November 22-23-24, 2023, Hybrid Event, In-Person and Online on FAD Platform
The key themes of the eighth edition of the Forum of Mediterranean Women Journalists are: #AIjournalism #promptjournalism #promptknowledge, all of which are at the heart of the epoch-making challenge posed by artificial intelligence to journalism and knowledge production. The title “WOmaNchine learning” alludes to the need for generative AI to be expanded to include “other” and non-majority ways of reading and viewing reality, including gender and ethnic minorities, sexual orientation, and skills.
In Europe, only 16% of AI professionals are women. If all knowledge is always concentrated in the usual male majority, even in the field of AI and in the global information system, this gender gap will create a contaminated ecosystem where power is self-reinforcing, following a mechanism based on binary and inherently violent opposites (us/them), nullifying the “choral” practice of non-violence
Article 5 bis of the Code of Ethics, as well as the Charter of Rome included in the Code of Ethics, require journalists to use the correct gender language, without gender stereotypes, when reporting on cases of violence and femicide. But some AI-powered translation tools might exclude the female gender in the transition from one language to another, or reproduce “racial” stereotypes when it comes to representing foreigners or migrants, thus reproducing the historical matrix of colonial power in the modern era. These are just some of the critical issues that experts already see on the horizon. On the other hand, the challenges and opportunities for the mass media world are endless and in many cases have already been addressed by newsrooms.
The Forum of Mediterranean Women Journalists brings together the voices of different women: from journalists to civic activists, human rights defenders, representatives of institutions, academics, researchers, from Italy and abroad, to train journalists, students and key stakeholders.
The aim of the Forum is to propose a sense of difference, a “different” vision from the dominant one, starting from the analysis of the language in which women speak and are narrated, including their personal struggles, collective commitments and war experiences, both in conflict zones and in post-conflict situations. It is about the decisive role of women in building a world of peace, security and conflict resolution, even when this world and these worlds are “virtual”, “augmented”, “artificial”, in order to highlight and make known that women, even more than men, have to fight for their voices to be heard and for space to actively participate in peacebuilding.
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Students of Bari University, journalists and aspiring journalists are invited to participate in this Forum, which will enable them to improve their understanding of forgotten conflicts and women’s peace-building activities in war zones, as well as in other types of wars, including “virtual wars”. The numerous invited panelists include: women scientists and academics, war journalists and reporters, representatives of the diplomatic, humanitarian and international cooperation world, as well as women migrants and refugees from conflict zones, women experts in new technologies, virtual reality, augmented and artificial intelligence, gathered together to collect testimonies on the impact of these realities on “bodies”, “ecosystems”, ” communities” and on the role that women themselves play in promoting peace and security initiatives and conflict resolution, reconstruction and reconciliation..
Scientific Committee
Loredana Perla, Director of the For.Psi. Department, Uniba
Luigi Cazzato, Coordinator of the Master in Journalism, Uniba
Marilù Mastrogiovanni, Founder of the Forum
Lorena Carbonara, University of Calabria
Armida Salvati, Uniba
Rosa Gallelli, Uniba
Ylenia De Luca, Uniba,
Filippo Silvestri, Uniba
Antonella D’Autilia, Uniba
Laura Corradi, Unical
Claudia Attimonelli, Uniba
Now in its 7th year, the Mediterranean Women Journalists’ Forum, which since 2016 has been held close to Nov. 25, the International Day Against Violence Against Women.
The Forum of Mediterranean Wowen Journalists again this year will have two stages: the first in Rome, Nov. 9-12, and the second in Bari, Nov. 21-25. Impressive programming: 60 hours of training, 9 days, 80 peace builders, journalists, activists, academics from Euro-Mediterranean countries and Afghanistan, Iran, Russia, Ukraine, Sahel, Burma, Tigray, Colombia.
Also double the thread: “Women, Peace, Security” and “Infowar.” Unchanged is the Forum’s mission: “To build bridges and break down walls by promoting reflection on the work of investigative journalists as a garrison of Democracy and peace.”
In this edition, the focus will be on “Bodies, ecosystems, communities: dismembered by conflicts, stitched back together by women,” shining a spotlight on the peacebuilding practices enacted by women, on territories devastated by wars.
The Forum is funded by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and, for the Bari section, by Corecom Puglia.
It is organized by Pangea Foundation and the Association of Women Journalists of the Mediterranean, in collaboration with the journalists’ cooperative IdeaDinamica, and Giulia Giornaliste. The University of Bari (with the Department of Education, Psychology, Communication, Master’s in Journalism and Balab, Center for Innovation and Creativity), which has shared the project’s value thrust since the first edition, is hosting the second session, incorporating it into the doctoral training program in “Science of Human Relations” and recognizing university credits for students.
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The panel "Unarmed. Disarming. Nonviolent women in struggle" aims to give voice to journalists who, with the tools of speech, creativity and knowledge, oppose the armed and symbolic violence that seems to overwhelm the contemporary world. "Unarmed" because they have no weapons, but "disarming" in their ability to dismantle authoritarian and patriarchal systems through independent journalism and critical research. Journalists denounce conflicts and abuses using language that respects human rights, documenting the mechanisms of discrimination and offering data and interpretative keys. The Forum will thus explore non-violence as a political and cognitive gesture, capable of creating communities and opening up spaces for social, environmental and gender justice, while denouncing the many phenomena of systemic violence that journalists have to endure in a global information landscape where freedom of the press and expression is severely compromised.
Introduction:
Marilù Mastrogiovanni, founder of the Forum of Mediterranean Women Journalists
Speakers:
Roberto Bellotti, Rector of the University of Bari
Vito Leccese, Mayor of Bari
Loredana Perla, Director of the For. Psi. Com Department
Luigi Cazzato , Coordinator of the Master's Degree in Journalism, University of Bari
Alessandra Costante , Secretary General of the Italian National Press Federation
Maurizio Marangelli , President of the Order of Journalists of the Puglia Region
Piero Ricci, Councillor of the National Order of Journalists
Raffaele Lorusso , Executive Committee of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
Vito Fatiguso, segretario Assostampa Puglia
Lino Patruno , Director of Medi@terraneonews, Master's Degree in Journalism, University of Bari
Lella Ruccia, Equality Councillor for the Puglia Region
Rossella Matarrese, Giulia journalists Puglia
Serena Bersani, National President of Gi.U.Li.A. Journalists
Keynote speaker: Mona Abuamara, Ambassador of Palestine to Italy
At the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, press freedom is under siege. 275 local reporters have lost their lives covering the war, often amid international indifference. The panel addresses the systematic violation of the right to information, the role of global media and the risks faced by those who bear witness on the ground. The aim is to denounce censorship, give a voice to those who resist and propose tools to protect journalists.
Moderator: Gianpaolo Altamura, Uniba
Mona Abuamara, Ambassador of Palestine to Italy
Luigi Cazzato, coordinator of the Master's programme in Journalism, Uniba
Aya Ashour, journalist, Gaza
Rula Jebreal, journalist
Jumana Shahin, journalist, Palestine
Meri Calvelli, ACS NGO, Global Sumud Flotilla
Bisan Owda, journalist, Palestine
In a global context increasingly dominated by digital platforms and algorithms, the panel analyses how press freedom is threatened by censorship, disinformation and data manipulation. It will discuss the impact of stereotypes in the media, political and commercial pressures on newsrooms, and strategies to ensure the safety, transparency and independence of journalists in the digital age. The aim is to share concrete tools for resistance and ethical journalism practices. Through examples of innovative journalistic practices, the panel will show how language is a political act: a tool for invisibilisation or empowerment.
Rosa Gallelli, Uniba
Speakers:
Rossella Matarrese, Giulia giornaliste
Grazia Pia Attolini, Ossigeno per l'informazione
Alessandra Mancuso, Giulia giornaliste
Barbara Schiavulli, director of Radio Bullets, Global Sumuda Flotilla
Shukria Barokzai, journalist, Member of Parliament, former Ambassador of Afghanistan to Norway
The women's movement in Kurdistan, particularly in Western Kurdistan, Rojava, is at the forefront of feminism, seeking to reform every aspect of civil life through a transformative pedagogy of society.
Yet the scope of this revolution, based on the peaceful coexistence of peoples and cultures starting with the abolition of patriarchy, is ignored and censored by the mainstream media, and the conditions of a people oppressed by apartheid implemented by four nation states are removed from the collective consciousness. The experiment in radical democracy, which has been going on for over ten years, is in danger of being destroyed, under attack, including with chemical weapons, especially from Turkey. Yet the PKK, the Kurdish workers' party, has chosen to disarm in a solemn ceremony in which weapons were burned.
Information therefore becomes crucial in giving voice to revolutionary and peaceful experiences in a high-risk area. Female journalists in north-eastern Syria are fighting a battle for truth from a gender perspective.
Moderator:
Armida Salvati, Aldo Moro University of Bari
Speakers:
Benedetta Argentieri, journalist, director: The women's liberation movement in north-eastern Syria: how to report on it beyond gender stereotypes
Marilù Mastrogiovanni, journalist, founder of the Forum of Mediterranean Women Journalists: Jineoloji and the women's liberation movement
Devrim Arslan, journalist, JINHA, women's news agency: Women's information in Syria, between the regime and the liberation project
Rihan Loqo, spokesperson for Kongra Star, Rojava
Zilan Diyar, giornalista, TJK-E, Kurdistan
The link between language, visibility and female citizenship must be addressed. If women are not mentioned, represented or recognised in the media, they end up being invisible in the public sphere. The new Code of Ethics for Journalists sets out the criteria for the correct reporting of femicides. Words and images contribute to reinforcing sexist stereotypes or, conversely, to dismantling them, breaking the chain of violence. The results of the 30th year of the Global Media Monitoring Project (in which the University of Bari participated for the first time) will be presented, along with the results of Ossigeno per l'Informazione's monitoring of gender-based threats to journalists and Sui generis, a review by Giulia Giornaliste that monitors the presence of female signatures on the front pages of Italian newspapers.
Moderator: Lorena Carbonara, University of Calabria
Alessandra Mancuso, Rai, Giulia Giornaliste
Claudia Padovani, University of Padua: the Global Media Monitoring Project
Monia Azzalini, Giulia Giornaliste: the activities of the Pavia Observatory
Paola Rizzi, Giulia giornaliste: Giulia giornaliste's 'Sui generis' monitoring
Antonella Napoli, Director of Focus on Africa
Women's right to be named in female roles is linked to their right to self-determination. The new code of ethics for journalists introduces Article 13, which also relates to the correct reporting of victims of femicide. The issue of giving one's surname to one's children remains controversial in many legal and cultural contexts, even though it is a fundamental issue of equality, identity and recognition. The panel 'In the name of the mother' aims to explore how surname attribution practices, the incorrect use of gendered language by journalists and the double victimisation in the reporting of femicide reflect and perpetuate power relations within families and societies, and how reforming them could be an important step towards dismantling patriarchal structures.
Coordinators:
Daniela Carlà, coordinator of Noi rete donne
Antonella Roselli, administrative lawyer, Noi rete Donne
Speakers:
Marilù Mastrogiovanni, founder of the Forum of Mediterranean Women Journalists
Amalia Diurni, Tor Vergata University of Rome
Francesca Recchia Luciani, Aldo Moro University of Bari
Francesca Dragotto, Rome Tor Vergata
Giovanna Iacovone, University of Basilicata and Deputy Mayor of Bari
Lella Ruccia, Regional Equality Councillor
Laura Cima, National Coordinator of Ecofeminists
Marilisa D’Amico, Prorettrice Università di Milano
UN Security Council Resolution 1325 establishes the fundamental role of women in peace processes and conflict prevention. The panel analyses real experiences of women's participation in mediation, the protection of women's rights in war zones and the challenges that remain in translating international law into concrete policies. The aim is to share best practices, inspire new strategies and promote transnational networks of female leadership in peace and security. To do this, it is necessary to train journalists in feminist practices and theories, gender language, and the rights of migrants and vulnerable people.
Coordinators:</p
Daniela Carlà, coordinator of Noi rete donne
Marilù Mastrogiovanni, founder of the Forum of Mediterranean Women Journalists
Speakers:
Maria Antonietta Aiello, Rector of the University of Salento
Rosa Parisi, University of Salento
Cecilia Brighi, Secretary General of Italia-Birmania insieme APS
Maria Rosaria Stabili, Roma Tre University
Giovanna Martelli, Secretary General of the Rut Foundation
Maura Viezzoli, President of CISP-International Committee for the Development of Peoples
Gabriella Falcicchio, Aldo Moro University of Bari
Maria Luisa Capasa, ANDE
Ecofeminism as a lens for understanding the links between the exploitation of bodies and environmental devastation. A discussion between journalists, activists and researchers on how feminist and environmentalist struggles are intertwined in the Mediterranean, between the defence of territories, common resources and community rights, where accurate environmental information plays a central role in the self-determination of individuals and peoples.
Coordinator:
Daniela Spera, journalist
Speakers:
Rosy Battaglia, journalist
Valentina Murrieri, journalist, Lecceprima
Marilù Mastrogiovanni, founder of the Forum of Mediterranean Women Journalists
Vittoria Torsello, Marea media
Helena Rodríguez Gómez, journalist, Spain
Testimonials “Network of mothers from North to South”
Il panel “Disarmate. Disarmanti. Donne nonviolente in lotta” intende dare voce alle giornaliste che, con strumenti di parola, creatività e conoscenza, si oppongono alla violenza armata e simbolica che sembra travolgere il mondo contemporaneo. “Disarmate” perché prive di armi, ma “disarmanti” nella capacità di scardinare i sistemi autoritari e patriarcali, attraverso il giornalismo indipendente e la ricerca critica. Le giornaliste denunciano conflitti e soprusi con linguaggi rispettosi dei diritti umani, documentando i meccanismi della discriminazione, offrendo dati e chiavi interpretative. Il Forum esplorerà così la nonviolenza come gesto politico e conoscitivo, capace di creare comunità e di aprire spazi di giustizia sociale, ambientale e di genere, denunciando al contempo i tanti fenomeni di violenza sistemica che le giornaliste devono subire, all’interno di un panorama informativo mondiale dove la libertà di stampa ed espressione è fortemente compromessa.
Introduce:
Marilù Mastrogiovanni, fondatrice Forum of Mediterranean women journalists
Intervengono:
Roberto Bellotti, rettore Università degli Studi di Bari
Vito Leccese, Sindaco di Bari
Loredana Perla, direttrice Dipartimento For. Psi. Com
Luigi Cazzato, coordinatore CdS Scienze della Comunicazione e Master in Giornalismo, Uniba
Alessandra Costante, Segretaria Generale della Federazione Nazionale della Stampa Italiana
Maurizio Marangelli, presidente Ordine dei giornalisti Regione Puglia
Piero Ricci, consigliere Ordine nazionale dei giornalisti
Raffaele Lorusso, Comitato esecutivo Federazione Internazionale dei giornalisti (IFJ)
Vito Fatiguso, segretario Assostampa Puglia
Lino Patruno, direttore Medi@terraneonews, Master in Giornalismo Uniba
Lella Ruccia, Consigliera di parità - Regione Puglia
Michele Bordo, Presidente Corecom Puglia
Serena Bersani, presidente nazionale Gi.U.Li.A. giornaliste
Keynote speaker: Mona Abuamara, Ambasciatrice della Palestina in Italia
Nel cuore del conflitto israelo-palestinese, la libertà di stampa è sotto assedio. 275 reporter locali hanno perso la vita per raccontare la guerra, spesso nell’indifferenza internazionale. Il panel affronta la sistematica violazione del diritto all’informazione, il ruolo dei media globali e i rischi corsi da chi testimonia sul terreno. L’obiettivo è denunciare la censura, dare voce a chi resiste e proporre strumenti di protezione per i giornalisti.
Modera:
Gianpaolo Altamura, Università degli studi di Bari
Intervengono:
Mona Abuamara, Ambasciatrice della Palestina in Italia
Luigi Cazzato, docente For.Psi. Com.; autore "Palestina tra Oriente e Occidente"
Rula Jebreal, giornalista, Palestina
Jumana Shahin, giornalista, Palestina
Meri Calvelli, ACS ong, Global Sumud Flotilla
Aya Ashour, giornalista, Palestina
Bisan Owda, giornalista, Palestina
In un contesto globale sempre più dominato da piattaforme digitali e algoritmi, il panel analizza come la libertà di stampa sia minacciata da censura, disinformazione e manipolazione dei dati. In Italia il fenomeno delle querele temerarie rappresenta un vero e proprio attacco all’articolo 21 della Costituzione. Si discuterà dell’impatto degli stereotipi nei media, delle pressioni politiche e commerciali sulle redazioni e delle strategie per garantire sicurezza, trasparenza e indipendenza dei giornalisti nell’era digitale. L’obiettivo è condividere strumenti concreti di resistenza e pratiche di giornalismo etico. Attraverso esempi di pratiche giornalistiche innovative, il panel mostrerà come il linguaggio sia un atto politico: strumento di invisibilizzazione o di empowerment.
Modera: Rosa Gallelli, Uniba
Intervengono:
Rossella Matarrese, Giulia giornaliste
Grazia Pia Attolini, Ossigeno per l’informazione
Alessandra Mancuso, Giulia giornaliste
Barbara Schiavulli, direttrice Radio Bullets, Global Sumuda Flotilla
Shukria Barokzai, giornalista, deputata, già Ambasciatrice dell'Afghanistan in Norvegia
Il movimento delle donne in Kurdistan, in particolare nel Kurdistan occidentale, il Rojava, è l’avanguardia del femminismo, che vuole riformare ogni aspetto del vivere civile a partire da una pedagogia trasformativa della società. Eppure la portata di questa rivoluzione, basata sulla convivenza pacifica di popoli e culture a partire dall’abolizione del patriarcato, viene sottaciuta e censurata dai media mainstream e le condizioni di un popolo oppresso dall’apartheid messo in atto da quattro Stati-nazione sono rimosse dalla coscienza collettiva. L’esperimento di democrazia radicale portato avanti da oltre dieci anni rischia di essere annientato, sotto gli attacchi, anche con armi chimiche, soprattutto della Turchia. Eppure il PKK, partito dei lavoratori curdi, ha scelto di disarmarsi, in una cerimonia solenne in cui sono state bruciate le armi. L’informazione diventa quindi cruciale per dare voce ad esperienze rivoluzionare e pacifiche in un territorio ad alto rischio. Le giornaliste del nord-est della Siria portano avanti una battaglia di verità in chiave di genere.
Modera:
Armida Salvati, Università degli Studi Aldo Moro di Bari
Intervengono:
Marilù Mastrogiovanni, giornalista, fondatrice Forum of mediterranean women journalists
Devrim Arslan, giornalista JINHA, women news agency
Rihan Loqo, portavoce Kongra Star, Rojava
Benedetta Argentieri, giornalista, documentarista
Zilan Diyar, giornalista, TJK-E, Kurdistan
Il legame tra linguaggio, visibilità e cittadinanza femminile deve essere problematizzato. Se le donne non vengono nominate, rappresentate o riconosciute nei media, finiscono per essere invisibili nello spazio pubblico. Il nuovo Codice deontologico delle giornaliste e dei giornalisti fissa i criteri per una corretta narrazione anche dei femminicidi. Parole e immagini contribuiscono a rafforzare stereotipi sessisti o, al contrario, a scardinarli, interrompendo la catena della violenza. Si presenteranno i risultati del 30° anno del Global media monitoring project (a cui per la prima volta ha partecipata l’Università di Bari) del monitoraggio di Ossigeno per l’Informazione sulle minacce di genere alle giornaliste e di Sui generis, rassegna di Giulia giornaliste che monitora la presenza delle firme femminili sulle prime pagine dei giornali italiani.
Coordina:
Lorena Carbonara, Università della Calabria
Intervengono:
Claudia Padovani, Università di Padova
Monia Azzalini, ricercatrice Osservatorio di Pavia
Antonella Napoli, direttrice Focus on Africa
Paola Rizzi, Giulia giornaliste: Il monitoraggio “Sui generis” di Giulia giornaliste
Alessia Melchiorre, Marea media
Il diritto delle donne di essere nominate con ruoli declinati al femminile attiene al loro diritto di autodeterminazione. Il nuovo codice deontologico delle giornaliste e dei giornalisti introduce l’articolo 13, anche in relazione alla corretta narrazione delle vittime di femminicidio. Anche la questione del dare il proprio cognome ai figli resta ancora oggi una questione controversa in molti contesti giuridici e culturali, pur rappresentando un tema fondamentale di uguaglianza, identità e riconoscimento. Il panel “Nel nome della madre” intende esplorare come le pratiche di attribuzione del cognome, il non corretto utilizzo del linguaggio di genere da parte dei giornalisti e la doppia vittimizzazione nel racconto dei femminicidi riflettano e perpetuino i rapporti di potere all’interno delle famiglie e delle società, e come una loro riforma possa costituire un passo importante verso lo smantellamento delle strutture patriarcali.
Coordinano:
Daniela Carlà, coordinatrice Noi rete donne
Antonella Roselli, avvocata amministrativista, Noi rete Donne
Intervengono:
Marilù Mastrogiovanni, fondatrice Forum delle giornaliste del Mediterraneo
Amalia Diurni, Università Roma Tor Vergata
Francesca Recchia Luciani, Università Aldo Moro di Bari
Francesca Dragotto, Roma Tor Vergata
Giovanna Iacovone, Università della Basilicata e Vicesindaca di Bari
Lella Ruccia, Consigliera di parità regionale
Laura Cima, coordinamento nazionale Ecofemministe
Marilisa D’Amico, Prorettrice Università di Milano
Article 5 bis of the Code of Ethics mandates the use of gender-neutral language and avoidance of stereotypes when reporting on instances of violence and femicide. The Charter of Rome, which is also part of the Code of Ethics, requires precise and sensitive representation of cultural and ethnic minorities. Some AI-powered translation tools may perpetuate colonial power dynamics by excluding women when translating between languages, or by perpetuating racial stereotypes when representing foreigners or migrants (Quijano, 2001). These issues have been identified as critical concerns by experts. The mass media industry faces numerous challenges and opportunities. In response to these innovations, editorial staff members have taken action in many cases.
INTRODUCTION:
Marilù Mastrogiovanni – Forum Founder and Director
Silvia Garambois – National President of Giulia Giornaliste
Intervengono:
Stefano Bronzini – Rector of the University of Bari Aldo Moro
Felice Blasi, Vice President of Corecom Puglia
Loredana Perla, Director of the For.Psi.Com Department of UNIBA
Giuseppe Moro, Director of the Political Science Department of UNIBA
Luigi Cazzato, Director of the Master in Journalism at UNIBA
Gianluigi De Gennaro, Director of the Center for Innovation and Creativity, University of Bari
Alessandra Costante, Secretary General of the FNSI
Piero Ricci, President of the Puglia Journalists' Association
Bepi Martellotta, Regional Secretary of Assostampa
Raffaele Lorusso, Executive Committee of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
Lino Patruno, Direttore di Mediterr@neonews, Master in giornalismo di UNIBA
Gianfranco Lopane, Regional Minister for Tourism, Development and Entrepreneurship, Puglia Region
Rossella Matarrese, Regional Coordinator of Giulia Giornaliste
In Europe, only 16% of AI professionals are women. If all knowledge is always concentrated in the usual male majority, even in the field of AI and in the global information system, this gender gap will create a contaminated ecosystem where power is self-reinforcing, following a mechanism based on binary and inherently violent opposites (us/them), nullifying the "choral" practice of non-violence. However, if the job of the journalist is to ask the right questions in order to get answers that go beyond the best expectations of the interlocutor, then AI introduces a new professional figure, that of the "prompt journalist", a journalist trained on the new AI tools to deal consciously (and with all the tools of the profession in his pocket) with the acquisition of new and perhaps unimaginable sources of information.
Speakers:
Sabino Di Chio, UNIBA
Giampaolo Altamura, UNIBA
Barbara D’amico, Digital journalist
Gabriele Cruciata, Google news lab
Chair: Marilù Mastrogiovanni, Former chair of the World press freedom prize “Guillermo Cano”, Unesco
If artificial intelligence is a system that can replicate the generative functioning of human intelligence, then it is necessary to ask what kind of "human" is its source: what kinds of collective consciousness it draws upon to create new ones; what languages it uses and how it deals with the stereotypes these languages contain; what ethical systems it refers to, who has labeled them, and at what cost; whether generative machine learning falls into the otherization and racialization of minorities (ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation). In short, if artificial intelligence simulates human intelligence so well, are we so sure that there is no risk that it will also replicate and amplify its flaws as well as its virtues?
Intervengono:
Darya Majidi, Women in AI Ambassador, President of Women 4.0
Patrizia Calefato, Uniba
Claudia Attimonelli, Uniba
Adriano Ferraresi, University of Bologna, Principal Investigator of the UNITE project - Universally Inclusive Technologies to Practice English Online
Francesca Raffi, University of Macerata, Head of the UNITE Project Unit - UNiversally Inclusive Technologies to Practice English Online
Claudia Padovani, University of Padova - online
Alice Baroni, University of Padova - online
Cristiana Bedei, ENWE
chair: Marisa Ingrosso, GiULia Journalists' Association, La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno
The year 2023 seems to be the turning point in the production and deployment of generative artificial intelligence. The revolution is already underway, with increasingly significant applications of AI in all fields, accompanied by legitimate fears of replacement even for intellectual work.
Speakers:
Rania Wazir : Mathematician, data scientist, co-founder and CTO of leiwand.ai, "The invisibles of AI" - online
Graziana Capurso, Head of the Internet Newsroom, Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno
Enrico Ciavolino, Associate Professor of Psychometrics at the University of Salento. CREIS Associate. "Data Science in Human and Social Science for Women empowerment"
Roberta De Siati: Lawyer, expert in anti-discrimination law, treasurer of the Bar of Bari and member of CREIS - "Artificial Intelligence, the new frontier of the legal professions"
Serenella Molendini - President of CREIS and Substitute for Gender Equality Officer at the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare
Chair: Armida Salvati, Uniba
The complexity of the various kinds of collective consciousness conveyed by the equally complex mass media systems available to children's audiences requires new skills from journalists in order to foster democratic participation from an early age.
What characteristics should journalistic products for minors have and how can they stimulate the formation of opinions on a critical and autonomous basis? Professional ethics stands at a crossroads between the need to update formats without diluting their meaning in the excessive fragmentation of social networks and the need to keep the bar of professional ethics high. Recent experiments show that the tools of the profession can “shine” again in contact with modernity.
Speakers:
Iris Luarasi, Albanian Media Institute; former president Grevio
Joaquim Ramos Pinto, president of the Portuguese Association of Environmental Education, ASPEA
Paulo Lima, Journalist, Founder of the NGO VIRAÇÃO Educomunicação
Paula Estalayo Bielsa, Coordinadora Octaedro Universidad)
Juan Leon, Octaedro Universidad Barcelona
Manuel Leon, Octaedro Universidad Barcelona
Valentina Isernia, Journalist, Vice President of Ideadinamica Scarl
Chair: Rosa Gallelli, Uniba
IFor decades, the Kurdish people have been victims of brutal ethnic cleansing by Turkey, Syria, Iran and Iraq. But there are those who do not bend under the blows of patriarchal violence and find the strength to imagine and put into practice a new social system based on ecofeminism: they are the women of Jineoloji.
However, the history of these crimes against humanity finds little space in the mainstream information, where it is necessary to give a voice to oppressed minorities, with a language that respects their migratory background as well as the sources that protect them, even if they are far away from our daily Western reality.
Speakers:
Daniele Petrosino, Uniba
Ergin Nesrin, Turkish-Kurdish refugee journalist
Laura Cima, National Ecofeminist Coordination
Luciana Borsatti, Former Correspondent of Ansa in Iran
Marilù Mastrogiovanni, Director of the Forum of Mediterranean Women Journalists
chair: Lorena Carbonara, UniCal, Coordinator S/Murare il Mediterraneo
Today, it is an ethical obligation to guarantee information free of discrimination and stereotypes towards minorities and women. Public broadcasters and newspapers monitor the representation of the female figure to ensure pluralism of themes, subjects and languages, and to contribute to the creation of social cohesion through their schedules and programs. The Global Media Monitoring project monitors the use of stereotypes and discrimination against women in the global media, including the Italian media. The association of women journalists GiULia Giornaliste, also known as Giornaliste Unite Libere Autonome (United Free Independent Women Journalists), founded in 2011, with its report "Sui generis", highlights the very limited space given to women's bylines in newspaper editorials, especially when the news in question concerns topics traditionally covered by men. Understanding the detection mechanism is useful to learn to recognize the stereotypes hidden behind the narratives in order to "decolonize" journalism from the male-dominated, sexist, racist, homophobic matrix with which the information is imbued.
Intervengono:
Antonella D’Autilia, UNIBA
Leila Belhadj Mohamed, freelance journalist
Alberto Fornasari, UNIBA
Paola Rizzi, Giulia giornaliste
Grazia Pia Attolini, Ossigeno per l'informazione
Francesca Dragotto, Director of the Research Center "Grammar and Sexism", University of Rome Tor Vergata, ISIM - online
Cristiana Bedei, freelance journalist
Modera: Marta Cariello, Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”
News about wars around the world must be truthful, unbiased, and relevant, and must avoid polarization or one-sidedness. Greater adherence to Codes of Conduct, including the Charter of Rome, is needed to protect minorities, as well as oppressed and migrant populations. The rapid spread of fake news, especially on social networks, requires greater professionalism and competence on the part of war reporters to verify and protect their sources. The new information technologies are becoming the stage for the new "cyber wars". Information itself is becoming a major player in shifting global geopolitical balances. The MENA region has never ceased to be a powder keg, where ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity have been taking place for decades, in the total disinterest of the mainstream information, which for the most part is biased and only highlights the positions of the West.
Speakers:
Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967
Alba Nabulsi, New Arab Journalist, +972 Magazine, Local Call
Nabil Salameh, singer-songwriter, teacher of ethnomusicology
Maya Issa, President of the Palestinian Student Movement in Italy, Diaspora Activist
Luciana Borsatti, former correspondent of Ansa in Iran
Giuseppe Spagnulo, UNIBA
Egeria Nalin, UNIBA
CHAIRS: Luigi Cazzato, UNIBA, Armida Salvati, UNIBA
#FMWJ
"Anyone can do postcolonial studies without critically discussing it. De-coloniality, on the other hand, represents a challenge to the sexism/racism produced during and after the colonial era, because power coloniality survives colonialism."
"Trinidad Zapatista commander was an elderly partera: she had helped about 3,000 births in the Lacandona jungle. She told me that women could not have invented the war, because they know how much effort it costs to bring a life into the world."
"Rita Atria embodies the positive emblem of the women-Mafia binomial. A young woman, 17 years old, aware of the clans' overwhelming power, she pursued justice at all costs. A unique example of courage and critical spirit that deserves to be told."
"In Salento, Puglia, human beings are trying to do something to save their health, their land. But do-good is not enough against pollution: we need to move on to a stronger revolt. Saving humanity from collective suicide? Woman can do it!!!"
"NOVE Onlus' task force to combat humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan. We support women to overcome the emergency and develop paths to autonomy compatible with the Taliban regime."
"To strive for peace and to fight for peace means a big difference. Therefore all civilized humanity should stand together in the struggle for peace. War is not only an organized mass murder - the war is a crime against humanity. So to work!"
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Let women be.
Let women lead.
Let women thrive.
Let women speak up.
Let women represent.
Let women live peacefully.
Let women express themselves.
Let women control their bodies.
Let women live.
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