Journalists Learn to Communicate Women’s Economic Empowerment
Print and online journalists attending the first in a series of Lebanon-wide workshops on women’s economic empowerment learned about gender mainstreaming in the media, promoting equality, and reviewed case studies of successful initiatives. Beirut-based reporters and civil society representatives attended … Continue reading
Tripoli Trainees Jump on Citizen Journalism Bandwagon
Fourteen trainees learned how to become citizen journalists while maintaining professional and ethical standards during a workshop organized by the Lebanese Center for Active Citizenship. The training in December 2012, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, touched on … Continue reading
Lebanese Students Taste Investigative Journalism
Twenty-one students got an introduction to investigative journalism and its role in enhancing citizenship at a workshop in Lebanon’s northern port city of Tripoli. The one-day training involved definitions of investigative journalism, duties and responsibilities of investigative journalists, and how … Continue reading
MU Leads UAE Investigative Journalism Training
Over 50 UAE-based journalists feel better equipped to tackle investigative assignments after two intensive courses conducted by Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil. “As a general introduction to investigative journalism, procedures and information, it was suitable, but for implementation, one needs … Continue reading
MU Beefs Up Al Arabiya English Journalists’ Abilities
Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil drilled four members of Al Arabiya’s English website team in journalism basics, components of news stories and tested their general knowledge in politics, geography, history and mathematics. Exercises included strengthening story leads, avoidance of redundancies, … Continue reading
Anba Moscow/Ria Novosti Journalists Upgrade Agency Online Skills
Seven journalists at Anba Moscow’s Dubai bureau underwent intensive training to upgrade their skills for the website maintained in Arabic by the Russian news agency Ria Novosti. The journalists, who come from diverse backgrounds, attended a five-day workshop in October … Continue reading
Qatar educators learn to integrate media literacy into curricula
Seventy-eight Qatar-based educators from 42 schools took part in media literacy workshops in October 2012 to become more communicative by engaging their students across various platforms. “I really enjoyed this workshop that helped expand my horizons regarding media literacy,” said … Continue reading
KUNA Journalists Learn How to Become Foreign Correspondents
Six Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) journalists were plunged into an intensive workshop on how to become foreign correspondents, including risks involved, news priorities, the organization and management of foreign bureaus, and how to tie their overseas coverage to local events. … Continue reading
MU Empowers UAE WAM Journalists With New Skills
Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil spent two weeks in Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, respectively, with journalists of the United Arab Emirates’ WAM news agency to help them upgrade their skills The training included best practices for news agencies, the integration … Continue reading
Media Unlimited Trains Gulf Journalists on Crises/Conflicts Coverage
Crises and conflicts – a topic all journalists should learn to cover since they inevitably encounter them in their work at some point. Media Unlimited conducted a five-day workshop grouping reporters and editors from Kuwait and Oman on how to … Continue reading