[WSIS CS-Plenary] Geneva based Press

[Christine Wenzel]

In Germany the "German Coordiniation Group for WSIS" tried to raise 
public attention on WSIS by establishing a press team. We published some 
press releases and tried to push interviews with civil society 
representatives from the german delegation - but there was only little 
response in the media.
We also have a press review with several articles in german and english. 
You can have a look at it on
http://www.wsis-koordinierungskreis.de/PresseSpiegel.html

We have the impression that the press coverage will raise short before 
and during the summit itself.
The prep. process is well recognized by journalists but not yet 
mentioned in most of the papers.

best regards,
Christine
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Konstanz, Germany


Fullsack Jean-Louis wrote:

>Interesting, the point of view of the press on WSIS, at least in
>Switzerland. In France WSIS is "not on the agenda" in the national press. On
>the other hand the European Social Forum had a very strong impact in both
>the national and regional papers and magazines. So there is nothing to
>report from here upon WSIS, unless Bruno Oudet has a more wider view from
>his Paris office.
>But what about German and British press ?
>I guess, except ourselves, the Swiss community, a handful of assigned
>diplomats and their advisors there isn't a great interest upon this Summit.
>And the (bad)stage it has achieved last week won't promote it !
>This differentiates it completely from the Jo'burg Summit !
>BTW could the Media caucus who is/was
>particularly active gatther more information about the SMSI seen from the
>international press side ?
>Thanks
>Jean-Louis Fullsack
>CSDPTT
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