9.45 - 10.45 h

Tendencies in war coverage in different countries
Chair: Dafna Lemish

Let's have a look at some news programmes from different countries and give an overview of the discussion in these countries

• Examples from the USA (NBC, FOX) with some comments by Joanne Cantor, Peter Lemish
  
  
• Examples and analysis from Germany: Maya Götz, Ralph Schauer
  
  
• Examples from Austria with some comments by Petra Strohmaier and Ingrid Geretschlaeger
  
  
• Examples from South Africa: Crain Soudien
  
  
• Examples and analysis from Egypt: Samy Tayie

11.00 - 11.45 h

War coverage in children's and youth television
Chair: Juliette Walma van der Molen

Petra Strohmaier: The position of children's TV broadcasters worldwide
Examples from France, Sweden, Denmark

Peter Nikken: Example from the Netherlands (10 min)

Lunch (Cheese and Bretzels)

12.45 - 13.45 h

Producers' perspectives on children's and young people's news coverage
Chair: Dr. Maya Götz

Verena Egbringhoff (in charge of Germany's children's news programme logo!): "How we dealt with the war" (15 min).
With Examples from logo!

Dafna Lemish: "Israeli children's television going to war" (15 min)
With examples from Israel.

Willi Weitzel: Producing the episode "When is war and when is peace?" (Willi wants to know it all)
With a programme example. (15 min)

14.00-15.00 h

Media competence and civic education requested
Chair: Cindy Carter

Ingrid Geretschlaeger: "What could media competency mean in the case of the Iraq War?" (10 min)

Chris Schuepp: "Young people's network and 1-minute videos from children"

Crain Soudien: "Civic education, community and independent thought" (15 min)

15.30 - 16.30 h (at the IZI)

In 3 small groups. Discussion of possible conclusions for the guidelines: What has to be taken into consideration for an appropriate war reporting/coverage?

16.30 - 17.00 h

Reports by the small groups

18.00 h

10.15 - 11.30 h

Children and young people using the internet to communicate their perspectives
Chair: Joanne Cantor

Cynthia Carter: "Children's online news discussions about the war in Iraq" (15 min)

Ralf Schauer: "What internet offers German children" (5 min)

Peter Nikken: "Dutch and German children's statements about the Iraq War on internet forums" (15min)

Maya Götz: "Writing e-mails to children's TV-Stations" (10 min)

Special guest: Award-winning example of a media competence project
Andreas von Hören (Mediaprojekt Wuppertal): "Young people producing video Hallo Krieg" (15 min)

11.45 - 12.45 h

News coverage and emotions
Chair: Peter Nikken

Juliette Walma van der Molen: "Dutch children's reception of violent news content: Everyday violence and war-related news coverage" (15 min)

Joanne Cantor: "Helping children cope with frightening news reports of war" (15 min)

Discussion

12.45 - 13.45 h

Lunch (cafeteria BR)

13.45 - 15.20 h

Children and young people constructing their perspectives towards the war
Chair: Màire Messenger Davies

Children telling and drawing about the Iraq War:
Introduction: Maya Götz

Ellen Seiter: "Protective silence" Children in the USA watching war (15 min)

Dafna Lemish: "This war is our war! " Children in Israel and their perspective to the war (15 min)

Maya Götz/Ralf Schauer: "We are against it" Children in Germany and Austria watching war (20 min)

Samy Tayie: "Young Egyptians and their picture of America" (15 min)

15.30 - 16.00 h

Perspective: Peace education

Peter Lemish: "Freirian Praxis Pedagogy: A model for media and educational production in periods of war and in conflicted societies" (15 min plus discussion)

16.30 - 17.30 h (at the IZI)

In 2 groups: Making the guidelines for children's and youth TV

17.30 - 18.30 h

Reports by the groups, discussion of the guidelines, planning for the next day, organising teams for the public presentation

20.00 h