Media Concentration Around the World

Media Concentration Around the World:
Empirical Studies

Interim Reports by the global research project on international media concentration and ownership

Columbia University
March 11-12, 2010
http://www4.gsb.columbia.edu/citi/events/mediacon2010

Thursday, March 11, 2010

9 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.

Opening remarks & overview by members of the Scientific Committee

- Eli Noam, Columbia University

- Patrick Badillo, Université de la Méditerranée Aix-Marseille

- Kiyoshi Nakamura, Waseda University

- Marius Dragomir, Open Society Foundation

9:15 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Panel: Media Concentration and the Role of Academia
Chair: Eli Noam, Columbia University, with Presentation of Overarching Results

Speakers:

- Ben Compaine, Northeastern University

- Marius Dragomir, Open Society Foundation

- Phil Napoli, Fordham University

- Ron Rice, University of California, Santa Barbara

- Adam Thierer, Progress and Freedom Foundation

- Tim Wu, Columbia University

11 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

Coffee break

11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Presentations for Europe (I): France, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Spain, Germany

Chair: Patrick Badillo, Université de la Méditerranée Aix-Marseille

Speakers:

- France: Jean-Baptiste Lesourd and Patrick Badillo, Université de la Méditerranée Aix-Marseille; Dominique Bourgeois, University of Fribourg

- Scandinavia (Sweden & Finland: Robert Picard, Jönköping International Business School

- Russia: Elena Vartanova, Moscow State University

- Spain: Alfonso Sánchez Tabernero, University of Navarra; Juan Pablo Artero, University of Navarra

- Germany: Julia Bösch and Philipp Rösch-Schlanderer, Center for Digital Technology and Management, Technical University Munich and University of Munich

12:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

Lunch: How Policy Makers Deal with Media Ownership

- Welcome: Dean Glenn Hubbard, Columbia Business School

- Luncheon speaker, Reed Hundt, former chairman, Federal Communications Commission; Consultant, Skadden, Arps

2:15 p.m. - 3:55 p.m.

Presentations for Asia: Japan, China, India, Korea, Tawian

Chair: Kiyoshi Nakamura, Waseda University

Speakers:

- Japan: Hajime Yamada, Toyo University; Kiyoshi Nakamura, Waseda University

- China: Min Hang, Tsinghua University

- India: Anuradha Bhattacharjee, Mudra Institute of Communications

- Korea: Kiyoshi Nakamura, Waseda University (in behalf of Daeho Kim, Inha University

- Taiwan: Yu-li Liu, National Chengchi University

3:55 p.m. - 4:10 p.m

Coffee break

4:10 p.m. - 5:40 p.m.

Presentations for Europe (II): Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, Italy

Speakers:

- Switzerland: Dominique Bourgeois, University of Fribourg

- Netherlands: Piet Bakker, University of Amsterdam

- Belgium: Jo Groebel, German Digital Institute

- Portugal: Paulo Faustino, Porto University

- Italy: Marta Cola, University of Lugano

5:25 p.m. - 6:25 p.m.

Presentations for Australia & Americas: Australia, Brazil, United States

Chair: Robert Atkinson, Columbia University

Speakers:

- Australia: Franco Papendrea, University of Canberra

- Brazil: Sonia Moreira, Rio de Janeiro State University

- United States: Eli Noam, Columbia University

6:25 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Group-wide discussion of the Implications of the First Day's Reports fro Media and Media Policy

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Friday, March 12, 2010
Location: Uris Hall Room 142

9 - 9:15 a.m.

Opening remarks & overview by members of the Scientific Committee

- Jean-Baptiste Lesourd, Université de la Méditerranée Aix-Marseille

- Dominique Bourgeois, University of Fribourg

9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Panel: Improving the Quality of Public Policy Analysis of Media Ownership

Chair: Richard Taylor, Penn State University

Speakers:

- Jonathan Knee, Columbia University

- Horst Stipp, NBC Universal

- Mark Cooper, Consumer Federation of America

10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Coffee break

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Presentations for Middle East & Africa: Israel, Magreb, South Africa

Chair: Jean-Baptiste Lesourd, Université de la Méditerranée Aix-Marseille

- Israel: Amit Schejter, Penn State University; Moran Yemini, University of Haifa

- Magreb: Ahmed Hidass, University of Rabat

- South Africa: Petrus Potgieter, University of South Africa

11:30 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.

Summary of reports from countries not physically present—Canada, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, UK, Poland

Speaker: Helmut Müller, University of Munich

11:50 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Roundtable on Interpretation and Methodology. Team members discuss with each other and the audience

- What have we learned? What are the overarching themes? What are the policy implications? What is next with the project? How do we disseminate results? How do we generate a multiplier? How do we reach policy makers? Which countries/researchers do we add?

Moderator: Eli Noam, Columbia University

1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Lunch

Guest Speaker: Gerald Levin, former CEO, AOL Time Warner: "Media Merger Mania"

Moderator: Raul Katz, Columbia University