CIME FORUM 2009

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February 2009
Cotonou, Benin

During the CIME Forum 2009, it was incredible to see that a vision put forth by a few EJI alumni in a stream of emails over summer 2007 had become a reality: CIME brought journalists together in Benin last February 2009 for lively panels and discussion on media ethics in Benin, and these journalists expressed fantastic feedback at the event's closing.

It was very exciting to see the CIME Forum 2009 become a tangible experience and a platform for the future growth of the Center for International Media Ethics CIME.

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Organizers
President: Kayeromi Gomez
Director: Melisande Middleton
Project Manager: Kate Newman

Panelists
Esther Tola, BBC Correspondent (Benin)
Hermès Gbaguidi, LC2 television (Benin)
Christophe Assogba, L’Evènement Précis (Benin)
Gérard Guédègbé, Secretary General at Forum of African Investigative Reporting FAIR (Benin/South Africa)
Olga Kokodé, Golfe TV ( Benin)
Franck Assah, Panapress Panafricain (Togo)
Mike Serwornoo, ATL University of Cape Coast (Ghana)

Also present:
Alain Adoun, President of REJE-PLT (Benin/Togo)
Patrick Lin Gérard Djossou, previously editor in chief of Le Matin (Senegal)
Usman Shehu, Deutsche Welle (Germany)

Panel Topics
Self-regulation of the media in elections reporting
The journalist’s social responsibility
The Internet in elections reporting
Pitfalls in reporting (investigative journalism)

Followed by discussion among participants.
 

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"All of the topics covered satisfied my thirst for learning how I can use ethics to participate in consolidating democracy in my country."


"The CIME Forum offers a new approach to ethics in journalism... its ambitions are noble and deserve to be known and supported."


- CIME Forum 2009 participants