Programme

Roundtable Discussion

On

Information Technology and Speed of News Reporting”

Organized by Club of Cambodian Journalists

Supported by Konrad Adenauer Foundation

18 October 2011

Tonlé Bassac Restaurant

8:30-9:00         Registration

9:00-9:10         Welcoming Remarks by Mr. Pen Samitthy, CCJ President (5mns)

9:10-9:20         Opening Remarks by Mr. Mom Saroeun, Program Manager of KAS

9:20-9:40         Current situation of IT skills among Cambodian Journalists

By Pen Samitthy, President of Club of Cambodian Journalists and the general director of Cambodia Express News

9:40-10:20       “How Can Journalists Benefit from IT?”

                            By H.E. KHieu Kanharith , Minister of Information (30 mn)

Discussion points:

-Internet as a news source

-Internet as a mean to speed up news reporting

-Build up audience and news source through social media

10:20-11:00     Discussions

11:00- 11:30    “Certificate Awarding Ceremony” for some 100 journalists trained

                          by  CCJ

11:30             Lunch