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The College of Humanities Spring Forum

Spring 2006 Forum -- Mark the Date

Seeing Ourselves as Others See Us: Whose Medium? Whose Message?

When: Friday, May 5, 2006, from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m., reception to follow
Where: 180 Hagerty Hall, 1775 College Road, on The Ohio State University campus
Contact: College of Humanities, (614) 292-1882
Program:
A discussion with representatives of the media from geographically diverse areas of the world to gain an understanding of how the U.S. is portrayed in the media (both print and broadcast) of other countries and conversely, how these countries and cultures are portrayed in the U.S. media.

The discussion will be led by Stephen Hess, Senior Fellow Emeritus, The Brookings Institution, and Distinguished Research Professor of Media and Public Affairs, The George Washington University. Mr. Hess’ most recent book is entitled, Through Their Eyes: Foreign Correspondents in the United States.

The Forum participants are Nadia Bilbassy Charters, Senior Correspondent, Al Arabiya Washington Bureau; Laura Bonilla, Latin American Correspondent in Washington for Agence France-Presse (AFP); Piotr Krasko, U.S. Correspondent, Telewizja Polska (Polish Public TV); and Takashi Sakamoto, Washington Correspondent for The Yomiuri Shimbun (Japan).

These distinguished speakers may consider such topics as: what role does the mass media both in the U.S. and abroad play in creating and presenting perceptions of other cultures and what impact do these perceptions have on policy and on public opinion, what can we learn about how media influences key audiences and their reception and understanding of messages, what are the complementary and competing agendas of the "owners" and “users” of media outlets, and what are the major effects of the diverse contexts of language and culture in which these media operate?

Conversation with the audience will conclude the program, to be followed by a reception in the courtyard of Hagerty Hall.

Sponsors:
College of Humanities, Office of International Affairs, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Slavic and East European Studies, Middle East Studies Center, East Asian Studies Center, Foreign Language Center, and the World Media and Culture Center.