MU Director Talks on Lebanese Media Hate Speech at Cairo Seminar
Lebanese media mirror the country’s political, economic, and social ambiance, to the detriment of accuracy, fairness and balance in many instances, Magda Abu-Fadil told a Cairo seminar in November 2015. The Media Unlimited director listed a number of adjectives, descriptions, stereotypes and ethnic … Continue reading
Abu-Fadil Featured at Aljazeera Center for Studies Roundtable
Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil spoke on the rising impact of social media on traditional journalism and how ethics can balance it out at a Qatar gathering of experts. She focused on Lebanon as a case study in the Arab … Continue reading
MU Director Lectures/Trains on Social Media, Ethical Implications
How credible are social media, are they reliable sources of information, and should journalists use them for their coverage? Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil raised these three and other pertinent questions in an address to mass communications students and faculty … Continue reading
MU Director Briefs GU & NWU Students on Journalism, Culture, Politics, Ethics
Becoming a journalist today requires a modified skill set to the one needed decades ago, but the principles of news gathering, fact checking, story telling and ethics remain the same, Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil told students in Doha. She … Continue reading
Media Ethics: Whose Standards?
It bears repeating: media ethics aren’t a one-off endeavor and shouldn’t be a priority only when trouble brews. Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil made the point during the “Radio and Television Broadcasting Conference: Policies, Transformations, Challenges” organized in Amman by the Jordan … Continue reading
Abu-Fadil Speaks At Media Neighborhood Journalism Awards
Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil told an audience in Brussels that training journalists should be given adequate time to improve their skills, in all fairness to them and their instructors. She was referring to a series of brief workshops for … Continue reading
Abu-Fadil Addresses Beirut Hate Speech Seminar
There’s never enough said about media ethics, notably when it involves hate speech perpetuated by the media. So the London-based Ethical Journalism Network (EJN) partnered with Beirut’s Maharat Foundation and the Norwegian Institute of Journalism and convened experts from across … Continue reading
MU Director Helps Shape Next AFPF
Should the Arab Free Press Forum (AFPF) maintain its present format or should it change to adapt to fast-moving developments affecting the media landscape? What should the goals of such an event be, who is the audience, and what are … Continue reading
Abu-Fadil Launches Arabic Online Media Ethics Guide at MSF14
Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil launched the Arabic Online Media Ethics Guide at a conference in Lebanon aimed at creating awareness about digital freedom and responsibility. She presented the guide at the Media Studies Forum MSF14 at Lebanon’s Notre Dame … Continue reading
Lebanese Media Challenged in Covering Elections: Abu-Fadil
Lebanese media covering elections face a double challenge: reporting events tied to antiquated sectarian-based laws and grasping draft legislation aimed at reforming what’s on the books. They must also deal with constraints on journalists and their organizations that hamper newsgathering … Continue reading