Monday, 14 May

14:45 - Luncheon meeting of participants

16:00 - Meeting at U.S. Embassy with Jonathan M. Berger and Draginja Stojanovic, Cultural Affairs

Tuesday, May 15

9:30-10:00 - Workshop Opening

Dean Milan Podunavac, Univerisity of Belgrade
Dean E. Culpepper Clark, University of Georgia
Prof. Lee B. Becker, University of Georgia
Prof. Snjezana Milivojevic, University of Belgrade

Media and Diversity

10:00 - Session 1

1. Conceptual clarifications: pluralism and diversity
2. Why is diversity important?

Dr. Tudor Vlad, University of Georgia, moderator

Dean E. Culpepper Clark, University of Georgia, presenter
Prof. Branimir Stojkovic, University of Belgrade, presenter

11:00 - Coffee Break

11:30 - Session 2

3. Concentration (of ownership, audiences, revenue) as a threat to pluralism
4. Media diversity–European and American standards and regulation

Prof. Miroljub Radojkovic, University of Belgrade, moderator

Prof. James McJunkins, Clark Atlanta Univerisity, presenter
Prof. Snjezana Milivojevic, University of Belgrade, presenter

13:00 - Lunch

15:00 - Belgrade sightseeing

Wednesday, 16 May

Challenges in Representing Diversity

10.00 - Session 1

1. Ethnic, racial minorities and the media
2. Stereotyping gender differences

Prof. Lee B. Becker, moderator

Danka Ninkovic, NGO Pescanik, presenter
Nada Bubimovic, NGO Pescanik, presenter
Prof. Carolina Acosta-Alzuro, University of Georgia, presenter

11:30 - Break

11:45 - Session 2

Prof. Snjezana Milivojevic, University of Belgrade, moderator

3. Religious issues and the media
4. Media and cultural and political diversity

Andrea Stone, USAToday, presenter
Natasa Simeunovic, University of Belgrade, presenter
Ksenija Forca, Dragana Vukovic, Labris NGA, presenter

13:15 - Lunch

15:00 - Visit to Independent Association of Journalists

Presentation of the Association awards program and meeting with award-winning journalists

Veljko Samolov, Secretary General

18:00 - Dinner at Restaurant Daca

Hosted by Dean Milan Podunavac, University of Belgrade

Thursday, 17 May

Diversity and Best Journalistic Practices

10:00 - Session 1

Prof. James McJunkins, Clark Atlanta Univerisity, moderator

1. Content diversity - - sources, topics
2. Professional standards in treating diversity

Dr. Tudor Vlad, Univerisity of Georgia, presenter
Tamara Skrozza, Independent Association of Journalists, presenter
Stevan Niksic, NIN weekly, presenter

Prof. Branimir Stojkovic, University of Belgrade, moderator

11:30 - Break

11:45 - Session 2

3. Regulatory framework- legal obligations/restrictions in treating diversity
4. Self-regulation and culture of tolerance (hate speech, political correctness)

Prof. Lee B. Becker, Univerisity of Georgia, presenter

13:00 - Closing Comments

Prof. Lee B. Becker, Univerisity of Georgia
Prof. Snjezana Milivojevic, University of Belgrade

13:15 - Lunch

15:00 - Visit to Serbian Broadcasting Corporation

Nikola Mirkov, Television Belgrade Director
Milena Vucetic, Assistant to the Technical Manager

 

Friday, 18 May

9:30 - Visit to Kovacica in Vojvodina section of Serbia, a community settled by immigants from Slovakia.