MU Director Presents Study at EuroMed Migration & Media Event
Traditional media coverage of the migration question in the southern Mediterranean slowed down in the past two years due to changing priorities but online platforms picked up some of the slack, according to a study. While more focus was on … Continue reading
Abu-Fadil to GEN Confab: Rethink Migration Coverage
Migration, refugees and human trafficking won’t disappear as topics any time soon so media had better change their narrative and learn to cover them more professionally and less sensationally. That was the thrust of a panel Media Unlimited director Magda … Continue reading
MU Director to Cairo Confab: Fight Disinformation With MIL
“Don’t believe everything you see.” That’s how Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil began a presentation with a picture of Britain’s Prince William seemingly giving someone the finger. Seen from another angle, the Duke of Cambridge looked like he was gesturing … Continue reading
MU Director Equips Tunisian Media With Migration Coverage Know-How
Migration, refugees and human trafficking once again featured at a three-day workshop in Tunis grouping 16 journalists from various media who learned how to shape the story, focus the narrative, keep it ethical, and make it more relatable. Media Unlimited … Continue reading
Abu-Fadil on Media Literacy at GEN-Organized “Unconference”
Four speakers, including Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil, challenged participants at an “unconference” to help promote media literacy and mitigate damage from disinformation, social media abuse and various forms of manipulation via news and other outlets. The “unconference” – different … Continue reading
MU Director Contributes to UNESCO Internet Universality Indicators
How can one establish indicators for the Internet and make them universal when governments can’t agree on the degree of freedom and access their citizens should have online, and, whether doing so is a human right. A daunting task UNESCO … Continue reading
MU Director On Media Ethics Using Refugee, Migrant Photos
Choosing and publishing images of refugees, migrants and people in distress is both painful and difficult, notably when they’re graphic and reach various audiences across multiple media platforms in record time. Weighty decisions may lead to photos becoming icons and … Continue reading
Abu-Fadil on Media, Human Trafficking at ARIJ Confab
Is there a right way to cover human trafficking and slavery? Are there ethical pitfalls going undercover to produce an earth-shattering investigative report on this repulsive trade that can jar the world’s conscience? A topic that’s existed since time immemorial … Continue reading
“Journalism in the Internet Age”: MU Director to NDU Students
“We need journalists to tell the story and tell it well,” Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil told media graduate students at Lebanon’s Notre Dame University during a Skype discussion on journalism and its transformation. The virtual seminar “Journalism in the … Continue reading
MU Director Speaks on Media/Migrant/Refugee Coverage, Presents Award
International organizations and government officials are paying attention to the need for collaboration with media on the migrant/refugee crisis to mitigate a rising tide of xenophobia egged on by false and toxic reporting. The International Center for Migration Policy Development … Continue reading