Media and Communications Students’ Conference in Greece

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA)   The Secretariat General of Communication – Secretariat General of Information is hosting the “6^th Media and Communications Students’ Conference” on its premises on May 15-16, an event jointly organised with the Media and Communication Departments of the University of Athens, Panteion University and the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki. Graduating students of media and communication studies will take part in thetwo-day event, while topics to be discussed include: Greece’s international image, crisis communication management, social responsibility and media reliability. Minister of State and Government Spokesman Theodoros Roussopoulos will simulate a media briefing exercise with students’ participation.

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Conference in Athens: Media and Sports

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA) The Hellenic Audiovisual Institute (IOM) held a conference on “Media and Sports: new rules of the game” on May 7,  at the Press Centre of the Secretariat General of Communication – Secretariat General of Information. The aim of the conference was to address the new digital environment evolved around sports media as well as trigger debate and raise public awareness on the topic of sports media rights. In his inaugural speech, Minister of State and government spokesman Theodoros Roussopoulos noted that as regards Greece, a country that prides itself being the homeland of sports, the economic and technical implications of the sports industry in the media should never obscure the essence and principles of sports. Noble emulation may sound old-fashioned, however, Greece is bound to make these values prevail over any possible speculation, the Minister added.

Public Diplomacy in Greece

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA)  Former U.S. Foreign Service officer for twenty years, John Brady Kiesling presented his book “Diplomacy Lessons: Realism for an Unloved Superpower,” during a presentation organised by the International Communication Policy Forum (ICP-Forum-in Greek) at the Press Centre of the Secretariat General of Communication – Secretariat General of Information, on April 18. John Brady Kiesling resigned publicly in February 2003 to protest the damage done to U.S. interests and alliances by Bush Administration foreign policy, particularly the war with Iraq. The ICP-Forum was established in 2007 upon initiative by the Hellenic Union of Press Attaches (ENAT), in order to enhance the dialogue regarding matters such as public diplomacy and Greece’s image abroad.  ICP-Forum: Public Diplomacy-United States of America 

People with Disabilities and the Mass Media

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA)   The Secretariat General of Communication – Secretariat General of Information is organising an event on “People with Disabilities and Mass Media” at the Vellidis Congress Centre in Thessaloniki, in cooperation with the Journalists’ Union of Macedonia and Thrace Daily Newspapers on March 5. The discussion will focus on the rights of people with disabilities and how the media shape and form public opinion.