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April 2010 - CIME launches open source J-Ethinomics concept! J-Ethinomics is the combination of Journalism, Ethics and Economics. The concept addresses how journalists can use ethics to build trust in the news, thereby sustaining demand for the media industry. More generally, J-Ethinomics also highlights how the work of journalists impacts political and socio-economic development processes. CIME encourages media professionals worldwide to expand on these ideas through teaching, research and other activities! Click here to read more about J-Ethinomics, and here to view our J-Ethinomics Theory of Change.

March 2010 - EthicsforMedia journalism ethics courses begin! CIME's educational branch EthicsforMedia is launching its online and on-site courses on in journalism ethics this month, with a focus in J-Ethonomics. Courses are based on CIME expertise and maintain a highly practical approach to ethics, designed for use in CIME programs. Read more...

Feb. 2010 - CIME Forum 2010 in Oaxaca, Mexico! Our annual Forum on Feb. 12-13 addressed the topic of the "Representation of Indigenous Peoples in the Mexican Press". Following the event several media outlets in Oaxaca expressed eager interest for CIME to come back to provide additional ethics training for their journalists. One participant specifically congratulated CIME's "call to open a discussion on the press in native communities", and the initiative of our organization as a whole in  providing a framework for the topic. Check the CIME Forum page of our website soon for a full report & photos of the event!

CIME at Access Info/KAS workshop in Berlin. Yaroslava Sennikova of CIME was invited to take part in "Legal Leaks: Access to information and data security for journalists" on Feb. 18-19, organized by Access Info and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. Professionals from across Europe discussed how journalists use information laws, overviewing both local and transnational examples. Participants put forth methodologies for data security solutions and legal support in their journalistic work, such as Computer Assisted Reporting (CAR).

CIME/EthicsforMedia at Columbia Journalism School. Monique Loayza and Willis Arnold of EthicsforMedia participated in "Black Holes and Bureaucrats: The View from the FOI Frontlines" at the J-School on Feb. 23. The speaker, main VP and Assistant General Counsel of The New York Times, David McCraw discussed Freedom of Information laws. The topic speaks to the ethics of journalists staying aware of the media laws in their countries and making best use of them - strategies that we address in CIME/EthicsforMedia training courses.

Jan. 2010 - CIME at the College of Europe. CIME was invited to lecture on the topic of data protection and journalists at the College of Europe in Brugge, Belgium on January 11th. The talk addressed the exemptions for the media included in the European Data Protection Directive of 1995 and the UK Data Protection Act of 1998. The topic inspired a very lively debate, with participants from many Europen countries discussing how journalists can maintain ethical standards towards their sources while striving to deliver information that serves the public interest.

Dec. 2009 - CIME wishes Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year to all! A special thanks to every individual and institution who have collaborated with CIME to make our organization come true. We look forward to a fruitful 2010 with many exciting new developments.

Nov. 2009 - Happy Birthday CIME! The Center for International Media Ethics turns two years old this month. THANK YOU to each and every individual who is taking the time and effort to collaborate with CIME, so that journalists worldwide can receive increasingly better training in ethics.

CIME at EJC conference in Brussels. CIME was a guest speaker at "Covering the Crisis", a conference hosted by the European Journalism Center (EJC) Nov. 8-11 2009, on the role of the media in the financial crisis. Other guest speakers included Dean Starkman of Columbia Journalism Review, Dr. Damian Tambini of the London School of Economics (LSE) and Steve Schifferes of City University London.

CIME at Yale University. CIME joined media specialists in working out the very tricky question of choosing an effective business model for the media. The event was held at the Yale Law and Media Center on Nov. 13-14 on the topic of "Journalism and the New Media Ecology: Who Will Pay the Messengers?". Also present were Josh Silver of Free Press, James Kennedy of Associated Press and Tom Glocer of Reuters, among other key representatives in the journalism world.

Oct. 2009 - CIME participates in IPI conference. Panelists from all five continents discussed the role of the media in reporting on terrorism at the International Press Institute (IPI) "War on Words" event in Vienna, Austria on October 5-6 2009. The speakers and audience put forth ethical debates and strategies, as they questioned the different ways that journalists contribute to the prevention of and response to terrorist acts.

June 2009 - CIME chairs Oxford University Panel. CIME chaired the Oxford panel at the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum this 3-5 June 2009 in Bonn, Germany on "Conflict Prevention in the Multimedia Age". Speakers included Dr. Nicole Stremlau (Oxford University), Daniel Bekele (Oxford University/Ethiopia), Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai (Society for Democratic Initiatives, Sierra Leone) and Yusuf Gabobe (Haatuf Media Group Somaliland). Alongside participants at the Deutsche Welle event from countries spanning every continent, CIME confirmed its position in a truly international network of journalists.

May 2009 - CIME hosts Middle East Eisenhower Fellow. CIME was honored with the visit of Eisenhower Fellow Muamar Orabi Nakhla, General Director of Wattan TV. This secular news station based in Palestine enjoys the highest viewership in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Wattan TV is trying to ensure objective reporting in the face of a tumultuous media environment and stiff competition from media outlets supported by political organizations in the region. We are delighted to be furthering our cooperation with Philadelphia-based Eisenhower Fellowships, as CIME strives to work with journalists from all parts of the world.

April 2009 - CIME's first appearance in North Africa. CIME was invited to speak this month at the "Information Ethics in a Changing Arab World" conference in Tunisia ("Déontologie de l'information dans un monde arabe en mutation"). The event was hosted on April 23-24 by the Institute of Press and Information Sciences (IPSI), the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAF) and the University of Manouba.

March 2009 - CIME welcomes Geoffrey Nyarota. CIME was honored to welcome Geoffrey Nyarota to our Board. Mr. Nyarota is an award-winning journalist and author reknowned for his work on freedom of the press in Zimbabwe and internationally. We look forward to a fruitful collaboration.

Feb. 2009 - CIME Forum 2009 this month! The first ever CIME Forum 2009 is happening this month! Please check the CIME Forum 2009 page to view the report on this exciting event in Benin (West Africa).

Dec. 2008 - CIME at Oxford University. CIME director Melisande Middleton will be joining Oxford University in the UK as a Visiting Scholar at the Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy (PCMLP). As a scholar, Melisande will join experts in the field of media ethics and law in finding answers to questions on the media's social responsibility in today's world.

Nov. 2008 - CIME celebrates 1st Anniversary. The Center for International Media Ethics CIME began with a very small core: a group of journalists who had attended a seminar hosted by The Fund for American Studies (TFAS) in Prague. Now, as we celebrate the first anniversary of the organization's incorporation in Chicago, we are amazed by the expansion of the international network of media professionals that has resulted from our initiative in so little time.

Oct. 2008 - Eisenhower Fellow visits CIME. We are honored with the visit of the Eisenhower Fellow Diego Valenzuela. Mr. Valenzuela is an accomplished television and radio journalist from Argentina, and a proud winner of Eisenhower Fellowships, a non-profit and non-partisan international leadership organization based in Philadelphia.

July 2008 - CIME at EJI 2008. TFAS invited CIME's Director to present our organization to the EJI 2008 audience in Prague, Czech Republic. A special applause to our CIME Board Member Matt Kwasiborski who was present at the event.

June 2008 - CIME at Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum. CIME was invited to speak at the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum on "Media in Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention" that took place in Bonn, Germany on June 2-4 2008.

May 2008 - CIME Founding Member nominated Best TV Journalist. Congratulations to CIME's Haykaram Nahabetyan who was recognized Best TV Journalist of the Year in Armenia by the 2007 public opinion survey! 2750 people participated in the survey, 500 of them from the capital Yerevan, 2250 from the country's other regions. The nomination was based on responses collected four times throughout the year.

Jan. 2008 - CIME makes news in West Africa. CIME's trip to West Africa has just concluded with a remarkable track record. We were invited to talk about our mission and activities on Golfe TV and Golfe FM, among the most widely broadcasted stations in Benin. Journalists and media houses alike are excited about the upcoming CIME Forum 2009, and are actively spreading the word across West Africa and beyond.