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Participants: Mr. Ravindra Kumar, Editor and Managing Director of “The Statesman“ Kolkata, India - Mr. Pana Janviroj, Editor of “The Nation“, Bangkok, Thailand - Jose M. Cruz, S.J., Dean, School of Social Sciences of Ateneo University, Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Konrad-Adenauer-Center for Journalism, Manila, Philippines - Dato’ Ng Poh Tip, Group Editorial / Education Advisor of “The Star“, Director of the Asian Media Center for Media Studies Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Ms. Myagmar Munkhmandakh, Ph.D, Managing Director of Press Institute of Mongolia, President of the Council of Asian Press Institutes (CAPI), Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - Mr. Harry Bhaskara, Managing Editor of “The Jakarta Post“, Jakarta, Indonesia

Visits are planned to: Hans-Bredow-Institut für Medienforschung (Media Research) a.d. Universität Hamburg - "Institut für Asienkunde", Hamburg - News Magazine DER SPIEGEL - Axel-Springer-Verlag, Hamburg - Bundesverband Deutscher Zeitungsverleger (Federal Association of German Newspaper Propietors) - ARD-Hauptstadtstudio (Consortium of the broadcasting corporations regulated by publc law in Germany and First German Television) – Bundespressekonferenz (Federal Press Conference) - "Internationales Institut für Journalistik" (International Institute for Journalism) - Auswärtiges Amt (Department for Foreign Affairs) - Dily Nwspaper "DIE WELT" - Akademie der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (Academy of KAS) - DaimlerChrysler AG.

Themes: Overview of the Media Situation in Germany – Journalism Education in Germany – The Duties of the "Bundes-Verband Deutscher Zeitungsverleger" – The Role of the German Press Council Within the German Press – The Position of the "ARD" Within the German Broadcasting Entities Subject to Public Law – History and Duties of the Federal Press Conference – Self-Image, Duties and Objectives of the International Institute for Journalism in Berlin-Brandenburg - Presentation of the Project DaimlerChrysler "Potsdamer Platz"

Furthermore: Talks with high-ranking politicians, journalists and media scientists.