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.
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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
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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
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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
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| 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
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| 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 |
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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)DînerAllocution 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
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| 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 |



