This seminar, in which Isabel Pérez Pérez, head of Communication for International Projects at the Euro-Arab Foundation, took part, brought together some 300 people, including students, teachers and professionals from the world of communication, to reflect on the role of journalism in the face of today’s global challenges.
In her speech, Isabel Pérez, an expert on the Palestine/Israel conflict, warned that ‘when you are outside the truth, you are in danger’, and described the pressures and limitations suffered by journalists in areas of serious conflict. His intervention took place in the dialogue ‘Protection of journalists at risk’ which, moderated by Lluís Caelles, head of the International section of TV3, also included interventions by Alfonso Bauluz, president of Reporters Without Borders Spain, and Mónica Cerbón, a Mexican journalist specialising in politics, human rights and the environment.
The event, presented by Anna Fajula Payet, Vice-Dean of the Faculty, Andrea Costafreda, Director General of Cooperation of the Generalitat de Catalunya, and Esther Zapater, Secretary General of the UAB, highlighted the need for critical education and the importance of building new narratives in the face of the invisibilisation of feminist and global justice agendas.
Various dialogues took place throughout the day, such as the one entitled ‘Journalism of peace and struggle’, moderated by Mònica Figueras, lecturer in the Department of Communication at the UPF, which brought together Xavier Giró, journalist and expert in conflict coverage, and journalist Patricia Simón, reporter and researcher specialising in human rights.
This was followed by ‘Narratives for a decolonial and feminist communication’, with the participation of Florencia González Brizuela, researcher in interculturality and feminisms, and Santiago Giraldo, expert in communication on conflicts in Latin America, under the moderation of Montse Santolino, journalist and communicator of Lafede.cat.
There was also a debate on ‘Hate speeches, disinformation and power’ with interventions by Nereida Carrillo, expert in disinformation, David Bou, journalist at La Directa and Carles Pont, specialist in risk and crisis communication, moderated by Sonia Herrera, expert in feminist studies.
More information on this conference at:
https://www.uab.cat/web/sala-de-prensa/detalle-noticia/reflexion-y-transformacion-desde-el-relato-para-la-comunicacion-en-un-mundo-en-conflicto-1345830290069.html?detid=1345952450909
