PUBLICATION FORUM
Date: April 6 2019
Address: 3 West 51 Street, second floor
PANEL I – 11:30 – 12:00
Prof. Nicholas C. Pano – The Golden Age of Dielli 1909-1924
Mr. Grant Harris – Dielli and Its Compeers: Ethnic Newspapers in the Early 20th Century
Dr. Elez Biberaj – My collaboration with Delli under the editorship of Xhevat Kallajxhiu, reflections on the current challenges facing the media in Albania and Kosova
PANEL II – 12:00 -12:30
Dr. Muharrem Dezhgiu Dielli in the Second Century
Arjeta Ferlushkaj An Inside Look Through Time – the Internal Structure of the Paper
Ambassador Mal Berisha A Government in Exile – Vatra’s Contribution in the Peace Conference in Paris 1919 and the UN Summit in San Francisko 1945
Break
Panel III – 1:45 –2:30
Loreta Loli & Agron Alibali Faik Konica Unknown Works – Writings and Essays Published in Dielli 1939 – 1942
Anton Çefa Editor, Nationalist and a devout democrat – Xhevat Kallajxhi
Idriz Lamaj The Albanian Anti-Communist Journalism in exile and Dielli
Break
Panel IV – 2:45-3:30
Ilir Ikonomi Faik Konica’s Interview with Hilmar Baukhage of NBC Radio on April 8 1939
Rafaela Prifti Editor and Vatra’s Secretary – Peter R. Prifti
Dalip Greca The Newspaper of the National Renaissance – 110 years of History, Challenges, Survival – Dielli’s Editors and Managers, their contributions and novelties
Closing remarks by Vatra’s Chairman Dritan Mishto
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GALA DINNER
GRAND BALLROOM
3 WEST 51th STREET
DOORS OPEN AT 6.00 PM
The Master of Ceremony Mariana Bulku will introduce the speakers and engage the audience.
The Judges of the Contest “110 Years of Dielli” will announce the winners of each entry and present the awards.
A visual exhibition prepared by Dritan Haxhija will offer the opportunity to walk through a condensed history of the 11 decades of the paper
Humorous snip bits and quibbles by the two giants of Dielli, Noli, Konica and more.
Silent auction of rare and valuable items such as original publications by Noli and Konica made available by Dielli’s Editor
Live Entertainment
Elegant Dining