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Good Bye Airlie |
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By ICFJ Staff on
4/4/2008 4:25 PM
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The panel on "The changing fabric of Iran", which was the last session of the Iran 360 conference, with a series of questions from the participants on different issues such as the activities of Iranian feminists, stereotypes, covering Iranian women's issues in Western media, and coverage of HIV/Aids issues in the Iranian media.
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Understanding Iran as a journalist |
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By ICFJ Staff on
4/4/2008 3:25 PM
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Omid is an Iranian journalist and blogger who leaves and studies in the US. He has interviewed many US journalists who have covered Iran.
Here is a list of some of their problems...
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The changing fabric in Iran |
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By ICFJ Staff on
4/4/2008 3:04 PM
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Joyce Barnathan has just finished introducing the panelists of the last session. Kamyar Alaee is speaking about "Aids/ Health Diplomacy" between Iran and the US. Omid Memarian and Sanam Dolatshahi are the next speakers.
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The psychology of stereotypes |
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By ICFJ Staff on
4/4/2008 1:49 PM
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Lunch break is over and speakers and participants are back in the Federal Room for a speech by James Breckenridge of the Stanford University. Dr. Breckenridge is using different examples to describe different psychological aspects of stereotyping such as essentializing.
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So much interest in Iranian economy |
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By ICFJ Staff on
4/4/2008 12:16 PM
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The panelists are answering to participants questions on the national economy in Iran. The audience are curious to know if the economy is facing so many problems, why doesn't it collapse? They are also asking about the back channels, smuggling of goods, and people avoiding paying taxes. One other curious question: "What if the oil prices go down?"
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Iran's youth should be the sources of economic growth |
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By ICFJ Staff on
4/4/2008 11:14 AM
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Babak Yektafar is speaking on the lost opportunities of Iran's national economy. Referring to Iran as young, vibrant, resourceful society, Babak said such a country should have a 8-10% annual growth, while the true number is half of that.
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A Western journalist's observations from Iran |
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By ICFJ Staff on
4/4/2008 10:56 AM
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There is a big wealthy class in the Iranian society. Part of these people are members of the new elites . However, the are lots of people who are having problems with inflation.
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Iran's political economy |
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By ICFJ Staff on
4/4/2008 10:43 AM
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Ahmadinejad has been attacking the state class in order to reduce the size of the government . Under a directive by the Supreme Leader, two-thirds of state assets have to be privatized. But the privatization is performed under conditions that no competition and transparency exists.
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Second Panel: Oil and Sanctions; How healthy is the Iranian economy |
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By ICFJ Staff on
4/4/2008 10:32 AM
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Deborah Campbell is moderating a panel that has just started. She has started her talks by referring to the 100th anniversary of discovery of oil in Iran and its political consequences for the country.
Kaveh Ehsani, Barbara Slavin and Babak Yektafar are joining Deborah on the panel.
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