Bulletin Summer 1976

Workshop on Training for Communication Research in session Local participants included: Fr. Robert Astorio, Catholic Communications Committee; Mr. Anthony Tsui, Department of Communication, Hong Kong Baptist College ； Mr. William Dingier, Office of Communication, Lutheran World Federation; and Prof. Timothy Yu, Dr. Ranee Lee, Mr. Leonard L. Chu, of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Consultation on Women and Media The second conference was entitled "Consultation on Women and Media," held from 6th to 10th April, 1976, in Hong Kong. The consultation discussed Asian women's legal and social status and their problems as well as opportunities in media and in communication education. Scholars and media practitioners, both men and women, from nine Asian countries took part in the consultation. The Consultation was opened by Dr. Choh- Ming Li, Vice-chancellor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. In his remarks at the opening ceremony Dr. Li stated that his University "i s looking to this Consultation for guidance in our effort to devise an effective post-graduat e programme of training women as well as men in the communication studies for Hong Kong and other parts of Asia." The Consultation was fruitful in bringing out the common problems faced by Asian women. Participants agreed that although Asian women were emerging from their traditional roles there was still much room for improvement. It urged that more education and employment opportunities in media and communication be opened to women, that the public be sensitized to the existence of discriminating stereotypes agains t women, and that women be motivated to contribute more actively to the important task of nation-building. As a means to raise the public's awareness of the distorted images of women, the Consultation suggested that a joint research be conducted to identify the areas of discrimination against women in the media. Participants included : Japan—Ms. Tokiko Fukao of the Tomiuri Shimbun and Prof. Sumiko Iwao of the Institute for Communication Research , Keio University; Korea—Dr. Kim Chi-ja of the Population Council and Ms. Park Keum-ok of the Foong Ang Daily News; Malaysia—Ms. Hamim a Dona Mustafa of the Department of Mass Communication, Universiti Sains Malaysia; The Philippines— Prof. Alicia M.L . Coseteng of the Institute of Mass Communication, the University of the Philippines, and Ms. Alice Reyes of National Press Club of the Philippines ； Singapore—Ms. Lena U. Wen Lim of the Asian Mass Communication Researc h and Information Centr e and Dr. S.C. Wong of Nan- yang University; Taiwan—Prof. Hsu Chia-shih of National Chengchi University an d Ms. Diane Y.P. Ying of the United Press International ; Thailand—Ms. Nilawan Pintong of the Satri San and Ms. Sukanya Terawanij of the Department of Communication, Chulalongkorn University .