Caribbean Media Conference

Report of the Seminar on The Caribbean Media: Freedom and Understanding
Kingston, Jamaica, May 2-3 1998

Organised by:
The Media Association of Jamaica
The Caribbean News Agency
The Caribbean Broadcasting Union
With Financial Assistance of UNESCO
1.0 PREFACE

2.0 INTRODUCTION

3.0 CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION

4.0 SIGNING THE DECLARATION OF CHAPULTEPEC

5.0 OBSERVANCE OF WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY

6.0 OPENING CEREMONY

7.0 REVIEW OF MEDIA FREEDOM ISSUES IN THE CARIBBEAN

8.0 REVIEW OF PRESS FREEDOM IN THE AMERICAS

9.0 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT FOR JAMAICA

10CHALLENGES TO THE FUTURE OF CARIBBEAN MEDIA

11MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY: CONTENT, COMMUNITY AND COMMERCE

12ETHICS, EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF JOURNALISTS IN THE CARIBBEAN

13LITIGATING FOR PRESS FREEDOM.

14RELEVANCE OF PRESS COUNCILS FOR THE CARIBBEAN

15WORKSHOP REPORTS

16RESOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACTION

17CLOSING CEREMONY