourself a professional video maker by now or have you just
created a one minute film for fun and would like to learn more about video
making? if you can tell us why you are interested in our project, you are
the one we are looking for! are you ready to answer some questions? if you
are we will place your interview and picture on our homepage or newsletter
so all our website visitors can see and hear you. so email raya ribbius with
your answers on the questions written on the website and don't forget to add
a picture! looking forward to hearing from you...

Meet Sarah Ben Mohamed who made a one minute about the beauty of a typical
Arab wedding. She took part in the Dublin workshop and her video will be
online in September.

Who are you?
I am Sarah Ben Mohamed and am 16 years old. My mother is Irish and my father
comes from Tunisia, but I was born in London. At the moment I am a student
in Dublin.

How did you become involved with the one minute programme?
Through my youth club.

What is the thought behind your one minute film?
Love for music, dance, life and culture. So I combined a video rich in every
aspect.

Why do you like film making?
I like making video's because you can explore your own imagination and
creativity and you learn something new almost every minute.

What are your future plans?
My mother realy wants to write her life story (auto-biography)and I would
like to make it into a film. I would like to produce it.

Suggestions?
If you have any comments, questions or suggestions regarding this
newsletter, please write to raya@theoneminutesjr.org we would really
appreciate it if you could give us some good and interesting tips, so we can
make every issue more exciting.

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NEWS: About a YPMN member from Armenia...

UN Study on Violence Against Children in Europe and Central Asia
Onnik Krikorian / UNICEF Armenia

YEREVAN, Armenia ? Mane Tonoyan might seem a little too young to concern herself with the problem of violence against children in Armenia but this 16-year old is somehow ?different.? A member of the Manana Youth-Cultural non-governmental organization, she has already made a one-minute-film on the subject, and at the beginning of July, was one of 25 child participants at the regional consultation for the UN Study on Violence Against Children in Europe and Central Asia.

The consultation held from 5-7 July 2005 was hosted in Ljubljana, the Slovenian capital, and organized by UNICEF as well as other UN agencies. It was one of nine such consultations that will eventually contribute to a major study of the problem by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan next year. Accompanying Mane was Naira Avetisyan, UNICEF's Child Protection Officer in Armenia, and three representatives of various government agencies.

?We were asked to find someone familiar with child rights and experienced with making films and writing articles,? says Avetisyan. ?That is why we chose Mane. Taking into account that Manana is experienced in producing materials to distribute among peers we thought it best to select a child from this organization. We will also be holding a round table in Armenia at the end of July.?
Certainly, Mane seems to have benefited greatly from the consultation.

?Before going to Ljubljana, I was concerned about violence against children although I wasn't as well informed as I am now,? she says. ?In particular, I learned more about the consequences that violence can have on children. For example, even a slap on the face can emotionally damage a child. Before the consultation, I don't think that I would have ever considered it as violence.?
According to Mane, almost all children in Armenia are subjected to violence in some shape or form. In particular, she says, it is particular evident in schools and institutions ? something that others attending the consultation also concluded. Unfortunately, she says, when violence becomes ?acceptable? in the classroom it can then also manifest itself in the form of bullying.

?In Armenia, there is very little awareness of this problem,? explains Mane. ?But violence exists ? in the family, in schools and particularly in institutions. Beating is considered an acceptable way of disciplining children. However, it's terrible if a teacher hits a child in front of others. It's humiliating and can have a serious impact on their self-esteem. I want to raise awareness of this problem among other children but also parents and teachers. First of all, however, it is necessary to raise awareness among the public at large.? 

 

"Of course, parents have the right to discipline their children when it is necessary but it is important that nobody attempts to challenge their authority," concludes Mane ?However, I would like to remind parents that they were children once and their actions now might have an impact on how future generations are also raised. Violence is not the way to bring up children.?

The Regional Consultation for the UN Study on Violence Against Children has a web site at

http://www.violencestudy.org/europe-ca

Another article on the general problem of child abuse and neglect in Armenia can found at

http://www.oneworld.am/journalism/articles/unicef_abuse.html

 

Watch the OneMinutesJr on "violence" at

http://www.violencestudy.org/europe-ca/video.html

 

Manana Youth Center website:

http://www.mananayouth.org/

SOURCE: http://www.oneworld.am/journalism/articles/unicef_mane.html
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Chris Schuepp
Young People's Media Network - Coordinator
c/o ECMC (European Centre for Media Competence)
Bergstr. 8 / 10th floor
D-45770 Marl - Germany

Tel.: +49 2365 502480
Mobile: +49 176 23107083
Fax: +49 12126 23107083
Email: cschuepp@unicef.org
URL: www.unicef.org/magic
Mailing list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/youthful-media

The YPMN is supported by UNICEF and hosted by the ECMC.

The opinions and views expressed in this message and/or articles & websites linked to from this message do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its agencies.
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NEWS: Terrorism: Leeds council sets up youth media schemes (UK)

Terrorism: Leeds council sets up media schemes

By - 27/07/05

Leeds City Council aims to combat fundamentalism in its community by launching youth video and magazine projects this week. The council is diverting £80,000 into a youth-led community magazine and a video "diary room" project, Talking Heads, which will help young people share their feelings about the causes of fundamentalism. The plans, which were decided on last week in reaction to the London suicide bombings, were drawn up by The Project, the Leeds division of the West Yorkshire Youth Association, which will be delivering the work over the summer in partnership with council youth workers. Senior youth officer Maz Asghar said he had known the suspected ringleader of the London suicide bombers, Mohammad Sidique Khan, as a "rational" crime-diversion youth worker.

 

http://www.ypnmagazine.com/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=full_news&ID=7874

 

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Chris Schuepp
Young People's Media Network - Coordinator
c/o ECMC (European Centre for Media Competence)
Bergstr. 8 / 10th floor
D-45770 Marl - Germany

 

Tel.: +49 2365 502480
Mobile: +49 176 23107083
Fax: +49 12126 23107083
Email: cschuepp@unicef.org
URL: www.unicef.org/magic
Mailing list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/youthful-media

 

The YPMN is supported by UNICEF and hosted by the ECMC.

 

The opinions and views expressed in this message and/or articles & websites linked to from this message do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its agencies.
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AWARDS: ABU CASBAA UNICEF Child Rights Award 2005

ABU CASBAA UNICEF - Child Rights Award 2005

A Call to Broadcasters

The ABU and CASBAA are now calling on Asia-Pacific broadcasters for entries for the ABU CASBAA UNICEF Child Rights Award 2005.  

The Award is made each year to the best television programming on children?s rights produced in the Asia-Pacific region.  

It recognises the efforts of broadcasters in pursuing both the production of top quality children?s programming and better news coverage of children?s programming and better news coverage of children?s issues. There is one category and one winner.

Programmes both for children and about children are eligible and can cover any child rights? issue.  Entries can include documentaries that detail the plight of children, dramas that help break down stereotypes and discrimination, or animation that teaches and entertains.

Entries must have been broadcast between August 2004 and August 2005, should not exceed 60 minutes in length, and must be received by 26 August 2005. The Award will be presented at the CASBAA Convention in Hong Kong 28 October 2005. Entrants must specify who would collect the Award should the entry win. The winner will be flown to Hong Kong for the award ceremony.

Television plays a significant role in shaping children?s social and emotional development. Almost 90 percent of Asian homes and children in the region watch an average of 2-5 hours of television per day, and in some countries they watch as many as 20 hours per week.  

The ABU CASBAA UNICEF Child Rights Award was launched in 2001 to recognise the efforts of broadcasters in pursuing both the production of top quality children?s programming and better news coverage of children?s issues.

Past winners include:

2004:   Hong Kong Connection: Children In Need by Radio Television Hong Kong.
2003:   Angels in Prison by Philippines? GMA-7 Channel.
2002:   Child Soldiers by Radio Television Hong Kong.
2001:   Children Will Grow by Japan?s Mainichi Institute.

IMPORTANT
Entries must have been broadcast between August 2004 and July 2005.  Programmes both for and about children are eligible and they can cover any child rights? issue.  Entries should not exceed 60 minutes in length.  Submissions must be received by August 26, 2005.  Entrants must specify who would collect the award should the entry win.

* Please submit entries in VHS format

Please email or fax to:

Urai Singhpaiboonporn
Asst Communication Officer
UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office
19 Phra Atit Road
Bangkok 10200, Thailand
Tel: (662) 356 9400 ext. 9406 and 9407
Fax: (662) 280 3563
Email: eapro@unicef.org

 

SOURCE: http://www.abu.org.my/public/compiled/p417.htm

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Chris Schuepp
Young People's Media Network - Coordinator
c/o ECMC (European Centre for Media Competence)
Bergstr. 8 / 10th floor
D-45770 Marl - Germany

 

Tel.: +49 2365 502480
Mobile: +49 176 23107083
Fax: +49 12126 23107083
Email: cschuepp@unicef.org
URL: www.unicef.org/magic
Mailing list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/youthful-media

 

The YPMN is supported by UNICEF and hosted by the ECMC.

 

The opinions and views expressed in this message and/or articles & websites linked to from this message do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its agencies.
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RESEARCH / ADVERTISING: US study: Fewer food ads on kids' TV

 

US study: Fewer food ads on kids' TV
19 July 05

 

A study by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has found that children see significantly fewer TV advertisements promoting food products today than they did 28 years ago, the Washington Post has reported.

The study discovered that children watch about 13 food advertisements a day on TV nowadays, down from more than 18 in 1977.

It, however, found out that the incidence of childhood obesity has more than doubled since 1970.

The FTC findings were immediately cited by officials of the advertising industry and its critics to bolster their arguments over regulating food advertisements.

President of the American Advertising Federation, Wally Snyder, said: ?The decline in TV advertisements was proof that food marketers are not to blame for the steep rise in childhood obesity.

"Advertising is not the culprit, but lack of exercise and moderation in the diet are.?

The study was released at the start of a two-day government workshop which was held to explore the effect of kids' marketing on obesity and the food advertising industry's efforts to self-regulate advertisements.

 

SOURCE: http://www.abu.org.my/public/compiled/p252.htm#Article1408

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Chris Schuepp
Young People's Media Network - Coordinator
c/o ECMC (European Centre for Media Competence)
Bergstr. 8 / 10th floor
D-45770 Marl - Germany

 

Tel.: +49 2365 502480
Mobile: +49 176 23107083
Fax: +49 12126 23107083
Email: cschuepp@unicef.org
URL: www.unicef.org/magic
Mailing list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/youthful-media

 

The YPMN is supported by UNICEF and hosted by the ECMC.

 

The opinions and views expressed in this message and/or articles & websites linked to from this message do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its agencies.
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AWARDS / OPPORTUNITIES: World Summit Youth Award 2005 (GLOBAL) - CALL FOR PROJECTS

SOURCE: http://www.youthaward.org/wsya/   What is the World Summit Youth Award?

Youth under the age of 30 are a majority of the world?s population. No longer just a PR-extra, young people are playing an increasingly vital role in a global information society. Quite simply, youth is where IT is at. The World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) aims to empower youth by creating digital opportunity. It is an international competition for youth-led projects that encourage the active participation of young people in the emerging Information Society. It is the first global ?youth for youth? initiative for selecting and promoting best practice in e-content and technological creativity. WSYA is not only a showcase to the world for young designers, technologists and e-content creators, it also contributes on a global scale to reducing poverty, protecting the environment, sharing knowledge and empowering marginalized youth groups. The three WSYA categories are Development, Creativity & Culture and Community Engagement. This awards competition is held within the framework of the UN World Summit on the Information Society. So do you have a cool emerging project on the web? Are you a young designer, web developer, music producer or artist looking for international exposure? Are you passionate about using technology for social change? Enter now and showcase your project to the world!

 

Call for Projects at New World Summit Youth Award Website

July 21, 2005 -

The World Summit Award and the Youth Caucus of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) are organizing the World Summit Youth Award to celebrate best-practice youth projects in e-content and creativity. YouthAward.org just got a whole new look. In the lead-up to the UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Tunis (November 14-18, 2005), the new World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) website will be more accessible, dynamic and current. With new sections like About Us, News and Jury, you will be able to navigate up-to-date information on the World Summit Youth Award, celebrating the best in youth-for-youth e-content and creativity. Stay tuned to www.youthaward.org as new information and content will be constantly updated. An online application form is now available at www.youthaward.org/apply for all online platforms that are led by youth under the age of 27 (note that the online platform need not be youth-led so long as the specific project is). The application deadline is midnight, GMT on September 18, 2005. Projects may be submitted in three categories: ? Development: Rewards the best online platform for youth centred around issues of poverty reduction, environmental sustainability, social justice, healthcare or peace ? Creativity and Culture: Celebrates the most innovative online platform highlighting young people?s potential for producing creative content, promoting multilingualism, creating new contemporary forms of culture and preserving indigenous knowledge and/or traditional culture ? Community Engagement: Showcases the most influential and engaging online platform facilitating young people?s participation in global, national or local decision-making processes and sharing news/ideas to empower youth and build community ?If we take a look around us, at the revolution in ICTs, it is young people who are at the forefront as learners, entrepreneurs, developers and agents for social change,? said Adama Samassekou, President of WSIS Preparatory Committee for the Geneva Phase. ?The WSYA is a long overdue showcase of e-content and creativity by youth, for youth. I am proud to be part of the WSYA Senior Advisory Board in support of this unique and worthy undertaking.? An international jury of experts will evaluate the projects, determining an overall winner and two finalists for each category. Winners will be given the opportunity to showcase their platform to heads of state, business leaders and civil society at the World Summit Youth Award Gala on November 16, 2005, and the ?Future is Now? workshop on November 17, 2005. Finalists will attend the WSIS as official WSYA delegates. The World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) is an international competition for youth-led projects that bridge the content gap in the emerging Information Society. It is the first global ?youth for youth? initiative; promoting best practice in e-content and technological creativity and demonstrating young people?s potential to create digital opportunities. WSYA is not only a showcase to the world for young designers, technologists and e-content creators, it also contributes on a global scale to reducing poverty, protecting the environment, sharing knowledge and empowering marginalized young people. WSYA is organized within the framework of the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society in partnership with the WSIS Youth Caucus. WSYA is sponsored by the Internet Society, Siemens AG and Logitech. WSYA is operating under the patronage of Vivienne Reding, European Commissioner for the Information Society and Media. The WSYA Coordination Team is headquartered at the International Center for New Media (ICNM), an independent non-profit organisation based in Salzburg, Austria. Get involved today at www.youthaward.org and showcase your project to the world! For media inquiries or further information, please contact Thomas Biebl, WSYA Project Manager, at biebl@icnm.net About the WORLD SUMMIT AWARD: The World Summit Award (WSA) is a global initiative to select and promote the world?s best in e-Content and creativity. It involves representatives from numerous countries on each continent and sees the bridging of the digital divide and narrowing of the content gap as its overall goal. In highlighting outstanding Internet content and applications around the world, the World Summit Award is helping businesses, policy makers and civil society organizations everywhere to harness the potential of ICT for empowering people and promoting development (www.wsis-award.org) About the YOUTH CAUCUS: The WSIS Youth Caucus, formed on the occasion of the 1st WSIS Preparatory Committee Meeting in July 2002, is acting as an umbrella group for all young people and youth organizations interested and/or involved in the WSIS process and ICT policy formulation. One of the most active civil society groups, the Youth Caucus aims to mainstream youth perspectives into civil society, the private sector and government inputs throughout the WSIS process. (www.wsisyouth.org) About WSIS: The UN World Summit on the Information Society provides a unique opportunity for all key stakeholders to develop a common vision and understanding and to address the whole range of relevant issues related to the Information Society. It aims to bring together Heads of State, Executive Heads of the United Nations agencies, non-governmental organizations, civil society entities, industry leaders and media representatives to foster a clear statement of political will and concrete plan of action to shape the future of the global information society. Phase I of WSIS was held in Geneva on 10-12 December 2003 and Phase II will be held in Tunisia from 16-18 November 2005. (www.wsis.org)

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NEWS: Teens speak out about issues affecting blacks (USA)

Teens speak out about issues affecting blacks

Stronger families, more educational programs needed, say Black Expo attendees.

By Keisha Mitchell, 17 Ben Dorson, 15 and Rebecca Salois, 15 - Y-Press

 

Earlier this month, an estimated 300,000 people from around the country met at Indiana Black Expo to celebrate the accomplishments of African-Americans.

During the event, Expo released a report produced by the Indiana Youth Institute that showed Indiana's black youth continue to be more at risk of failure than white youth.

The study, based on data from federal, state and local sources, found low birth weights, a high number of single-parent families and high school dropout and incarceration rates as significant problems within the black community.

Y-Press interviewed teens attending the Black Expo Youth Summit to find out what they feel are the most important issues affecting their communities. Most agreed black children need strong families, a well-rounded education and extracurricular support to succeed in life.

FULL ARTICLE FROM INDYSTAR.COM:

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050724/LIVING/507240385/1007/LIVING

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NEWS: Alison Sharman's creative vision for CBBC announced at Showcomotion

SOURCE: Showcomotion email-list

 

PRESS RELEASE: Release date 22 July 2005

 

ALISON SHARMAN?S CREATIVE VISION FOR CBBC ANNOUNCED AT SHOWCOMOTION

 

SHOWCOMOTION CHILDREN?S MEDIA CONFERENCE

8 & 9 JULY 2005 SHOWROOM CINEMA, SHEFFIELD UK

www.showcomotionconference.com

 

Alison Sharman, recently appointed Controller of CBBC, gave her first public statement on her aspirations for the BBC?s children?s services in this year?s key-note address at the Showcomotion Children?s Media Conference. 

Sharman, the new controller of Children's BBC mapped out her vision for the department, pointing to the harnessing of technological changes in the digital era as one of the key challenges facing content makers and broadcasters.

Speaking in Sheffield at the weekend, Sharman said she wants CBBC to be at the forefront of a technological overhaul at the corporation. "In this age the role of CBBC is increasingly vital to the BBC. It should rightly be in the vanguard of the new and emerging media platforms."

She said younger viewers were fast to take up new technologies.

"The phenomenal success of the iPod, demonstrates to me some important general themes about the way media consumption is evolving. It is going personal, mobile and, most important, on-demand. How long before we see the video equivalent of iPods as the must-have gadget for teenagers?" she said.

"It is not enough just to upgrade what we currently do, we need a whole new operating system, a new way of thinking about and executing content creation and delivery. We need - in many ways - to redefine what we mean by broadcasting."

She said the BBC's challenge was to take great brands such as Blue Peter and offer it across every platform.

Some old favourites are entering the digital age, as Sharman used her speech to confirm the return of children's classic Jackanory.

Mindful of recent events, Sharman outlined a second key challenge: ?addressing the diverse world of tomorrow, a tomorrow that ? in the face of a fragmenting society ? looks ? at one and the same time ? increasingly exciting and increasingly unsure.?

 

?We must be ever mindful that children are in the process of becoming world citizens of tomorrow.  As broadcasters we have out share in the responsibility to ensure that those citizens are informed both intellectually and emotionally.?

Sharman?s speech is available at the website: www.showcomotionconference.com.

During the full two days of debates and sessions, the speakers included: Steven Andrew, Controller Off-Peak, ITV; Michael Carrington, Head of Acquisitions & Animation, CBBC; Jack Davison, Head Of VOD Product, NTL; Estelle Hughes, Editor CITV; David Kleeman, President, American Centre for Children and Media; Howard Myers, Director of Programmes, Disney Channel UK; Lucy Pryke, Programme Manager, Discovery Kids; Elaine Sperber, Head of Drama, CBBC; Linda Sullivan, Director, MediaFund; and Nick Wilson, Controller Children?s Programmes, five TV.

 

Anna Home, CEO of the Children?s Film & Television Foundation, and Conference Chair said:

"Over 200 delegates and speakers made their way to Sheffield for the 2^nd Showcomotion Children?s Media Conference.  That?s over 100 more than last year, which in itself highlights the desire for children?s media creatives to meet at their own dedicated forum to discuss issues pertinent to the future of our industry.  At the conference, Alison Sharman firmly set the agenda for the BBC?s children?s services.

 

But issues remain: some commentators are starting to say that free-to-air children?s programming, apart from the BBC, is under threat in the UK and that, unless consumers can afford the various digital packages on offer, choice and quality will be severely restricted. In fact, will there be much of a future for UK-made, quality programming for children or will current pressures radically alter the market in which we all work?  The Showcomotion Children?s Media Conference Advisory Committee will seek to continue the debate to ensure that children?s interests are being addressed.?

 

The Showcomotion Children?s Media Conference is the only conference in the UK dedicated to children?s television, film, radio and interactive media. Independent producers, broadcasters, film makers, commissioners and freelancers can get together for two days of discussions, workshops and intensive sessions which focus on all the new and future developments in children?s media.

 

The Showcomotion Children?s Media Conference was held at the Showroom Cinema in Sheffield.  The conference took place during the 7^th Showcomotion Young People?s Film Festival.  The conference was funded by Sheffield Single Pot, five, Milkshake!, BAFTA, CiTV, Darrall Macqueen, Disney Channel, HIT Entertainment, Novel Entertainment, WisedUp, Sheffield University Centre For The Study Of Childhood And Youth.  In-kind sponsors were Childseye, Mediacom, Platform Post Production and Media Partners were C21 Media and Screen Digest.

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For further information contact Kathy Loizou, Showcomotion Kathy@showcomotion.org.uk

Images available, photocalls can be organised on request: 0114 276 3534   

 

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AWARDS: Winners of new UNICEF UK Film Awards announced

SOURCE: Showcomotion email-list

 

PRESS RELEASE: 22 JULY 2005 SHEFFIELD UK

 

WINNERS OF NEW UNICEF UK FILM AWARDS ANNOUNCED

 

Winners of two brand new UNICEF UK AWARDS were announced at Showcomotion Young People?s Film Festival at the Showroom Cinema, Sheffield UK.  The Jury, made up of young people aged 15 and 16 from Sheffield?s Cube project, awarded six prizes:   

 

UNICEF UK YOUTH AWARD

The winner of the UNICEF UK YOUTH AWARD, for films made by young people under the age of 19, was Sticks & Stones made by young people working with the Community Arts Workshop in Leamington Spa.

 

The young Jury felt that this hard-hitting documentary was extremely informative on the issue of how violence affects young people. It was told from the perspective of young offenders as well as accounts from young victims of violence.

 

The Jury award Special Mentions to Cat?s Got Your Tongue by Corinne McPake and No Joy made by young people from Hoyland, South Yorkshire working with C Media from Barnsley.

 

UNICEF UK AWARD

The winner of the UNICEF UK AWARD, for films made by professional film makers and students aged 19 years+, was Waiting For Sunrise by Aneel Ahmed.

 

The Jury were deeply moved by this powerful and challenging documentary about the street children of Lahore in India.  One young member of the Jury said: ?We found this film very hard-hitting and touching. It reflected real life issues which captured our attention and gave us an understanding of the disturbing lifestyles which some people of Lahore are forced to live in.?

 

The Jury award Special Mentions to Candida Scott-Knight for her film Mercy and Samuel Dore & Jez Toogood for their film Not From Where I?m Standing.

 

RIGHT DIRECTION AUDIENCE AWARD

The RIGHT DIRECTION AUDIENCE AWARD for the best over all film as voted by the audience went to Fir Vale Vision made by Destination Arts Sheffield working with young people in Fir Vale in Sheffield.

 

Prizes for the winners included a copy of AVID Xpress DV provided by AVID, the Museum of Photography Film and Television provided free cinema tickets and Pinewood and Shepperton Studios provided free tours of studios.

 

FILMS4LIVES

The awards were part of Films4Lives, the UK?s first and only young people?s rights film festival which ran on 2 & 3 July 2005 as a special section during Showcomotion.  45 short films were in competition.  The Films4Lives initiative was conceived by local filmmakers and charity workers to help raise money for children?s charities UNICEF and NSPCC and to help raise awareness of young people?s rights through film.  Films4Lives is a partnership between UNICEF, Showcomotion, NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children), Gorilla Cinema, Cube and Connexions South Yorkshire. 

 

SHOWCOMOTION YOUNG PEOPLE?S FILM FESTIVAL

In its seventh year, Showcomotion has expanded to a record total of 198 films from around the world including a record 104 films made by young people.  It is the largest and longest-established kids? film fest in England.  It ran from 30 June ? 9 July 2005 at the Showroom Cinema in Sheffield.

 

Special guests included Danny Boyle, the director of Millions, and Alex Etel and Lewis McGibbon, the young actors in the film. 

 

Festival director Kathy Loizou said, ?We began with 300 young people at Vision Mix, our careers conference for 14-19 year olds; we ended with over 200 industry delegates last Friday and Saturday and in between hundreds of young people from Sheffield and South Yorkshire have come to see great films and take part in great workshops.  Danny Boyle came to speak after the screening of his film Millions; Naomi and Beth from milkshake! entertained hundreds of under fives and we definitely had the best fest ever.  I?m already looking forward to next year!?

 

SHOWCOMOTION CHILDREN?S MEDIA CONFERENCE 8 & 9 JULY

Alison Sharman, recently appointed Controller of CBBC, gave her first public statement on her aspirations for the BBC?s children?s services in this year?s key-note address at the Showcomotion Children?s Media Conference. 

 

Sharman, the new controller of Children's BBC mapped out her vision for the department, pointing to the harnessing of technological changes in the digital era as one of the key challenges facing content makers and broadcasters.

 

Over 200 delegates attended the conference coming from a variety of children?s media companies including CiTV, CBBC, NTL; American Centre for Children and Media; Disney Channel UK; Discovery Kids; MediaFund; five TV, Super RTL, Initial Kids, WisedUp.

 

Showcomotion is at the Showroom Cinema, Paternoster Row, Sheffield S1 2BX Box Office: 0114 275 7727  www.showcomotion.org.uk.

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For further information contact Kathy Loizou, Showcomotion Director kathy@showroom.org.uk 

+ 44 (0) 114 276 3534

Images available, photocalls can be organised on request.

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CALL FOR ENTRIES: Educational Video Festival for Rural Children and Youth in Bangladesh

Video Uthshob :
Educational Video Festival for Rural Children and Youth in Bangladesh
21 - 23 August, Muktagacha, Mymensingh

UnnayanNet is going to organize 1st "Educational Video Festival for Rural
Youth and Children" in Bangladesh . Regarding this we are looking
educational video documentary on the following issues
- ICT, Global Information System, Global Village
- Youth leadership/ Participation/ Relationship
- AIDS/ HIV, Mental Health
- Childrights/ Children of the World
- Millennium Development Goals
- Conflict Resolutions, Social Unity
- Global Schooling, Computing
- Arts and Culture
- Environment Consciousness/ Biodiversity
Format: VHS ( PAL ), Multimedia CDROM, VCD, DVD and QuickTime Web format.

Submission dateline: 12 August, 2005

Contact person: Shahjahan Siraj, Chief Executive, UnnayanNet

Contact e.mal: info@unnayannet.org

Note : we are looking support / sponsorship from similar minded
organisation. Any contribution will be appreciated for this event.
UnnayanNet will organisation this event every year. It is planned to move
this festival whole Bangladesh through the partners and stockholders of
UnnayanNet.

SOURCE: http://www.unnayannet.org/event/videofestival-I.htm
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NEWS: Children's PressLine Asks Young Filmmakers About Media That Matters (USA)

Children's PressLine Asks Young Filmmakers About Media That Matters

Posted on July 21, 2005 by shira

by Matthew Kunihro and Antonina Zielinska of Children's PressLine

Children's PressLine (CPL) is a Manhattan-based youth media organization that provides children from ages 8 to 18 with hands-on experience in oral journalism and peer advocacy. On May 27th, 2005 two CPL journalists attended MediaRights' "Media In Action Coalition Building Workshop" at the International Center for Tolerance Education in Dumbo, Brooklyn. CPL's Antonina Zielinska (age 16) and Matthew Kunihro (age 10) joined the daylong networking event to talk with young filmmakers about their craft and to interview some of the youth attendees. Here is what some of the participants had to say:

http://www.mediarights.org/news/2005/07/18/childrens_pressline_asks_young_filmmakers_about_media_that_matters

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TECHNOLOGY: Where R U? Text service tracks teens (UK)

Where R U? Text service tracks teens

Lucy Ward, social affairs correspondent
Wednesday July 20, 2005
The Guardian

It is a familiar dilemma for parents of teenagers testing new-found independence - do you sit at home fretting over their after-school whereabouts or call their mobiles and risk a tirade against over-protectiveness?

The answer, according to one company, is a hi-tech apron string based on the mobile phone location tracking techniques used in police investigations.

The new KidsOK service, sold in shops including Boots and Bhs as the summer holidays start, allows parents to use their own mobiles and their children's to "discreetly" locate wandering offspring (or their phones, at least) to within about 500m in built-up areas.

FULL ARTICLE ON THE GUARDIAN WEBSITE: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1532026,00.html

 

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NEWS: Inaccurate news article 'intruded into 14-year-old's private life' (UK)

Inaccurate news article 'intruded into 14-year-old's private life'
By HoldtheFrontPage staff

A weekly newspaper has been criticised by the Press Complaints Commission for intruding into the private life of a 14-year-old girl and running an inaccurate story about her health.

The Medway Kent Messenger reported on an event that was being organised to raise money for a 16-year-old boy and his 14-year-old cousin to go to Florida.

The article told how both teenagers were 'seriously ill', had spent their lives 'in and out of hospital', and that the girl suffered from a muscle-wasting disease - when the girl actually suffered from a far less serious condition and had never spent a night in hospital.

FULL ARTICLE ON THE "HoldTheFrontPage" WEBSITE AT:
http://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/day/code/050719mes.shtml 

PCC CODE OF PRACTICE: http://www.pcc.org.uk/cop/cop.asp

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NEWS: BBC chief promises to mind his language (UK)

BBC chief promises to mind his language - By Hugh Davies - (Filed: 19/07/2005)

Michael Grade, the BBC chairman, renowned as one of the most liberal figures in broadcasting, said in an interview that "we should be at the cutting edge of innovation" but children would be protected.
Asked about "bad" language, he said that if it was defined as "just the F-word", audiences would not hear it before the 9pm watershed. "You would know about it, as there will be hell to pay."
Answering questions put by readers of the Radio Times, he added: "You have to protect the innocence of children."


FULL ARTICLE ON THE DAILY TELEGRAPH WEBSITE AT:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/07/19/nbbc19.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/07/19/ixhome.html

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NEWS: Dubai eGovernment provides training in key elements of media

Dubai eGovernment provides training in key elements of media

Jul 12, 2005 - 02:05 -

Dubai eGovernment provides training in key elements of media Dubai, 12 July 05 (WAM) -- Dubai eGovernment is providing training in web designing and news story writing to children participating in the sixth Kids Press Club, organized by the Dubai Press Club and sponsored by Dubai eGovernment. The Kids Press Club is designed to introduce children to the challenging world of media and journalism, and provide them first-hand experience of the functioning of these sectors.

Commenting on Dubai eGovernment's active involvement in the Kids Press Club, Ghazi Al Shoubaki, Community Outreach Officer, Dubai eGovernment, said, "eGovernment is pleased to extend support to the Kids Press Club. The programme will enable participants to gain a fair understanding of the functioning of media, advertising and public relations, as well as its possibilities and challenges, while preparing the ground for participants who might want to take up journalism or other media spheres as a future career." "The media remains the foremost opinion maker in society, holding significant say in the shaping of the social order. The advent of new media, in particular, has altered conventional definitions of the media, and has brought with it new challenges. Dubai eGovernment seeks to provide participants of Kids Press Club with a comprehensive knowledge of the concept of new media, including e-journalism, while educating them on how to effectively address the challenges involved," Al Shoubaki said.

"Dubai eGovernment is also imparting elementary training to the participants in web designing, in order to develop their IT skills and enhance their proficiency in the use of electronic tools.

The move is part of eGovernment's larger campaign to promote Information Technology and increase awareness about our various eServices," Al Shoubaki added.

The course content for the Kids Press Club covers topics such as Public Relations - principles and applications, defining media and their roles, the art of writing news stories and picture captions, web designing, photography, cartoon drawing, securing PCs and designing fliers, brochures and newsletters.

Alia Hamed Ibrahim, one of the participants of Kids Press Club, commented, "The programme has been an excellent learning experience.

I found the web designing course particularly useful, as it enabled us to learn how to make our own web pages, and helped us develop a better appreciation of page design and layout." Another participant, Tanya Kewalramani, said, "The writing course allowed us to learn how to construct sentences and paragraphs, and how to put it all together to make a cohesive story. Moreover, we were given various exercises to practice the techniques that were taught." The 20 participants of Kids Press Club, drawn from an age group of 10-15, are also being taken on field trips to leading media organizations to learn various aspects of the functioning of these organizations. More importantly, they will have the opportunity to organize a real press conference upon completion of the programme, where they can share their experience with the press.

WAM/TF 12 58 CCCCQQE

 

SOURCE: http://wam.org.ae/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=WAM%2FWamLocEnews%2FW-T-LEN-FullNews&c=WamLocEnews&cid=1120735096491&p=1041492777827

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TRAINING: UNICEF and Yangi Avlod train children in Uzbekistan

UNICEF Uzbekistan, in cooperation with the National Children's Media Club
"Yangi Avlod" ("New Generation"), conducted a 5-day training for young
journalists from June 22-26, 2005 in the Bustanlik District of the Tashkent
Region at the Children's Summer camp "Semurg".

20 children aged 12-18 from the city of Tashkent and the Tashkent and
Sirdarya disctricts participated in the training which was dedicated to the
International Day Against Drugs Abuse.

16 OneMinutesJr related to drugs and HIV/AIDS were produced at the training.
"Yangi Avlod"-member Yayraxon Pulatova won the grand prize of the
competition with her video spot called "Garbage" and was awarded with
digital photocamera.

The children were trained in creating one minute spots, audio-video editing
and computer graphics, writing articles (guidelines for these were provided
by UNICEF, Communication Unit). UNICEF will use the produced materials in
external advocacy meetings on the above-mentioned themes, joint UN and media
events, training seminars and other programmes and communication-related
initiatives.

For more information, please contact Adiba Ziyavuddinova, Assistant
Communication Officer (UNICEF Tashkent, Uzbekistan), Tel. +998 71 1339512,
or email: aziyavuddinova@unicef.org

NEWS: Popular TV hosts from 3R (Respect, Relax, Respond) appointed National Goodwill Ambassadors for UNICEF Malaysia

Popular TV hosts from 3R appointed National Goodwill Ambassadors for UNICEF Malaysia

By Indra Nadchatram and Kun Li

KUALA LUMPUR, 15 July 2005 ? The three dynamic hosts of the popular television programme 3R (Respect, Relax, Respond) were recently chosen by UNICEF to become Malaysia?s first ever National Goodwill Ambassadors. 

The three young women, Celina Khor, Kartini Kamalul Ariffin, and Rafidah Abdullah, were selected because of their widespread popularity and their determination to use their profession as a platform to promote children?s rights in Malaysia.

?Celina, Kartini Kamalul and Rafidah, like all our Goodwill Ambassadors, were chosen for their compassion, their deep commitment to children and women, and their appeal to young people,? said UNICEF?s Representative in Malaysia, Gaye Phillips. ?Not only are they articulate, they are also quite well-informed about HIV/AIDS, which is one of our priorities in Malaysia.?

In addition to HIV/AIDS, Celina, Kartini Kamalul and Rafidah will also focus on other UNICEF priorities in the country, such as the exploitation and trafficking of children, child injuries and accidents. As UNICEF National Goodwill Ambassadors, they will highlight these issues on their TV programmes, at public appearances and in workshops. In addition, they will also be involved in fundraising to support UNICEF?s work in Malaysia.

?We have always admired the tireless work of UNICEF. We are accepting this role with humility, recognizing that there are some concerns that need to be addressed for children and young people in our country. We have always believed that each individual has an opportunity to make a difference, and we hope that we may have a chance to do just that. After all, children are our future," said Celina, Kartini and Rafidah. ?And in true 3R-UNICEF style, we will do it in a way that is simple, bold, optimistic and contemporary. We look forward to this amazing journey with UNICEF,? continued the trio.

3R deals with serious issues that affect youth and children with fun and humour. Each episode is filled with role-play, open discussions and interviews. The programme was awarded ?Best Infotainment Programme? at the Asian Television Awards in 2002, as well as the Red Ribbon Media Award by the Malaysian AIDS Foundation for its outstanding coverage of HIV/AIDS issues. It also won silver at the Malaysian Video Awards 2003 for ?Best Magazine Programme?.

?We are truly pleased that these three wonderful young women have agreed to join the UNICEF family. I know they will help bring UNICEF?s mission to the audience who will have the most impact on our future ? young people themselves,? added Ms. Phillips.

SOURCE: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/malaysia_27664.html

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OPINIONS / BOOKS: Over the Edge: How the Pursuit of Youth by Marketers and the Media Has Changed American Culture (by Leo Bogart)

Book Review: Danny Lee - Vulgarity loiters on our television street corners

If you're curious about the world, this is a great time to be alive. Access to multiple television channels, the Internet and communications media generally has turned the globe into a surprisingly intimate community.

But it's not exactly a beautiful day in the neighborhood, says social researcher Leo Bogart, a Harvard and Columbia University professor and Fulbright research fellow. "We are addicted to the media, but sometimes worry about what they say to us and especially to our children," says Bogart.

In "Over the Edge: How the Pursuit of Youth by Marketers and the Media Has Changed American Culture," Bogart tackles indecency in entertainment, particularly on television. He traces the problem to marketing's pursuit of youthful consumers but dismisses warning labels, better rating systems or action by private groups as solutions. Instead, he calls for tighter evaluation of broadcast license and cable system franchise renewals in light of how well the licensee serves the public good.

FULL ARTICLE FROM INDYSTAR.COM:

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050716/OPINION/507160332/1002

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TRAINING: UNICEF's 'Mouthpiece' workshop empowers Malaysia's young journalists on HIV/AIDS reporting

UNICEF?s ?Mouthpiece? workshop empowers Malaysia?s young journalists on HIV/AIDS reporting

By Lydia Lubon and Kun Li

KUALA LUMPUR, 13 July 2005 ? In a wake of rising HIV/AIDS infection rates in Malaysia, UNICEF recently organized a three-day workshop for the country?s young reporters and broadcasters, held in Port Dickson. The workshop, entitled ?Mouthpiece?, is aimed at creating greater awareness among the young journalists regarding issues surrounding HIV/AIDS.

?UNICEF is really concerned about the increased level of HIV infections in Malaysia, particularly among the age group of 15-19. We know from our experience around the globe that one of the contributing factors to an increase of HIV infections is the lack of knowledge; (the) lack of awareness and education about the issue. And that does seem to be the case in Malaysia,? said UNICEF?s Representative in Malaysia, Gaye Phillips.

As of December 2004, nearly 65,000 Malaysians had been diagnosed with HIV or AIDS, with an average of 19 new cases reported every day. The Malaysian government has confirmed that 75 per cent of those infected with HIV are intravenous drug users, a statistic that greatly concerns UNICEF.

?Most of the time a drug user shares needles with about four to five people, and injects four to five times a day. So you can see that HIV could spread very efficiently through needle sharing. And the chances of its spreading through young people is also very high,? says Palani Narayanan, a Drugs and HIV Consultant for UNICEF.

The workshop encouraged participants to ask questions and express opinions on various issues. UNICEF also invited experts on HIV/AIDS as key speakers. The young journalists were given a chance to look in-depth at the role media can play in combating HIV/AIDS, particularly the influence they can have over the mindset of their audience.

?This workshop is really an eye-opener for me,? said Dennis Wong, a print journalist. ?It gives us all the right information about HIV, AIDS and drugs. It also gives us the perception that the problem is actually much bigger than what we have now.?

What surfaced for the journalists during the workshop were realizations of their own prejudice and a lack of awareness about HIV. ?We, as journalists, have a really, really important role to play. We have the power to change the perspective and the stigma society has towards people affected by HIV/AIDS,? said Tesya Aizura, a radio writer and presenter. ?The workshop has impacted me, and I hope it can also impact other people.?

Aside from gaining an understanding of how a journalist?s perceptions on HIV/AIDS could influence public opinion, the participants also had an opportunity to voice their frustration about constraints imposed upon their craft. Censorship was top on the list, as well as the fear that programmes on HIV/AIDS often lack entertainment value, potentially failing to engage young people.

At the end of the three-day stretch, the young journalists were divided into different groups and given a final exercise. Emulating a possible real-life assignment, each group was asked to find an effective way to tell an HIV/AIDS human interest story. The presentations revealed that the journalists treated their stories with much more knowledge and empathy, putting a human face into the oft-demonized issue in Malaysia.

For every young journalist transformed by UNICEF?s ?Mouthpiece? workshop, there will be hundreds of potential viewers, readers, and listeners. Within this reach lies an opportunity for a miracle: to halt the spread of HIV/AIDS as the threat of an epidemic knocks on Malaysia?s door.

SOURCE: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/malaysia_27633.html

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ARTICLES: Sharman looks to iPod generation

This article talks about the future of media consumption, especially among children and young people.

 

Chris

 

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Sharman looks to iPod generation

Alison Sharman, the recently installed controller of CBBC, unveiled her creative vision for CBBC and CBeebies at the weekend, pointing to the iPod, broadband and VoD as central to the future of children's broadcasting.

Speaking at the Showcomotion Children's Media Conference in Sheffield on Saturday, Sharman (left) said that she sees CBBC as the "vanguard" of the digital revolution.

"The phenomenal success of the iPod demonstrates to me some important general themes about the way media consumption is evolving. It is going personal, mobile and, most important, on-demand," she said.

"And this genuinely revolutionary change in the consumption of content means that we must take a long, hard look at how we currently go about providing that content; how we schedule; and how we distribute it."

Sharman added that in an age when viewers increasingly take what they want, when they want it, the BBC has the potential to move into a "worldwide on-demand arena."

 

FULL ARTICLE: http://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?area=79&article=25484

 

C21.kids website: http://www.c21media.net/resources/index.asp?area=79

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OPPORTUNITIES: Prazo final se aproxima para bolsa Balboa de capacitação na Espanha - Deadline nears for training scholarships in Spain

Prazo final se aproxima para bolsa Balboa de capacitação na Espanha

Jul 07, 2005

Até 15 de julho estão abertas as inscrições para uma das 20 bolsas do Programa Balboa para Jovens Jornalistas Ibero-Americanos de cinco meses de capacitação na Espanha.

O curso se desenvolverá em Madrid de fevereiro a julho de 2006 e consiste em um módulo de classes presenciais e um de estágio em um meio de comunicação deste país. O objetivo é fomentar um maior conhecimento e respeito mútuo entre os países hispanos. Quem convoca é a Fundação Diálogos.

Os interessados em participar devem ser latino-americanos ou portugueses, ter menos de 30 anos, trabalhar em alguma área ligada à carreira e dispor de e-mail. As inscrições podem ser realizadas online.

As bolsas cobrem passagens aéreas, matrícula, seguro de saúde e EUR$1.000 (US$1.194 aproximadamente) mensais de manutenção. O programa inclui quatro dias por semana em horas práticas em meios de comunicação madrilenhos como El Mundo, El País ou a agência de notícias EFE.

As classes e palestras acadêmicas estão a cargo de professores das universidades e empresas mais importantes da Espanha, assim como funcionários do governo e dirigentes políticos do país. Mais de 80 jornalistas latino-americanos já participaram deste curso nos últimos quatro anos.

Para maior informação escreva para contacto@programabalboa.com ou visite http://www.programabalboa.com/presentacion.htm.

SOURCE: http://www.ijnet.org/FE_Article/newsarticle.asp?UILang=1&CId=303089&CIdLang=5
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Se acerca plazo final para beca Balboa de capacitación en España

Jul 07, 2005

Hasta el 15 de julio están abiertas las postulaciones para una de las 20 becas del Programa Balboa para Jóvenes Periodistas Iberoamericanos, de cinco meses de capacitación en España.

El curso se desarrollará en Madrid de febrero a julio del 2006, y consta de un módulo de clases presenciales y otro de pasantía en un medio de comunicación de este país. El objetivo de fomentar un mayor conocimiento y respeto mutuo entre los países hispanos. Convoca la Fundación Diálogos.

Quienes deseen postular deben ser latinoamericanos o portugueses, tener menos de 30 años, desempeñarse en algún área ligada a la carrera y disponer de una dirección de correo electrónico. Las postulaciones se pueden realizar en línea.

Las becas consiste en el pago de los pasajes aéreos, la matrícula, seguro de salud y EUR$1.000 (US$1.194 aproximadamente) mensuales de manutención. El programa incluye cuatro días a la semana de horas prácticas en medios de comunicación madrileños como El Mundo, El País o la agencia de noticias EFE.

Las clases y charlas académicas son dictadas por profesores de las universidades y empresas más importantes de España, como así también funcionarios del Gobierno y dirigentes políticos del país. Más de 80 periodistas latinoamericanos han participado en este curso durante los últimos cuatro años.

Para mayor información escriba a contacto@programabalboa.com o visite http://www.programabalboa.com/presentacion.htm.

SOURCE: http://www.ijnet.org/FE_Article/newsarticle.asp?UILang=1&CId=303089&CIdLang=3

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Deadline nears for training scholarships in Spain

Jul 07, 2005

July 15 is the last day to apply for one of 20 scholarships to the Balboa Program for Young Iberoamerican Journalists. The program offers five months of training in Madrid.

The program lasts from February to July 2006, and consists of classes and a media internship. The goal is to foster more knowledge and respect among Hispanic countries. The program is an initiative of the Diálogos Foundation.

Candidates should be Latin American or Portuguese, younger than 30, work in the media, and have an e-mail address. They can apply online.

The scholarships cover airfare, tuition, health care and a monthly stipend of EU?1,000 (about US$1,194). The program includes four days of journalism work at Madrid media, such as El Mundo, El País, or the EFE news agency.

The classes and lectures are led by experts from Spain?s most prestigious universities and companies, as well as government employees and political leaders. More than 80 Latin American journalists have taken the course over the past four years.

For more information, contact contacto@programabalboa.com or visit http://www.programabalboa.com/presentacion.htm.

SOURCE: http://www.ijnet.org/FE_Article/newsarticle.asp?UILang=1&CId=303089&CIdLang=1

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NEWS: Response from C8 children and young people to the G8 announcement

MORE AT www.unicef.org.uk/c8

 

UNICEF has provided a platform so children can express their views on the issues being debated and decisions made at the G8. In order for the forum to represent a genuine expression of the children?s views and experiences, UNICEF has not sought to influence their debate so the views expressed in the following text are those of the C8 participants and do not necessarily represent those of the organisers.

 

 

CHILDREN FOR CHANGE

 

Response from C8 children and young people to the G8 announcement

 

We, the children of the C8 representing the world?s children, welcome the G8 focus on the issues of poverty, HIV/AIDS and Africa.  However, we are disappointed that the leaders have not taken full advantage of the momentum of 2005 to make child poverty history once and for all.

 

In making our C8 recommendations (see attached), we placed our faith in the leaders, recognising that they too were once children.  We hoped that their commitment as members of the human race would have influenced their decisions; that they would acknowledge the problems facing children and would feel driven to solve and act on them.

 

Today is a pivotal moment in history that will never come again.  The world has woken up to the reality of poverty and millions are wearing white bands to make poverty history.  We are united in this goal and we had hoped the leaders would be too.

 

We need more than promises we need actions.  We call on the leaders to remove self -interest and work in partnership with young people.  G8 leaders should also work with civil society and international organisations to eliminate corruption and effectively implement their decisions for the benefit of all children.

 

We know that poverty is manmade and therefore man can undo it.  We the children are calling for change.

 

We, as young people affected by the decisions made and issues discussed at G8, have the right to be heard.  The C8 has given the leaders an opportunity to hear the voices of young people that may be future G8 leaders one day.  We feel that the lack of response to our recommendations will have drastic consequences - children and young people will not trust or forgive G8 leaders.

 

We, the children, don?t want to live in a world of hate.  Terrorism, like poverty, is manmade and can be eliminated.  We believe that peace is a powerful instrument that can be used by everyone to fight the world?s problems.

 

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Background on the C8 Children?s Forum:

 

The C8 is a children?s summit that took place just before the G8 meeting of leaders to give children and young people the opportunity to have their voices heard and draw up recommendations about the issues they think the G8 leaders should address.

 

The young participants are all aged between eleven and eighteen years of age and come from some of the world?s poorest countries ? Bhutan, Cambodia, Moldova, Yemen, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Lesotho and Bolivia.  They have been joined by young people from G8 countries Russia, France, Italy, Germany and the UK. 

 

www.unicef.org.uk/c8

 

For further information on C8, please contact:

Sarah Epstein, UK media, 0776 6052658

Gina Dafalia, international media, 07958 058106

 

For further information or interviews with David Bull in Gleneagles, please contact:

David Bull, UNICEF UK Executive Director, 07776 185333

Kathryn Irwin, UNICEF UK Media, 0780 372 9890

 

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RESEARCH: Sexual Images Harm Kids - New study finds that explicit media can lead to permissive attitudes about sex

Sexual Images Harm Kids

New study finds that explicit media can lead to permissive attitudes about sex.

Many instinctively know that lots of sex in the media is bad for kids, but a lack of scientific evidence has prevented change. Now, a study from the Medical Institute for Sexual Health may prompt needed reform.

The study, conducted by the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, systematically reviewed all biomedical and social science research conducted from 1983 to 2004 that explored effects of mass media on youth. Of the 2,522 research-related documents examined, less than 1 percent addressed the impact of mass media on adolescent sexual attitudes and behaviors.

 

FULL ARTICLE: http://www.family.org/cforum/fnif/news/a0037107.cfm

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NEWS: C8 message to G8

Young People at C8 children?s summit insist world leaders listen

By Thomas Nybo and Maya Dollarhide

EDINBURGH, Scotland, 8 July 2005 ? A select group of children from Bhutan, Cambodia, Moldova, Yemen, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Lesotho and Bolivia and their counterparts from Russia, France, Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom are heading home after attending UNICEF?s first-ever children?s summit, the C8 Children?s Forum, held in Dunblane and Edinburgh. The event preceded the G8 summit of industrialized nations in nearby Gleneagles, currently in session.

The participants - all between the ages of eleven and eighteen - drafted a set of recommendations for G8 leaders. These recommendations were written on behalf of the world?s millions of children and adolescents to demand their rights be respected. 

?We?ve shared experiences, discussions, problems, and we?ve found solutions to give to the G8,? said Lorenzo Cusullo, 16, from Italy.

Among the recommendations was the call for all countries to implement the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, to end poverty, to protect children from violence, and to ensure that all children have the opportunity to receive a free, quality education.

Earlier in the week the children spent time with Scottish First Minister Jack McConnell, who assured them that the G8 leaders would be made aware of their concerns.

In addition to drafting the recommendations, the young participants spent the three-day conference engaging in discussions and debate about the toughest challenges facing children today, including conflict, lack of education, and the spread of HIV/AIDS. At the launch of summit the young people met Scottish actor and UNICEF UK Goodwill Ambassador Ewan McGregor and, on 6 July, they appeared at the Live 8 concert, where they were treated to musical performances by U2 frontman Bono, James Brown, and Bob Geldof.

 

SOURCE: http://www.unicef.org/policyanalysis/index_27604.html

 

FINAL C8 RECOMMENDATIONS: http://www.unicef.org/policyanalysis/files/C8SUMMARY1.pdf

 

 

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SOURCE: Email from Sherry Handel - Blue Jean Publishing

 

Blue Jean: What Young Women are Thinking, Saying, and Doing (Blue Jean Press) by Sherry Handel (www.sherryhandel.com)

 

BlueJeanOnline.com, the popular website written for and by young women around the world is no longer in publication. Loyal website visitors will be happy to know that the book, Blue Jean: What Young Women are Thinking, Saying, and Doing is available and features the best of the publication's articles, personal stories and essays.

 

Blue Jean holds fresh and uplifting insights on topics from body image and confidence, ethnicity and racism to the pitfalls and triumphs of everyday living. It reveals the originality possible when media is created by its own demographic. No mainstream teen magazine can compare in authenticity and honesty to Blue Jean because Blue Jean is the only publication teenage girls control and write for themselves. It reads like a breath of fresh air.

 

Thank you,

 

Sherry Handel

PO Box 67111

Chestnut Hill, MA  02467

Phone: (617) 325-9852

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ADVERTISING: Advertisers target children's play areas (UK)

Advertisers target children's play areas - By Peter Zimonjic
(Filed: 03/07/2005)

Children's play areas have become the latest prime location for advertisers.

Parents' groups and watchdogs have criticised a marketing company for offering advertising space on place mats, lunch boxes, posters and cardboard cutouts all aimed at children, some as young as three. One watchdog claimed that the move was "unethical".

Boomerang Media, which already sells advertising space in more than 1,000 secondary schools, says that it has moved into 300 play areas across England, and promises to reach 1.2 million children and 600,000 parents each month with its Play House Media campaign.

FULL ARTICLE FROM THE TELEGRAPH:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/07/03/nkids03.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/07/03/ixhome.html

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NEWS: Malaysian Teens Blame Media For Negative Perception

Malaysian Teens Blame Media For Negative Perception

By Salmy Hashim

WASHINGTON, July 1 (Bernama) -- Three Malaysian teenagers, after a six-month stay in small American towns, have a gentler and kinder perception of the United States, but blamed the media for their negative portrayal of Muslim countries and America.

The media from both sides are to be blamed for the negative coverage and this created hatred and fear from both sides.

"The media is doing a bad job, " said Guruparan Dharmalingam from Kuala Lumpur.

But when asked if they would buy or read newspapers that only covered events in the positive light, the three teens, all 17 years old, resoundingly answered: "No! Boring...!!"

FULL ARTICLE FROM THE MALAYSIAN NATIONAL NEWS AGENCY: http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=142807

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TRAINING: UNICEF Trains Myanmar Journalists on Child Rights, Reporting Group Drafts Ethics Code with Guidelines for Reporting on Children

MEDIA RELEASE

UNICEF Trains Myanmar Journalists on Child Rights, Reporting Group Drafts
Ethics Code with Guidelines for Reporting on Children

Yangon, 01 July 2005 – Today UNICEF concluded a two-week training course
for 24 Myanmar journalists on international-standard reporting skills,
child-focused reporting and media ethics.

Participating journalists learned about the Convention on the Rights of the
Child, as well as pressing issues such as HIV/AIDS – areas where reporters
working inside of Myanmar can still make a difference in the lives of the
country’s children and their families.

The group of reporters concluded the training by drafting a comprehensive
code of journalists’ ethics, which includes a series of guidelines for
reporting on children – a first for Myanmar.

Most of the journalists are in their teens or early twenties.

“This training is important because it gives young reporters in Myanmar an
opportunity to learn more about children’s rights, ethics, and how they can
give a greater voice to children and young people in their country,” said
UNICEF Representative in Myanmar Carroll Long.

Since many journalists in Myanmar only have limited opportunities to
receive international-standard instruction, UNICEF began providing training
opportunities for reporters in 2004.

Thanks to financial support from the Swedish National Committee for UNICEF,
UNICEF is sponsoring a series of trainings for Myanmar journalists this
year.

“Training is particularly important for young journalists in Myanmar
because it can increase their ability to help the country’s families learn
about measures that they themselves can take to enhance their children’s
health and wellbeing,” said Ms. Long.

In addition to training professional journalists, UNICEF will train a team
of teenage ‘youth journalists’ this year, and sponsor their placement with
select private publications to give children and young people a greater
voice in Myanmar language media.

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The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) establishes that children
have the right to express their views and receive information on important
matters. Myanmar ratified the CRC in 1991.

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For further information please contact:

Jason Rush, Communication Officer, UNICEF in Myanmar
Phone: (95 1) 212 086, Fax: (95 1) 212 063
Email: jrush@unicef.org
Jason M. Rush
Communication Officer
UNICEF Myanmar

Office: (95 1) 212 086
Mobile: (95) 951 22 696
Fax: (95 1) 212 063
Email: jasonmrush@unicef.org
Web: www.unicef.org/myanmar

UNICEF Myanmar
6th Floor, Yangon International Hotel
330 Ahlone Road, Dagon Township
Yangon 11191, Myanmar
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c/o ECMC (European Centre for Media Competence)
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Tel.: +49 2365 502480
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