Government and Media in Extreme Crisis Situations |
| Friday, 17 July 2009 |
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Professor Joav Toker gave a paper on "Government and Media in Extreme Crisis Situations" at (Institut d'Etudes Politiques) in Paris on April 17. His paper examined both government and media institutions in situations of extreme tension, such as natural catastrophies or terrorist attacks. Professor Toker looked at the way both of those types of power react under exceptional circumstances: what is the mechanism of change and the correlation betweeen both of them. The audience was composed of students and faculty in the disciplines of international relations, political science, media studies and journalism. |
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 Sir Christopher MacRae United Kingdom
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I aim to help my students prepare for life beyond "the groves of academe" - especially how to ask the right questions to work out what is really going on out there. Along the way, they practice writing lucidly and succinctly. It is stimulating teaching such a lively crew. I hope they also find it fun being challenged to analyse the facts without prejudice and to think originally