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Catholic Union of the Press (UCIP) The World Forum of Professionals and Institutions in Secular and Religious Media |
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Origins | |
| Late 1800's: Creation of various associations of Catholic journalists and they form an international federation | ||
| 1905: Foundation of International Association of Catholic Journalism and Publishing | ||
| 1917: Foundation of Intrenational Bureau of Catholic Journalists | ||
| 1927: Foundation of International Union of the Catholic Press, Foundation of federations | ||
| 1927: Recognition by the Holy See | ||
| 1928: Inspires foundation of international organisations for television, radio, cinema and audiovisuals | ||
| 1930: First UCIP world congress | ||
| 1950-1960: Foundation of regions, and Development Commission | ||
| 1968: International Union of the Catholic Press become International Catholic Union of the Press | ||
| 1969: Development Commission becomes and gives birth to Catholic Media Council (CAMECO) | ||
| 1979: Creation of Union of Catholic Asian News (UCANews) | ||
| 1987: International Network of Young Journalists; greater information exchange, networking, internship | ||
| 1988: Summer University | ||
| 1991: Refresher Programme | ||
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Objectives | |
| Networking worldwide | ||
| Expose to cultures and lifestyles | ||
| Reflect and evaluate on the profession and reality | ||
| Friendship | ||
| Greater professionalism | ||
| Guarantee ethics and values | ||
| Inspire and animate media professionals for achieving their goals | ||
| Integral development of individuals as persons | ||
| Serve the society, the Church and the humanity at large | ||
| Continued formation on city, regional, continental and world levels | ||
| Make known positions on events, policies and its consequences worldwide | ||
| Enable development of free and independent media | ||
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Spirit, Character | |
| Professional, autonomous international, Catholic, worldwide | ||
| Journalistic, likes to promote and defend freedoms | ||
| Diverse, creative, dynamic, young, senior, optimist, serious-minded | ||
| Differences are respected and accepted in the true spirit of freedom | ||
| Exchange | ||
| Speaks the language of the time | ||
| Consider signs of time | ||
| Respect persons and their working and living conditions | ||
| Oriented to service | ||
| Accessible to all media professionals from all parts of the world | ||
| Recognise exemplary efforts of media professionals as the basis for integral development | ||
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Activities | |
| Ongoing networking | ||
| Summer Universities | ||
| Refresher Programmes | ||
| International Journalism and Media Awards | ||
| International Network of Young Journalists | ||
| Internships, Information Exchange | ||
| Networking Worldwide with individuals and institutions | ||
| Triennial world congress | ||
| Publication of books with keynote addresses of the world congress | ||
| Documents for reflection on relevant themes | ||
| Representation in and co-operation with United Nations and other international organsations | ||
Federations: Dailies, Periodicals, Journalists, Church
Press, News
agencies, Professors,
Researchers, Book
publishers, Press
photographers |
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Regions: Africa, Europe,
Latin
America, East
Asia, South
East Asia, South
Asia, North
America, Middle
East |
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Membership | |
| All media professionals: Journalists, Publishers, Professors of journalism or communication, Photojournalists, Book publishers | ||
| All publications (dailies, weeklies, fortnightlies, monthlies, quarterlies, books) | ||
| Publishing houses, Media institutes/ions, enterprises | ||
| Associations of professionals, publications, publishing houses, institutions , professors of journalism or communication, enterprises | ||