Center For Media & Peace Initiative Inc

SINCE ITS FOUNDING 17 YEARS AGO, CENTER FOR MEDIA AND PEACE INITIATIVES HAS BROUGHT PEOPLE AND IDEAS TOGETHER IN A VARIETY OF EVENTS AND PLATFORMS TO PROMOTE AND CELEBRATE INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDY AND UNDERLINE ITS IMPORTANCE. CMPI CONTINUES TO ENGAGE IN MANY CROSS-SECTORAL PROJECTS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND AFRICA, INCLUDING THE ENGAGEMENT OF JOURNALISTS, DIPLOMATS, BUSINESS LEADERS, STUDENTS, ACADEMICS, SCHOLARS, AND PUBLIC POLICY EXPERTS. CMPI'S UNIQUE PLATFORM FACILITATES DISCUSSION AROUND SPECIFIC SUBJECT AREAS, WITH THE GOAL OF GENERATING NEW KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING, FORGING, AND EXPANDING NEW INTERNATIONAL, INTERCULTURAL, INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH NETWORKS, AND PARTNERSHIPS.

PRODUCTION OF THE JOURNAL OF MEDIA & PUBLIC POLICY - THE QUARTERLY PUBLICATION OF THE CENTER WAS COMPLETED AND CIRCULATION OF HARD COPIES TO READERS AND INSTITUTIONS TOOK PLACE DURING THE FIRST QUARTER. THE QUARTERLY PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL OF MEDIA AND PUBLIC POLICY IS ONE OF THE CENTER'S AMBITIOUS PROJECTS TO SUPPORT A SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE MEDIA SYSTEM. EVERY ARTICLE WE PUBLISH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO INFLUENCE GLOBAL DEBATE, OPEN MINDS, INCREASE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND STRENGTHEN DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE. IN COLLABORATION WITH UNIVERSITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS, THE JOURNAL OF MEDIA & PUBLIC POLICY EXAMINES THE INTERCONNECTION BETWEEN THE MEDIA AND PUBLIC POLICY THROUGH RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY. THE JOURNAL OF MEDIA & PUBLIC POLICY PUBLISHED FOR AN INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCE SEEKS TO SERVE AS A RESOURCE FOR JOURNALISTS AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS AROUND THE WORLD. IN COLLABORATION WITH UNIVERSITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS, THE JOURNAL OF MEDIA & PUBLIC POLICY FOCUSES ON THE INTERCONNECTION BETWEEN MEDIA AND PUBLIC POLICY THROUGH RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY. IT COVERS THE AREAS OF SOCIAL SCIENCE SUCH AS MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, FINANCE, ECONOMICS, BANKING, ACCOUNTING, HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, LAW, DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, HISTORY, JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION, DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE, CROSS-CULTURAL STUDIES, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY, WOMEN STUDIES, SOCIAL EQUITY AND SO ON. JMPP PUBLISHES ORIGINAL PAPERS, REVIEW PAPERS, CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, CASE STUDIES, EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, AND BOOK REVIEWS.

MAY 25-27, 2021, CMPI PARTICIPATED AT THE INAUGURAL CONFERENCE OF THE COLLEGIUM INTERMARIUM UNIVERSITY IN WARSAW, POLAND. AT THE INVITATION OF COLLEGIUM INTERMARIUM UNIVERSITY, ESTABLISHED BY EDUCATION FOR VALUES FOUNDATION, THE PRESIDENT OF CMPI, DR. UCHENNA EKWO SPOKE ON THE FUTURE OF ACADEMIC FREEDOM TO RECAPTURE THE HIGHEST IDEALS OF THE UNIVERSITY BY BUILDING AN ACADEMIC COMMUNITY THAT IS ROOTED IN THE WESTERN TRADITION AND CIVILIZATION. THE CONFERENCE EXPLORED SEVERAL THEMES AT THE INTERSECTION OF LAW, HUMAN RIGHTS, ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION ETC.

NOVEMBER 5, 2021, THE 9TH EDITION OF THE GERSHOWITZ CONFERENCE ON MEDIA AND DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE THEMED: "PANDEMIC PARALYSIS: WHAT THE MEDIA AND GOVERNMENT LEARNED" TOOK PLACE OVER ZOOM VIRTUAL PLATFORM. OVERVIEW: A YEAR LATER, IT'S CLEAR THAT THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS CHANGED THE WORLD, LIVES, PROFESSIONS, AND INDEED EVERYTHING IN LASTING WAYS, AND GLIMPSES OF THAT TRANSFORMED SYSTEM ARE ALREADY EMERGING. IN EDUCATION, MANY COUNTRIES ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF MASSIVE EXPERIMENTS IN NEW WAYS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING, AND NEW WAYS OF DIVIDING RESPONSIBILITIES BETWEEN HOME, SCHOOL, AND WORK. MEDIA PROFESSIONALS, CIVIL SERVANTS, BUSINESSES, AND MANY OTHERS LEARNED HOW TO WORK FROM HOME. WHILE THE PANDEMIC HAS UNLEASHED A WAVE OF INNOVATION IN SEVERAL SECTORS THAT HAS ACCELERATED CHANGE AND PROMPTED BLUE-SKY THINKING THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM, IT ALSO EXPOSED LOTS OF FAILURES IN JOURNALISM PRACTICE AND GOVERNANCE PROCESSES. THE WAVE OF MISINFORMATION IN THE MEDIA EXACERBATED THE ALREADY FRAGILE CREDIBILITY OF THE MEDIA WHILE DEEPENING THE TRUST DEFICIT IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION. AT THE SAME TIME, INEQUALITY AND MARGINALIZATION OF VULNERABLE POPULATION PERSISTED. HOW CAN SOCIETIES KEEP BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS OF INEQUITY THROUGH WHAT WE LEARNED IN THE PANDEMIC? WHAT ARE THE FAILURES AND SUCCESSES OF THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT DURING THE PANDEMIC? DID THE MEDIA PROVIDE APPROPRIATE GUIDANCE TO THE SOCIETY AND POLITICAL LEADERS DURING THE PANDEMIC? OVERALL, DID MEDIA PRACTITIONERS AND GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONARIES FIND NEW WAYS TO SPARK THEIR CREATIVITY, HARNESS TECHNOLOGY, AND PROVIDE THE SERVICES THEY NEED TO SUCCEED? AN IMPORTANT TAKE AWAY FROM THE CONFERENCE WAS CAPTURED BY STANFORD UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR: MEHRAN SAHAMI HTTPS://THESOLUTIONSNEWS.COM/DEMOCRACY-CAN-GOVERN-TECHNOLOGY-SAYS-PROFESSOR-SAHAMI-OF-STANFORD-UNIVERSITY