The biannual Cleraun media conference takes places this year between Friday 15 October and Sunday 17 October. As usual other events have conspired against me and I can’t make it, but the Sunday line-up looks interesting.
The schedule is outlined below. No sign of information on the website yet, but judging from the 2008 conference tickets should cost around €130. The most obvious session of interest will be Carol Coulter’s talk about coverage of criminal trials on Sunday, hopefully part of this discussion will centre on the family of the victim’s perspective.
Friday 15 October 2010 at 7.30pm
Showing of Das Herz von Jenin (The Heart of Jenin): 2010 Award Best German Documentary Film (Father of Palestinian boy shot by Israeli soldiers decided to donate his son’s organs to 6 Israeli children to save their lives) Followed by interactive lecture with director Marcus Vetter about challenges in making the film
Saturday 16 October 2010: Documentary Film-making
Re-presenting reality, protecting integrity - Ian Kirk-Smith, BBCNI documentary film-maker (1991-2010)
Human rights documentaries – a case study on Burma from Radharc Films - Peter Kelly, Managing Director, Esras Films
Being true: dealing with the push for more ‘edge’ and more ‘jeopardy’ - Martina Durac, Loopline Film
Showing of Babitsky’s War
(2000 Amnesty International Best Documentary + OSCE Journalism & Democracy Award)
(Russian journalist covering war in Chechnya annoys Kremlin; captured by Russian Army; international pressure led to his release)
Ethical issues in documentary film-making - George Carey, Mentorn Media; creator and first editor of BBC2’s Newsnight; editor of BBC1’s Panorama
Teresa Cherfas, Mentorn producer for Babitsky’s War, Russia: a Journey with - Jonathan Dimbleby, The Real Boris Yeltsin
Amazon Indians battling oil interests: the challenges in producing an independent documentary - Marc de Jersey, British film producer; former editor “Russia Today” (24/7 TV news channel in Moscow); former desk editor ABC New York
Sunday 17 October 2010: Issues in Journalism
Feeding the beast: sources, accountability and fact-checking in the 24-hour news cycle - Kate Shanahan, Lecturer, DIT; former RTÉ Radio & TV producer
What are the ‘arts’? How radio is broadening the horizons - Clare Duignan, Managing Director, RTÉ Radio
Holding politicians to account — how an Irish media investigation led to an EU ban on Brazilian beef - Justin McCarthy, Chief Livestock Editor, Irish Farmers’ Journal
We are all investigative journalists - Don Van Natta, Jnr, New York Times Investigative Correspondent, Manhattan
Administration of justice versus prurient public curiosity — media coverage of recent criminal trials - Dr Carol Coulter, Legal Affairs Editor, The Irish Times