Title: MaD 2012 Talk Laurie MEADOFF :Hometown Baghdad: Using Media to Break Cultural Barriers
Added: Feb 22, 2012
Author: MaDAsiaChannel
Duration: 22:12
Description:
Laurie MEADOFF FounderChat the Planet (US)Dissolving barriers and prejudice through dialogueAbout the speaker"A world without barriers and prejudice." Laurie MEADOFF has been committed to realizing this vision for more than 25 years. Using dialogue as a tool, she founded Chat the Planet, a platform for young people to converse on issues such as politics, prejudices, music, life, etc. Uncensored, unscripted, and unlike anything in mainstream media, her productions are watched by millions. For instance, the webisodic series Hometown Baghdad fosters empathetic understanding of life in a war zone. Laurie currently devotes her expertise to Cancer Schmancer, an initiative empowering women to become active and informed medical consumers. About the talkHometown Baghdad: Using Media to Break Cultural BarriersHometown Baghdad provoked active bonding, conversation and debate amongst a global audience. Prominently featuring three young normal Iraqis, Hometown Baghdad gave a voice to millions of young Iraqis who felt misunderstood and misrepresented by the rest of the world. It also brought the war home to a western audience in authentic ways. At the forefront of the online video era, the film reached an impressive global audience both through formal and informal distribution and press. As so much has progressed in the online sphere, the possibilities of online global dialogue are endless. Laurie MEADOFF Chat the Planet創辦人真誠對話促進真正無障礙關於講者"一個沒有隔膜及偏見的世界"──—25年來，Laurie MEADOFF一直為實現這個願景而努力。她創辦了Chat the Planet，一個以"對話"為工具，讓年青人討論政治、歧視、音樂、人生等議題的平台。她的製作不設審查、沒有預設對白，題材有別於主流媒體，讓已過百萬的觀眾看到世界的另一面。例如，網絡連續紀錄片《Hometown Baghdad》讓觀眾更能以同理心瞭解活在戰火下的年青人。Laurie最近專注於Cancer Schmancer，善用她的傳媒經驗，致力讓女性變成為明智的醫療消費者。演講簡介Hometown Baghdad: 用傳媒打破文化隔膜Hometown Baghdad 激起了全球觀眾主動連繫、對話及辯論。以三位尋常伊拉克年青人為焦點，Hometown Baghdad讓數百萬感到被世界誤解以至扭曲的伊拉克年青人有發聲機會，同時讓西方觀眾看到戰爭真面目。處於網上影片年代的最前線，這套影片透過各種正式、非正式的渠道和新聞媒介發佈，所接觸的觀眾人數令人驚歎。在不斷進步的網路世界，網上全球對話的可能性無可限量。
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