National Youth Media summit 2012
Theme: Just Connect
Date :11th - 12th MAY 2012
Executive Summary
Media play a central role in modern societies because they represent a primary source of information and are a main provider of entertainment for large numbers of people. As a result, the media make a decisive impact on the political, economic, social and cultural activities of people and institutions. They bring about new behavioral and cultural patterns. They also help to shape individual opinion, notions and beliefs.
This project is a response to a major demand of the general populace; the need for good governance in all types of institutions, private or public. In all countries and especially in democracies, media can play a key role in promoting good governance in the society.
This is aimed at helping young people in the Media attain professional standards and practices at the managerial, editorial, production and programming levels.
It is also aimed at bringing to the fore the public recognition of Media organisation’s commitment to the
highest professional practices and ethics, we propose to conduct a 2-day Youth Media connect summit with media experts and other seasoned professional providing the right tools and support for youths in media advocacy and the use of the new media for Change in Nigeria. It is our belief that this would provide the needed mileage for Youths to reach the various segments of the Nigerian and Africa Media industry.
It is within this context that, Talk Village International is looking to invite Youths to the National Youth Media Connect Summit. Youth policy makers in this field will include: broadcasters, print journalists, New media technology experts and other stakeholders in the industry, TVI hopes that the methodology and tools developed at the summit will favour and facilitate the transformation for state/privately controlled broadcast media outlets into Youth led service broadcasting media outlets. The Youth media connect summit mandate will also highlight the role of the media in ensuring that Nigeria and other African countries:
• Achieve the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015.
• Nigeria achieves the vision 2020 objectives.
• Africa can adopt a quality management and standards accreditation route, with Nigeria playing a leadership role through the inclusion of the youth.
• Addressing the Global Economy Crises: the place of Youth in Media addressing the Scourge.
Targeted Participant
Youths in: TV Productions
New Media Experts
Radio Productions
Print Productions
Freelance Journalists
Bloggers/Vloggers
Web 2.0 Experts
Communication Students
Professional Photographers
Reporters
Editors
Producers
Conference programme.
The conference program proposes some activities, which include:
• Paper presentations from seasoned speakers and resource persons.
• Plenary sessions.
• Exhibition/Workshops & Networking sessions.
• Experience Sharing
• Live TV webcasting
The Session features:
5 Speakers
20 sessions
10 Thematic Goals
1 Message/Goal
1 Platform
Why is the Youth Media Connect Summit taking place?
• The summit is intended to discuss the need for an in-depth reform of media industry in Africa with focus on quality control, Professional standard and best practices which will make it possible to develop a plan of action for which Africa can adopt a quality management and standards accreditation route, Nigeria playing the leadership role.
• To sensitize, increase the awareness and acceptability of quality standards in the media industry in West Africa thereby promoting free, independent and pluralistic media contributing to good governance and how new media technologies can help boost their market in the international market.
• To create more awareness to young Media expert on the current trend of ICT and related media.
• To discuss how the Media can help African countries achieve the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGS) by year 2015.
Youth media connect summit Panel Discussions
Expectations in Media practice: Role of Youth in media and the implementation of Nigeria vision 2020
• Web 2.0 Gateway for Boosting Youth business globally
• Youth Media: Act Local, think Global and harnessing opportunities for youths
• Engaging Youths in Community Radio: Citizen Broadcast
• Youth Media: Branding makes it more different and Extraordinary
• Opportunities for Young Media Experts.
• How to sell yourself to your audience expensively.
• How to setup your own media outfit.
• Funding your media project and steps to do this
• How to: Citizen Journalism
Plenary sessions:
1. Youths and Journalism Practice
2. Youths and Journalism Training
3. Youths and the Use of New Media as a teaching tool in Africa
4. The influence of New Media forms on the African landscape
5. Youths opportunities and trends in the New Media terrain
6. Media convergence and inter-penetration in local Nigeria Media content, media literacy and technology in media.
7. Media and Internet Innovations
8. Broadcast journalism in the age of globalization: prospects & Challenges.
Conclusion
Media and ICT has become an essential tool in a nation's development process, in enhancing good governance and empowering people around the world. The relationship between the media and government and its influence on democracy and national development is inevitably non-separable. In the 21st century, with the emergence of modern nation states, media is an essential aid to development, becoming an important channel for public communication and transparency
Call for Abstract
We are currently calling for abstract submission for plenary sessions presentations by Young people from the Media world both the traditional and the new media technologies experts.
1. Youths and Journalism Practice
2. Youths and Journalism Training
3. Youths and the Use of New Media as a teaching tool in Africa
4. The influence of New Media forms on the African landscape
5. Youths opportunities and treat in the Media
6. Democracy and good Governance: The place of Citizen Journalism/Social Media
For Registration and Spornsorship/Partnership :
Call +2348078686167/+2348181623661
Registration fee is N2000 (Conference Materials + Lunch+ Certificate of Participation
Register here now :http://nyms2012.eventbrite.com/
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