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JOURNALISTS AND THE ORDER OF PUGLIA UDI

"Journalism and sexism" professional development seminar organized by
Association of Journalists of Puglia and UDI - Union Women in Italy (Salento)
Saturday, January 15, 2011, 10 am Conference Room of the Rector / University of Salento
A new professional development seminar for journalists of Apulia: January 15, 2010 meeting at 10 am in the conference room of the Rector of the University of Salento (piazza Tancredi 7 - Lecce) with the theme "Journalism and sexism."
This seminar is sponsored in cooperation with the Historical Association headquarters Salento UDI - Union Women in Italy, which launched the campaign "Images friends" to raise awareness of local authorities and public opinion on the use of gender stereotypes and images of harming the dignity of women in advertising, information and media.
part of the campaign (which, inter alia, reference to the European resolution number 2038/2008 on the impact of marketing and advertising affect equality between women and men, and received the patronage of the President of the Republic) the commitment of local authorities to monitor and, where possible, remove the statement "enemy" of women. Many municipalities salentini that were positive by special resolutions.
What is the role of journalism in this field? Because they can influence public opinion the way you convey the news and the choice of images accompanying news?
participate in the seminar: •
Paola Laforgia, president of the Order of Journalists of Puglia
• Pina Nuzzo, president UDI - Union Women in Italy
• Cristina Magnaschi,
Introduced by journalist Lorenzo De Vitis, a member of national group "Images friends."
Cristina Magnaschi, journalist and writer, was born in Piacenza in 1966 and has lived 25 years in Milan. In Mondadori led the weekly Confidences and was deputy editor of Modern Woman. First was the managing editor of Class and Class Madame, Head of Madame Figaro, editor Anna, Esquire, Milano. For ten years has been film critic for the Italian newspaper today. Among other collaborations, Seven for Italy and the match for the Belgian daily L'Echo. It is one of the "witnesses" of the campaign 'Images friends' hearing.