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International Conference “Migration in the Media: the Fact, the Message, the Perception” will Take Place in Riga

Ievietots: 21.11.2016

                  

On 2 December 2016, at 10:00–15:30, international conference “Migration in the Media: the Fact, the Message, the Perception” will take place in Riga, at the “Tallink Hotel Riga”, Elizabetes Street 24. The conference is organized by the society “Shelter “Safe House”” within the framework of the project “Information Centre for Immigrants”.

The objective of the conference is to share the experiences of reflecting the refugee crisis and the issue of integration in Sweden and Latvia and raising public awareness of the impact of the refugee crisis in Latvia.

Topics:

- practical work of the media when reflecting the migration issues;

- migration topic in the media: issues;

- stories of about the experience gained while working at ‘hot spots’.

Representatives of the Ministry of Culture, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), RSU, journalists-practitioners, as well as Swedish experts from Arena IDEA group will take part in the conference.

Agenda<< of “Migration in the Media: the Fact, the Message, the Perception”

To apply for participation in the conference, please register (click the link below) by November 28: https://goo.gl/forms/izQu2Gbj45rmJDg02

For additional information, please contact: Gunta Vīksne, Project Manager, phone: 29180450, e-mail: gunta.viksne@gmail.com

The project “Information Centre for Immigrants” co-financed by the European Union within the framework of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund.Grant Agreement No.PMIF/12/2016/1/1.

Information was prepared by: Rasa Salina (Rasa Saliņa), Communications and Social Media Expert, phone: 22026355, e-mail: rasa.salina@gmail.com