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Dear All - feel free to circulate the following ... Thursday 21st November UN World Television Day: MDC/DMC event 6-8pm, Mill Studios, MSO.25: De Montfort University https://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/estates-facilities/buildings-on-dmu-campus/Mill-Studios.aspx Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-tv-day-screening-of-ruona-meyers-bbc-documentary-tickets-80445690225<https://webmail-ic.dmu.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=FCkqYpmSZ6f1TwfqvtRvnbl_s79JJhkOM8lJuakSSEcjrpdoLGnXCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2fwww.eventbrite.co.uk%2fe%2fworld-tv-day-screening-of-ruona-meyers-bbc-documentary-tickets-80445690225> John Coster (Documentary Media Centre and Media Discourse Centre) West African resources and contacts at the Documentary Media Centre, Leicester Ruona Meyer (MDC PhD in Investigative Journalism) Screening of her Emmy-nominated Documentary 'Sweet Sweet Codeine' followed by Q&A From BBC News: 'Thousands of young Nigerians are addicted to codeine cough syrup - a medicine that's become a street drug. The government estimates that up to 3 million bottles of the addictive syrup are drunk every day in just two Northern states. Taken in excess, codeine can cause psychosis and organ failure. But who makes this syrup? And who sells it to Nigeria's children?' In recognition of the UN's World Television Day, the Media Discourse Centre at De Montfort University, in collaboration with the Documentary Media Centre, has organised an event that focuses on West Africa. The Documentary Media Centre (https://docmediacentre.wordpress.com<https://webmail-ic.dmu.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=rFjx62CEVD_z9k1jmDWekenK8RmPEWRE9cmJ6m2qd4EjrpdoLGnXCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2fhes32-ctp.trendmicro.com%3a443%2fwis%2fclicktime%2fv1%2fquery%3furl%3dhttps%253a%252f%252fdocmediacentre.wordpress.com%26umid%3d0d4ab675-fa2c-4ffb-a569-b70afa382386%26auth%3dabf3dc013bb623204479f0e1f803993cdb4617ca-51d27f6915ea5ce248f440ed9308f59d49184ad3>), based in Leicester, is an independent museum, archive & library – registered with AiM (Association of Independent Museums). It operates along the lines of a ‘community of practice’ model: it identifies and connects with active documentarians via the Parallel Lives project – practitioners located across Latin America, West & East Africa, South Asia, and South-East Asia. it provides researchers, educators and students, access to this documentary media content through its museum exhibits, archive and library of documentary films, photography, audio, and new media. it organizes ‘Doc Media for Learning’ events throughout the year. Stuart Price Professor of Media and Political Discourse -------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA mailing list -------------------------------------------------------- To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the MECCSA list, please visit: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MECCSA&A=1 ------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA is the subject association for the field of media, communication and cultural studies in UK Higher Education. This mailing list is a free service and is not restricted to members. It is an unmoderated list and content reflect the views of those who post to the list and not of MeCCSA as an organisation. MeCCSA recommends that the list be used only for posting of information (for example about events, publications, conferences, lectures) of interest to members or to promote discussion of current issues of wide general interest in the field. Posts to the MeCCSA mailing list are public, indexed by Google, and can be accessed from the JISCMail website (http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/meccsa.html). Any messages posted to the list are subject to the JISCMail acceptable use policy, which states that users should avoid engaging in unreasonable behaviour, or disrupting the general flow of discussion on a list. For further information, please visit: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/ --------------------------------------------------------