Workshops | International Communication Forum

The International Communications Forum (ICF), founded in 1991, recognizes that the media is one of the world’s most powerful forces for good or ill. The media does not just report and reflect society but often shapes its direction. The ICF aims to:

strengthen public confidence in the media;
promote the bonds of trust within democratic societies;
inspire a commitment to service on the part of those who work in the media.

The ICF is committed to media ethics and the freedoms of expression and information. These need to be accompanied by a high sense of responsibility and respect for every audience. The ICF expects of media practitioners the same standards of integrity that they wish to see in all public servants. Through conferences and training programmes, ICF demonstrates its ethos on the basis of people-to-people and conscience-to-conscience dialogue.

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MEDIA ETHICS WORKSHOPS

ICF workshops offer your students an invaluable insight into Media Ethics and real world journalism.

There’s no question that the need to offer Media Ethics training and guidance to future journalists is more pressing than ever before. Which is why we would like to introduce you to our groundbreaking Media Ethics workshops.

Since 1991, the International Communications Forum (ICF) has held 28 highly successful forums in 14 countries. We’ve run Media Ethics workshops at the Lincoln School of Journalism since 2008. Click here to read about our 2012 workshop.

Our workshops enable your students to discuss Media Ethics face to face with high profile media professionals of the calibre of:

Martin Bell, journalist and former MP
Martyn Lewis, former newscaster
Magnus Linklater, Editor of the Scotland edition of The Times

The media professionals share their experiences, choose workshop topics - which could be ‘News After Leveson’ or ‘Media and Democracy’ – and debate how the media could and should behave.

There’s simply no better way for your students to grasp what Media Ethics are really about.

What do previous participants say about ICF Media Ethics workshops?

‘The ICF is able to bring extremely distinguished journalists, able to discuss issues with students in a very open, inspirational way.’
Richard Keeble
Acting Head
Lincoln School of Journalism

‘The ICF supports ethical practices which all of us, as young journalists, need to take into the real world.’
Tom Farmery
Former Student
Lincoln School of Journalism

'These workshops are important; they are worth attending; they are enjoyable for both sides. Both sides learn quite a lot from each other.'
Magnus Linklater
Editor
Scotland edition of The Times

A short clip of the interview with Magnus Linklater

Tom Farmery took part for three years in the workshops the International Communications Forum organised at University of Lincoln. Here he expresses his views about the importance of these activities for the formation of future

A short clip of the interview with Richard Keeble

How do our Media Ethics workshops work?

We bring two or three panellists who engage with your students through workshops and informal discussions
You choose whether the session is all day or for a half day
Our panellists give their time freely but we ask you to cover their travel and subsistence costs
We charge an administration fee.

What next?

Please complete and submit the online Order Form.
Alternatively download the Order Form (.doc or PDF), complete it and post it or email it back to the email supplied at the end of the form.
Please give us two months notice so we can assemble a panel for you.

For more information Download Brochure or Email Ethics Workshops if you have any queries