Feb 13, 2016 | News
AMIC Secretary General Ramon R. Tuazon attended the 38th session of the UNESCO General Conference at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France held on 10-11 November 2015. He represented the Philippines at the Communication and Information Commission.
During the session, Secretary General Tuazon commended UNESCO’s unrelenting efforts to promote the safety and protection of journalists worldwide, including its lead role in promoting the “UN Plan of Action for the Safety of Journalists.”
Asserting that an effective criminal justice system is a strong deterrent to impunity, he called on the UN body to complement safety and protection initiatives with programs that strengthen the criminal justice system and promote the rule of law.
SG Tuazon also had one-on-one discussions with UNESCO officials, including Director Guy Berger of the Freedom of Expression and Media Development Division and Director Indrajit Banerjee of the Knowledge Societies Division. Dr. Banerjee is a former AMIC Secretary General.
After the Paris conference, he proceeded to South China Normal University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China. He was resource person on Media and Information Literacy (MIL) during a seminar of the UNESCO Resource Distribution and Training Centre(RDTC) held 11-13 November 2015.
The seminar theme was “Teacher Training to Promote Safe, Effective and Responsible Use of ICT.” It was participated in by 35 deans and professors from several teacher education institutions (TEIs) in the Asia-Pacific region.
SG Tuazon encouraged the TEIs to integrate MIL in their respective teacher training curriculum to equip educators with necessary competencies needed not only to teach the course but also to mentor young people on MIL even outside the classroom.
The AMIC Secretary General then facilitated two workshops on Media and Information Literacy (MIL) for 30 leaders of Myanmar civil society organizations (CSOs).
Held on 14-15 and 16-17 December 2015 in Yangon, the workshop series was organized by UNESCO Myanmar.
Feb 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
Media Asia 2015 Vol. 42, No. 1-2, has already gone out of press.
Media Asia 2015 Vol. 42, No. 1-2, the first issue for 2015, is being published as a double issue.
The publication of Media Asia slowed down in 2015 as Taylor and Francis, AMIC’s co-publisher, also has to build its systems in handling the production of both the online and print journal.
The AMIC Secretariat also transferred from Singapore to Manila in late 2014.
AMIC transferred the production of Media Asia to Taylor & Francis so as to benefit from its strong distribution capabilities.
According to Prof. Cherian George, Media Asia’s editor-in-chief, AMIC members will see the benefits of the change starting in 2016.
In addition to several original research articles, Media Asia Vol. 42, No. 1-2 includes two interviews with scholars on the perennial problem of religious extremism and intolerance.
In this issue, Prof. Romila Thapar, one of India’s most eminent historians, discusses how right-wing harassment has narrowed the space for academic historians.
Meanwhile, Malaysian scholar Farish Noor talks about religious extremism in Southeast Asia, in the context of Islamic State’s internet savvy outreach in the region.
Feb 3, 2016 | News
AMIC joins other media organizations in mourning the death of Bangladeshi mass communication expert and journalist Prof. Khairul Bashar who espoused using communication tools for poverty alleviation, social advancement and promotion of human rights
Bashar passed away on December 26, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at age 78, and was buried in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He left behind a wife, a son and daughter.
He was the editor of the renowned international magazine Journal for Development Communications (JDC) published from Malaysia under the auspices of Aidcom.
Prof. Bashar helped formed Aidcom as a private, non-government organization that developed new products and services, and initiated the JDC. Aidcom is now key centre operating within the structure of the University of Selangor.
He was professor of Mass Communications Department at Selangor University of Malaysia, and Executive Director of the Kuala Lumpur-based Asian Institute of Development Communication (Aidcom) since 1985.
He obtained a master’s degree in Mass Communications from the University of North Carolina, USA. In the 1960s, he worked as a journalist with Bangladeshi newspapers, including the dailies Morning News and Sangbad. He was a regular columnist of the Malaysian dailyThe Sun.
In the 1970s, after the independence of Bangladesh, he joined UNESCO, working at key cities including Paris, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Nairobi for more than 10 years.
After his UNESCO stint, he established Aidcom in Kuala Lumpur in 1985 and was active with it to his death. He was Secretary General of Manila-based Press Foundation of Asia (PFA) from 2000-2005.
Jan 12, 2016 | Annual Conference
- First Call for Papers -December 2015
- Second Call for Papers – January 2016
- Third Call for Papers – February 2016
- Submission of abstracts – 30 March 2016
- Distribution of abstracts to reviewers -April 2016
- Review of abstracts – 01 – 30 May 2016
- Submission of Review Results – June 2016
- Send notice of acceptance / request for revision / notice of rejection – June 2016
- Approval / rejection of revised abstracts 1-30 June 2016
- Submission of final full paper – 30July 2016
Dec 28, 2015 | News
AMIC wishes its members and partners blessings of harmony, peace, and prosperity in 2016!
The year 2015 has been both challenging and rewarding to our organization. We moved our office to Manila, organized our 24th international conference in Dubai, introduced new systems and procedures to our operations, and drafted our strategic plan.
We acknowledge the support of our key partners in 2015—the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, the American University in Dubai Mohammed Bin Rashid School for Communication, and the Philippine Women’s University and Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication in Manila, Philippines.
As we complete our transition from Singapore to Manila in 2016, we are confident that AMIC members and partners can help address the challenges through their commitment to work together for a stronger AMIC.
Join us as we continue our quest for greater relevance in the communication and media sector in the Asia Pacific region.
Ramon R. Tuazon
Secretary General
