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 Almost a hundred journalists, including representatives from non-governmental organization (NGO), academe, and government ministries and agencies joined together in a conference called"Cambodian Media: Promotion of Professionalism and Ethics" organized by the Cambodian Center for Independent Media (CCIM) and Press Council of Cambodia (PCC) with support from the European Union

H.E. Thach Phen, Secretary of Ministry of Information delivered his opening remarks after Mr. Seth Van Doorn, Political Advisor to the European Commission's Delegation to Cambodia welcomed the participants. After the opening speeches, a panel discussion followed with Mr. Om Chandara, PCC President who talked about "Professionalism: Problems and Resolutions"; Mr. Teruo Jinnai. UNESCO Representative in Cambodia who talked about "Journalism Ethics: Problems and Resolutions"; and Stephen Kurczy and Claire Duffet, both journalists and lecturers at Royal University ofPhnom Penh (RUPP) who talked about "Objectivity of Cambodian Media."

After the panel discussion, the participants continue their discussions into small groups. Three groups were formed to discuss about the priority issues and recommendations related to professionalism and ethics in Cambodian media.