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21 July 2013 1:58 AM IST
To explore the role of media in protecting and promoting the rights of children, a consultation on media and children was held in the Capital today.
As a part of the project Civil Society Alliance for Child Rights in South Asia, a non governmental organisation, Butterflies, organised this consultation to engage academicians, civil society and media to carry out a dialogue on the representation of children in media and the rights for children in India.
Butterflies’ director, Rita Panicker presented a session on media and children to kick forth a discussion. The next session was presided over by Gita Bamezai and K.M Srivastava, professors from Indian Institute of Mass Communication. The discussions centred around UN Convention on Child Rights and elaborated on cases such as Aarushie Murder Case, Malala's story, the mid day meal crisis to dissect the role of media with respect to these stories.
As a part of the project Civil Society Alliance for Child Rights in South Asia, a non governmental organisation, Butterflies, organised this consultation to engage academicians, civil society and media to carry out a dialogue on the representation of children in media and the rights for children in India.
Butterflies’ director, Rita Panicker presented a session on media and children to kick forth a discussion. The next session was presided over by Gita Bamezai and K.M Srivastava, professors from Indian Institute of Mass Communication. The discussions centred around UN Convention on Child Rights and elaborated on cases such as Aarushie Murder Case, Malala's story, the mid day meal crisis to dissect the role of media with respect to these stories.
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