Media Ethics in Digital Age Imperative: Abu-Fadil
Media Ethics require critical thinking, notably when social media are used to spread harmful content, Magda Abu-Fadil told Radio Monte Carlo Doualiya. “Ethics are in a state of disarray because although digital media are good, attractive and fast as they disseminate … Continue reading
Lebanese Journalists Need Training on Migrant/Refugee Coverage: Abu-Fadil
Lebanese journalists are mostly ill equipped to cover the migrant and refugee story, with reporting ranging from hate speech to a sympathetic approach, Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil told an Austrian newspaper. Media coverage of migrants and refugees in Lebanon … Continue reading
Magda Abu-Fadil: Journalists Over-Stretched, Underpaid
Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil told the Open Media Hub over-stretched and underpaid Lebanese journalists find covering the migration and refugee story challenging. “Journalists quite often have too much on their plate…they don’t have a regular beat called migration or … Continue reading
Is It Time to Teach Media and Information Literacy (MIL)?
A rhetorical question Al Ain TV (UAE) asked in a post to introduce an interview with Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil. Abu-Fadil, the lead editor and co-author of “Opportunities for Media and Information Literacy (MIL) in the Middle East and … Continue reading
Media literacy key ‘to combating fake news, hate speech’: Abu-Fadil
Media literacy in the Arab world is still “nascent,” but building awareness of critical-thinking skills can help fight fake news and hate speech, an expert in the field has said. Seasoned journalist Magda Abu-Fadil — who has worked for international … Continue reading
Media Education in Lebanon Needs Revisiting: Abu-Fadil
Media education in Lebanon needs revisiting as faculty members and curricula are often well behind the times leaving graduates unable to meet market needs. “The gap begins with curricula that resemble poems of the Jahiliyya (pre-Islamic) era,” said Media Unlimited … Continue reading
MU Director on Peace Building in Lebanon Via Media
“I Hate You.” A powerful statement and title of a 385-page study on hate speech and sectarianism in “Arab Spring” media, wrote Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil. It is also a reflection of countless Arab world afflictions that was published … Continue reading
Lebanese Media Suffer Major Cutbacks
Lebanese journalists are on tenterhooks as mass layoffs decimate various media and budget cuts constrain operations, Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil told Al Arabiya English. “We are in a transitional phase. There is what is known as disruption and innovation … Continue reading
Journalists Need Digital Skills and Traditional Grounding: Abu-Fadil
Today’s journalists are expected to have multimedia digital skills but must also abide by the principles of accuracy, fairness, balance, humanity and ethics, Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil told French magazine Défense. “Today’s journalists are required to do more because … Continue reading
Will Lebanese Newspapers Become Extinct?
The ax is falling fast on Lebanese journalists as word of newspapers going fully online or facing shutdown spread this week amid a sea of political, financial and social turmoil in the country. Besides sharp drops in advertising revenue, competition … Continue reading