Tidbits from Global Forum on The Power of Peace: Using the Tools of Information and Communication – Hosted by UNESCO, in association with the Government of Indonesia, in Bali (January 21st-23rd, 2007) Collected by:Anand Krishna* The following words are not mine; they are collected by me during the proceedings of the conference in Bali. These are remarks made by the panelists, speakers, and participants....
We the participants of the Global Forum, Power of Peace – Building Peace through Communication and Information, Bali January 21-23, 2007 declare our commitment to continue to build mechanisms through which media and information technology can contribute to enhance mutual understanding, further dialogue among peoples and cultures and build peace. Today’s world holds many challenges to peace: In several quarters of...
Tidbits from Global Forum on The Power of Peace: Using the Tools of Information and Communication – Hosted by UNESCO, in association with the Government of Indonesia, in Bali (January 21st-23rd, 2007) Media is just like a mirror, it only reflects what it sees….” says one of my country men, a distinguished media man, at the Global Forum on Power of Peace held in Bali from the 21st to 23rd of January 2007, hosted by...
“I thank you Sir, for granting me this opportunity. One of my colleagues, who met with Dr. Karan Singh at the reception hosted by the Indian Embassy in Jakarta, shared with me Dr. Singh’s views on Spiritual Nationalism. “This, in my opinion, is a very powerful term – Nationalism based on Spirituality. Our Country, our Constitution is also based on Spirituality. Our founding fathers were spiritual first, nationalist...
“Dr. Javed Khan (Director, Asia Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development), Sir, you raised a very important issue. It was a very good point, a very good remark: Where are the Media-Owners? “In my country, Sir, unfortunately the media owners seem to forget that they own media. They act like business owners. Media is just another business for them. In fact, many of them own several other businesses. “As such,...