Arab Women Beat Men on Twitter: Sayyidati
Arab women are making great strides in their use of social media, often outrunning their male counterparts on Twitter, according to studies. The shift from traditional to digital, social and interactive media is a natural for women, notably in the … Continue reading
Abu-Fadil on “Hewar Al Arab”: Twitter is key
Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil urged critics to reconsider their reluctance to use Twitter and better engage audiences through this social medium, given its growing importance in the Arab world. She argued in favor of young tweeps and journalists, despite … Continue reading
MU Speaks Out on Need for Better Journalism Teaching/Training at Dubai’s 11th Arab Media Forum
Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil told participants at an Arab Media Forum (AMF) 2012 workshop that academics must get up to speed and not deride the importance of social media. Some panelists and members of the audience said online media … Continue reading
Magda Abu-Fadil: Tunisia’s Social Media, Slip in Freedom on Al Hurra TV
Tunisian activists fear post-revolution gains may be slipping due to pressures and threats from hardline Islamists and supporters of the ruling Annahda Party, Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil told Washington-based Al Hurra TV in an interview from Beirut. Abu-Fadil had … Continue reading
MU on Aljazeera’s Listening Post – “Tunisia’s Multiplying Media”
UNESCO and various organizations marked World Press Freedom Day (May 3) 2012 in Tunisia, where the “Arab Spring” began and has led to uprisings in other Middle Eastern/North African countries. Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil appeared in a segment of … Continue reading
Magda Abu-Fadil on training Arab journalists in a time of transition
Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil discusses the importance of regular training for journalists across the board in a time of transition as well as going beyond the classroom and traditional academic programs in an interview with IJNET’s Natasha Tynes in … Continue reading
Lebanese media on the web
Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil talks about how the Lebanese media have failed to adapt to the web (AnnaharWebTV).