2011 Conference

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We will be meeting in our annual conference in Montreal, Canada from May 15 to May 18 under the sponsorship of Canada’s public broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada and the Canadian Journalism Foundation.

There will be an executive meeting beginning at noon on Sunday, May 15. A welcoming reception will take place for all attendees that evening. The conference will conclude at noon on Wednesday, May 18.

ONO Annual Conference – May 15 – 18 mai 2011

La Maison Radio-Canada, Montreal (Quebec) Canada

Delegates

Abrantes, José Carlos Ombudsman (Television) , RTP

Portugal

Albarran de Alba, Gerardo Ombudsman, MVS Noticias

Mexico

Allanic, Jean-Claude

(with guest Danielle Allanic)

Professeur et ex-médiateur de France 2

France

Andersson Janne

(with guest Karin Alfredsson)

Ex-Ombudsman, TV4

Sweden

Apperson, Marcia

(with guest Pete Van Vleet)

Senior Associate, Ombudsman’s Office, PBS

U.S.A.

Begbie, Sally Ombudsman, SBS

Australia

Bennike, Lars Viewers’ Editor, TV 2

Denmark

Brisbane, Arthur Public Editor, New York Times

U.S.A.

Cediel, Consuelo Cepeda Ombudsman, RCN Channel

Colombia

Chadwick, Paul Director of Editorial Policies, Australian Broadcasting Corporation Australia
De Jong, Sjoerd Public Editor, NRC Handelsblad

The Netherlands

Dvorkin, Jeffrey

(with guest Elizabeth Barrett)

Professor, Executive Director of ONO and ex-Ombudsman of NPR

U.S.A.

Edgar, Deirdre Readers’ representative, Los Angeles Times

U.S.A.

English, Kathy Public Editor, The Toronto Star

Canada

Figueiredo, Mario Ombudsman (Radio), RTP

Portugal

Getler, Michael

(with guest Sandi Getler)

Ombudsman, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

U.S.A.

Gilbert, Renaud Ex-ombudsman de Radio-Canada
Hamer, John Executive Director, Washington (State) Press Council

U.S.A.

Jordan, David Director of Editorial Policy and Standards BBC

U. K.

Kornmiller, Debbie

(with guest George Campbell)

Reader Advocate, The Arizona Daily Star and ONO Treasurer

U.S.A.

LaPointe, Kirk Ombudsman, English Services, CBC/Radio-Canada
McCurdy, Don Executive Secretary, Ontario Press Council, Canada
Miville-Dechene, Julie Ombudsman, Services français, CBC/Radio-Canada
Mollerup, Jacob Listeners and viewers Editor, Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) and President of ONO

Denmark

Perez, Amparo Ombudsman, Caracol Television

Colombia

Prendergast, Mark

Ombudsman, Stars and Stripes

U.S.A.

Pritchard, Stephen

(with guest Claudia Pritchard)

Readers’ Editor, The Observer

U.K.

Rosenthal, Bertrand AFP

France

Sazak, Derya Ombudsman, Milliyet

Turkey

Schilling, Bjarne Ombudsman, Politiken

Denmark

Shepard, Lisa Ombudsman, National Public Radio (NPR)

U.S.A.

Shearer, Rhonda Art Science Research Laboratory’s Media Ethics Project

U.S.A.

Singer, Suzana Ombudsman, Folha de S. Paulo

Brazil

Smith, Kerry Senior Vice-President, Editorial quality, ABC News

U.S.A.

Staub, Ignaz Ombudsman, Tamedia

Switzerland

Tammerk, Tarmu Media Ethics Ombudsman, Estonian Public Broadcasting Company

Estonia

Van Groesen, Jan

(with guest Mrs. Vermeulen)

Mediaombudsman, The Netherlands
Wasserman, Ed Knight Professor in Journalism Ethics Washington & Lee University

U.S.A.

Proposed Agenda, Montreal May 15-18, 2011

Sunday May 15th

ONO Annual Conference

Montreal (Quebec), Canada – May 15 to May 18, 2011

Sponsored by CBC/Radio-Canada and

the Canadian Journalism Foundation

Sunday May 15
13h00 – 16h00 InterContinental Montreal Hotel

360 St.Antoine Street West

Room St.Gabriel

ONO Executive Committee

–    Call to order, approval of minutes from last meeting

–    Approval of conference agenda

–    Report from President

–    Report from Treasurer

–    Report from Executive Director

–    Performance Review of Executive Director

–    Other business

–    Adjourn

17h45

18h30

19h00

20h00

Auberge Saint-Gabriel

426 St.Gabriel Street

Room Sabrevois

Welcoming reception. Cocktails.

Welcome from Sylvain Lafrance, Executive Vice-President, French Services, Société Radio-Canada (introduced by J. Miville-Dechêne, Radio-Canada Ombudsman)

Dinner

Speech from Esther Enkin, Executive Editor, CBC News (introduced by Kirk LaPointe, CBC Ombudsman)

Title: Thoughts on the Challenge of Maintaining Standards

Monday May 16
08h30 La Maison Radio-Canada

1400 René-Lévesque blvd East

Room Jean-Despréz

Coffee, muffins. Registration.

09h00 Keynote speech from Craig Silverman, author of “Regret The Error”
10h15 Welcome from Jacob Mollerup, President of ONO, and report on state of ONO

Questions

10h45 Break
11h00 Discussion on corrections

Tarmu Tammerk, Ombudsman, Estonian Public Broadcasting, presents an overview of the ONO survey. To be followed by a discussion on corrections.

12h15

(to 13h30)

Lunch

13h00 Speaker: The Honorable Hugh Segal, Senator, Parliament  of Canada

Title: Do Standards Still Matter?

13h30 Panel – Different Challenges to Ombudsmanship

Moderator: Lars Bennike, TV 2, Denmark

Panelists: Mark Prendergast, Stars & Stripes, U.S.A.

Lisa Shepard, NPR, U.S.A.

Jan van Groesen, Mediaombudsman, The Netherlands

15h30 Break
15h45 Shop Talk – Handling Opinion Journalism

Moderator: Kathy English, Toronto Star, Canada

Panelist: Terry Mosher, aka “Aislin”, cartoonist, Montreal Gazette, Canada

Guy Amyot,  Executive Secretary, Conseil de presse du Québec

Debbie Kornmiller, Ombudsman, The Arizona Daily Star, U.S.A.

17h00 Free time
18h00

18h45

19h45

Museum Pointe-à-Callière

Montreal Museum of Archeology and History

350 Place Royale, Old Montreal

Restaurant L’arrivage

Cocktails and canapés

Tour of the Museum

Dinner and reception

Tuesday May 17
08h30

09h00

La Maison Radio-Wednesday

1400 René-Lévesque blvd East

Room Jean-Despréz

Coffee, muffins

Panel – Wikileaks and Ombudsmen

Moderator: Kirk LaPointe, CBC Ombudsman, Canada

Panelists: Stephen Pritchard, The Observer, U.K.

Art Brisbane, New York Times, U.S.A.

Sally Begbie, SBS, Australia

11h00 Break
11h15 Panel continues – Dubious Sources: Broadcasting WikiLeaks

Moderator: Mike Getler, PBS, U.S.A.

Panelists: David Jordan, BBC, U.K.

Ed Wasserman, Washington and Lee University, U.S.A.

Jean-Claude Allanic, teacher of journalism and professional

ethics, Université d’Orléans, ex-ombudsman of FR 1, France

12h30 Lunch

Guest speaker: Alain Saulnier, Executive Director, News and Current Affairs, Radio-Canada

13h30 Panel – Social Media and Sources

Moderator: Sjoerd De Jong, NRC Handlesblad, The Netherlands

Panelists: Deidre Edgar, Los Angeles Times, U.S.A.

Julie Miville-Dechêne, Ombudsman, Radio-Canada

Pierre Duchesne, Parliamentary reporter and blogger, Radio-Canada

15h30 Break
15h45 Shoptalk – Lessons Learned

Speakers : Lisa Shepard, NPR Ombudsman, Washington, U.S.A.

Janne Andersson, ex TV 4 Stockholm Ombudsman, Sweden

17h00 Guided tour of the Maison Radio-Canada
Evening On your own to explore Montreal
Wednesday May 18
08h45

09h00 – 12h00

La Maison de Radio-Canada

1400 René-Lévesque blvd East

Room Jean-Despréz

Coffee, muffins

ONO Business Meeting (only for ONO members)

–    Election of new board

–    President’s report

–    Financial statement

–    Executive Director’s report

–    Discussion about conference locations 2012, 2013

–    Other business

–    Adjourn

Conférence annuelle de l’ONO

Montréal (Québec), Canada – 15 au 18 mai 2011

Parrainée par CBC/Radio-Canada et

la Fondation du journalisme canadien

Dimanche 15 mai
13 h – 16 h Hôtel InterContinental Montréal

360, rue St-Antoine Ouest

Salle St-Gabriel

Réunion du Conseil d’administration de l’ONO

–      Approbation du procès-verbal de la dernière réunion

–      Approbation de l’agenda de la conférence

–      Rapport du président

–      Rapport du trésorier

–      Rapport du directeur exécutif

–      Évaluation du rendement du directeur exécutif

–      Divers

–      Levée de la séance

17 h 45

18 h 30

19 h

20 h

Auberge Saint-Gabriel

426, rue St-Gabriel

Salle Sabrevois

Réception de bienvenue. Cocktails.

Allocution de Sylvain Lafrance, vice-président principal, Services français, CBC/Radio-Canada (présenté par J. Miville-Dechêne, ombudsman, Radio-Canada)

Dîner

Allocution d’Esther Enkin, rédactrice en chef, Nouvelles CBC (présentée par Kirk LaPointe, ombudsman de CBC)

Lundi 16 mai
8 h 30 La Maison de Radio-Canada

1400, boulevard René-Lévesque Est

Salle Jean-Despréz

Café, muffins. Inscription.

9 h Discours d’ouverture de Craig Silverman, auteur de Regret The Error
10 h 15 Mot de bienvenue de Jacob Mollerup, président de l’ONO, et rapport sur l’état de l’ONO

Période de questions

10 h 45 Pause
11 h Discussion sur les corrections

Tarmu Tammerk, ombudsman, Radiodiffusion publique estonienne, présente une étude

12 h 15

(à 13 h 30)

Déjeuner

13 h Conférence de l’honorable Hugh Segal, sénateur, Parlement du Canada

Titre : Les normes journalistiques comptent-elles encore?

13 h 30 Panel – Les défis du métier d’ombudsman

Modérateur : Lars Bennike, TV 2, Danemark

Panélistes : Mark Prendergast, Stars & Stripes, É.-U.

Lisa Shepard, NPR, É.-U.

Jan van Groesen, Mediaombudsman, Pays-Bas

15 h 30 Pause
15 h 45 Discussion à propos du journalisme d’opinion

Modératrice : Kathy English, Toronto Star, Canada

Panéliste : Terry Mosher, alias « Aislin », caricaturiste, La Gazette

de Montréal, Canada

Guy Amyot, secrétaire général, Conseil de presse du Québec

Debbie Kornmiller, ombudsman, The Arizona Daily Star, É.-U.

17 h Temps libre
18 h

18 h 45

19 h 45

Musée Pointe-à-Callière

Musée d’archéologie et d’histoire de Montréal

350, Place Royale, Vieux-Montréal

Restaurant L’arrivage

Cocktails et canapés

Tour du musée

Dîner et réception

Mardi 17 mai
8 h 30

9 h

La Maison de Radio-Canada

1400, boulevard René-Lévesque Est

Salle Jean-Despréz

Café et muffins

Panel – Wikileaks et les ombudsmans

Modérateur : Kirk LaPointe, ombudsman, CBC, Canada

Panélistes : Stephen Pritchard, The Observer, G.-B.

Art Brisbane, New York Times, É.-U.

Sally Begbie, SBS Australia, Australie

11 h Pause
11 h 15 Suite du panel – Les sources douteuses : la diffusion des WikiLeaks

Modérateur : Mike Getler, PBS, É.-U.

Panélistes : David Jordan, BBC, G.-B.

Ed Wasserman, Universités Washington et Lee, É-U.

Jean-Claude Allanic, professeur de journalisme et de

déontologie, Université d’Orléans, ex-ombudsman

de FR 2, France

12 h 30 Déjeuner

Allocution d’Alain Saulnier, directeur général de l’Information, Radio-Canada

13 h 30 Panel – Les médias sociaux et les sources

Modérateur : Sjoerd De Jong, NRC Handlesblad, Pays-Bas

Panélistes : Deidre Edgar, Los Angeles Times, É.-U.

Julie Miville-Dechêne, ombudsman,  Radio-Canada

Pierre Duchesne, correspondant parlementaire et blogueur,

Radio-Canada

15 h 30 Pause
15 h 45 Discussion sur les leçons apprises

Conférenciers : Lisa Shepard, ombudsman, NPR, Washington, É.-U.

Janne Andersson, ex-ombudsman de TV 4, Suède

17 h Visite guidée de la Maison Radio-Canada
Soirée Temps libre pour explorer Montréal
Mercredi 18 mai
8 h 45

9 h – 12 h

La Maison de Radio-Canada

1400, boulevard René-Lévesque Est

Salle Jean-Despréz

Café et muffins

Réunion des membres de l’ONO (seulement pour les membres)

–    Élection d’un nouveau conseil d’administration

–     Rapport du président

–     Relevé financier

–     Rapport du directeur exécutif

–     Lieux des prochaines conférences 2012, 2013

–     Divers

–     Levée de la séance

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