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# A foreign organisation should not be interfering with the inner workings of the media in Cyprus | # A foreign organisation should not be interfering with the inner workings of the media in Cyprus | ||
The letter specifically named project director Larry Fergeson as an outside agitator and agent provocateur who should be avoided in all instances. The head of the Union of Cypriot Journalists | The letter specifically named project director [[Larry Fergeson]] as an outside agitator and agent provocateur who should be avoided in all instances. The head of the Union of Cypriot Journalists, Mr. [[Andreas Kannaouros]] demanded that no union members take part in the project under threat of exposure and retaliation. The letter was also submitted to the GC parliament. | ||
These developments seriously hindered our ability gather participants and facilitate the follow-up, closed-door conference in the South. Only one GC participant agreed to attend and he is actually employed at Eastern Mediterranean University which is a Turkish Cypriot (TC) university. | These developments seriously hindered our ability gather participants and facilitate the follow-up, closed-door conference in the South. Only one GC participant agreed to attend and he is actually employed at Eastern Mediterranean University which is a Turkish Cypriot (TC) university. | ||
The follow-up, closed-door conference in the South was cancelled | |||
The follow-up, closed-door conference in the South was cancelled. | |||
===The Turkish Cypriot experience=== | ===The Turkish Cypriot experience=== | ||
Efforts in North Cyprus were much better received and there was renewed hope that we could continue on with a large part of the project and produce useful, valid results. Two well-known and respected leaders in the TC media, Hasan Kahvecioglu and Ozcan Ozcanhan, were engaged and provided assistance to the project by helping to contact other members of the TC media. The consultations were an expression of their support for our endeavours. In Cypriot culture this is invaluable as local support is very helpful in achieving positive results. Several meetings were set up with the respected leaders and communication was frequent. The project team also created invitations in Turkish and distributed these to over 75 media professionals in the North. Follow-up phone calls were made and assurances of participation were given. | Efforts in North Cyprus were much better received and there was renewed hope that we could continue on with a large part of the project and produce useful, valid results. Two well-known and respected leaders in the TC media, [[Hasan Kahvecioglu]] and [[Ozcan Ozcanhan]], were engaged and provided assistance to the project by helping to contact other members of the TC media. Yhey also served as members of the Advisory Board of this project. The consultations were an expression of their support for our endeavours. In Cypriot culture this is invaluable as local support is very helpful in achieving positive results. Several meetings were set up with the respected leaders and communication was frequent. The project team also created invitations in Turkish and distributed these to over 75 media professionals in the North. Follow-up phone calls were made and assurances of participation were given. | ||
Ozcan bey was the most active and through his efforts many developments occurred: | Ozcan bey was the most active and through his efforts many developments occurred: | ||