AMERICA - The social communicator profession and its challenges in Latin America

Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - To offer space for reflection on the social communicator profession and the ethical challenges posed by the context of Latin America, a Latin American Congress on the Ethics of Communication is being held 10 - 12 September Bogota, Colombia . The Congress, organised by the CELAM Communications Department, has brought together over 100 experts, professors and students of communications.
The event is taking place at the San Buenaventura University. The inauguration ceremony was presided by Bishop Héctor Gutiérrez of the diocese of Engativá (Colombia), who is president of CELAM Communications Department. Conferences will be given on the following subjects: "Ethnic challenges in the Latin America communications situation", "Communications and ethics for authentic humanity ", “Journalism as a mission and challenge", "Ethics of journalistic communication", "Ethic challenges for the professional communicator". The Congress will end with the presentation of a study on the ethics of communication at the universities of Peru and Ecuador, and the reading of final resolutions. (RG) (Agenzia Fides 11/9/2007; righe 13, parole 162)