Regulating against Hate Speech in Media

This is the first of three one day seminars as part of the EU project Respect Words - Ethical Journalism against Hate Speech where we will be asking the questions:

• What does ethical reporting mean?
• What codes and regulations are in place in Ireland?
• What happens when these codes/regulations are breached or ignored?

Agenda

09.30 - Registration

09.45 - Welcome

10.00 - Keynote Speech - What does Ethical Reporting mean?

Colum Kenny (Emeritus Professor, DCU; former chair of the master in Journalism DCU and former member of the BAI)

11.00 - Panel 1 - Regulations and Ethics in Media

• Celene Craig (Deputy Chief Executive, BAI)
• Emily O'Reilly (EU Ombudswoman)
• Irena Cvektovic (Spokesperson on Media Ethics, CRAOL, Community Radio Forum of Ireland)
• Lisa Ni Choisdealbha (Executive Director, IBI)

​12.00 - World Café Style Discussion

13.00 - Lunch

14.00 - Panel 2 – Terminology and Representation of Ethnic and Religious Minorities in Media

• Jennifer Schweppe (Lecturer in Law, University of Limerick)
• Caoimhe McCabe (Information officer, Pavee Point)
• Catherine Joyce (Blanchardstown Travellers Development Group/ Chair of ITM)

15.00 - World Café Style Discussion

15.30 - Presentation of Media Award to Young Travellers

16.00 - Summary and Conclusions

17.00 - Close

Each seminar is a standalone event as part of the EU project Respect Words - Ethical Journalism against Hate Speech