How do educational, science and societal TV and media deal with war and peace? Are they instruments of manipulation, hatred and war making? Or can they contribute to a better understanding, to “producing peace”?

War is reality, war is taking place on some 170 „war theatres“ around the globe. And media play a role for war or peace. They very often risk becoming an instrument of manipulation, hatred and war making.

Thus, the international BaKaFORUM program committee decided to focus in 2007 on:

Producing Peace by Educational, Science and Societal Television and Media

BaKaFORUM 2007 will approach “Producing Peace”  in a wide understanding.

• How do media deal with war and peace? How do media do research for the reasons and origins of war?
• And what about television and media and the conditions for peace?
• What is the media’s responsibility for producing peace (more)?

If you want to participate and to contribute with your answers, your contributions, your statements, please register here.

If you want to enter a programme to the screening and/or the contest, register your programme.

If you need more information about the organisation, contact the BaKaFORUM secretariat.

If you need more information about the content, first check this website, then contact the BaKaFORUM program manager, Markus Nikel

School and Teachers TV, Science & Society, Cross media

BaKaFORUM 2007 still will include the traditional elements – connected to the overall theme, if possible – like school and teachers TV/media, science & society and cross media.

School and Teachers TV/media will extend the dialogue between producers and users of educational offers to Europe and to other regions in a global perspective.

Science and Society is immediately connected with the overall theme of “producing peace”  by topics like inter-cultural relations, climate, natural resources like water, diseases and health and other subjects.

Cross media – which in 2007 we combine with science & society - is an obvious chance for educational offers in a wide meaning of the word, i.e.: for formal education in schools, universities or in vocational training, but is getting more and more room in large audience offers too.