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
Abu-Fadil Conducts Professional Development Workshop for Qatar’s “Al Sharq” Journalists
To meet 21st century audiences’ and users’ needs, journalists and newsroom managers must be fully engaged, must capitalize on social media, and must update their news gathering and production operations, Qatar-based journalists were told. The advice was part of a … Continue
MU Director Weighs In On Journalists’ Safety In Media Curricula
Far too many journalists in the field are endangered by their work but may not have the proper training or support to save themselves or avoid countless threats, hence the need for safety courses in university media curricula. Short courses … Continue
Abu-Fadil Caps Workshops Run With Egyptian Journalists
Capping a series of workshops across the Middle East/North Africa region and beyond, Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil joined BBC veteran Jim Fish to train two groups of Egyptian journalists in Jordan. Fish and Abu-Fadil reviewed and assessed the work … Continue
MU Director Trains Lebanese, Syrian Journalists in Beirut
Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil trained two groups of Lebanese and Syrian journalists in a follow up to earlier courses organized by BBC Media Action. Key expert and BBC veteran Russell Peasgood provided guidance on how to improve their TV … Continue
MU Media Literacy Features at I.C. Workshop
Should parents or nursery school teachers use an iPad as a pacifier to ease a toddler into school or a playgroup? How do schools integrate technology, social media and other forms of engagement in their curricula? Media Unlimited director Magda … Continue
Abu-Fadil Co-Trains Libyan Journalists
Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil helped eight Libyan journalists better understand solid reporting in a final workshop to assess their coverage of European Union-related issues. She joined BBC veteran Russell Peasgood to train the reporters from Tripoli, Benghazi and Ajdabia. … Continue
Abu-Fadil to Tunisian Journos: Separate News & Views
Don’t report the process, tell the audience what is important and why, BBC veteran Russell Peasgood instructed Tunisian journalists at a workshop to review their output following an earlier course. Peasgood provided insights on how to improve radio and TV … Continue
MU Director Tutors Moroccan Journalists in Avoiding Pitfalls
Twelve eager journalists from across Morocco returned to a Rabat workshop to present work they had produced following earlier intensive training led by BBC Media Action. The March 2014 training, conducted by BBC veteran Jim Fish and Media Unlimited director … Continue
Abu-Fadil Trains Jordanians on Use of Demographics in Reporting
Thirty-three Jordanian print, broadcast and online journalists plunged into an intensive course aimed at fine-tuning their reporting skills in coverage of public health issues by reading tables, deciphering statistics, and carefully filtering through complex demographic data. Media Unlimited director Magda … Continue