Date:15/07/2005 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2005/07/15/stories/2005071516980300.htm

Andhra Pradesh - Hyderabad

Global meet on media, society from July 18

Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD: The Information Department former director and editor of Public Relations Voice, C.V. Narsimha Reddi, will present a paper on `Janmabhoomi - a unique exercise in rural communication and development' at the 14th annual conference of the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre, Singapore.

The conference, with the theme `Media and Society in Asia', will be held at the Communication University of China in Beijing from July 18 to 21. The United Nations Under-Secretary General (Communication and Public Information), Shashi Tharoor, will deliver the keynote address at the inaugural of the conference. Delegates from all over the world, including UNESCO and London School of Economics, will discuss the impact of media on society across Asia and how media organisations are transforming in tune with the changes in the global political, economic and technology landscape.