The II Wittenberg Summer School 2007
"The American Press and the Challenges of Politics and Technology"
Leucorea Foundation, Wittenberg
July 30 – August 4, 2007
P R O G R A M
Monday, July 30, 2007 |
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Arrival during the day |
12:00 |
Registration starts |
13:30 |
Guided tour through Wittenberg
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14:30 |
Greeting Remarks Holger Kersten, Magdeburg University
Hans-Jürgen Grabbe, ZUSAS Halle-Wittenberg
Martina Kohl, U.S. Embassy Berlin |
15:00 |
Holger Kersten, "Introductory Lecture" |
16:00 |
Stephen Whitfield, Brandeis University, "Media Concentration and the Freedom of the Press" |
18:00 |
Dinner
Afterwards: Get-together
Greeting Remarks by Peter R. Claussen, U.S. Embassy Berlin |
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Tuesday, July 31, 2007 |
08:00 |
Breakfast |
09:00–10:30 |
Joe Misiewicz, Ball State, “Digital and Paperless? Who Owns the Future: or The Role of the Print Media and the Internet” |
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Coffee Break |
11:00–12:30 |
Jim Willis, Azusa Pacific University, “The Media Effect: How the News Influences Politics and Government” |
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Lunch |
14:00–15:30 |
Joe Misiewicz, Ball State, “Writing for an e-Journal: Hands-on Advice” |
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Coffee Break |
16:00–17:30 |
Groups meet to work on Summer School e-Journal |
18:00 |
Dinner |
19:00 |
Film showing |
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Wednesday, August 1, 2007 |
08:00 |
Breakfast |
09:00–10:30 |
Stephen Whitfield, Brandeis University, “The Pentagon Papers” |
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Coffee Break |
11:00–12:30 |
Erik Kirschbaum, Reuters, “Working for a News Agency” |
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Lunch |
14:00–15:30 |
Groups meet to work on Summer School e-Journal |
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Coffee Break |
16:00–17:30 |
Groups meet to work on Summer School e-Journal |
18:00 |
Dinner |
19:00 |
Film showing |
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Thursday, August 2, 2007 |
08:00 |
Breakfast |
09:00–10:30 |
Joe Misiewicz, Ball State, “Media in 2010 ... 2007? Speculation about Media Definitions in the Near Future” |
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Coffee Break |
11:00–12:30 |
Groups meet to work on Summer School e-Journal |
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Lunch |
14:00–15:30 |
Groups meet to work on Summer School e-Journal |
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Coffee Break |
16:00–17:30 |
Groups meet to work on Summer School e-Journal |
18:00 |
Dinner |
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Evening free |
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Friday, August 3, 2007 |
08:00 |
Breakfast |
09:00–10:30 |
Final group meetings |
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Coffee Break |
11:00–12:30 |
Student Presentations, Discussion |
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Lunch |
14:00–15:30 |
Student Presentations, Discussion |
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Coffee Break |
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Wrap-up
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18:00 |
Farewell Barbecue |
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Saturday, August 4, 2007 |
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Depart after breakfast |
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