MU Hones SAT-7 Staffers’ Journalistic Skills
Media Unlimited (MU) conducted a workshop for staffers of the TV channel SAT-7 to hone their skills in public affairs programming and basic journalistic techniques. MU director Magda Abu-Fadil and training manager Sanaa Aljack provided an intensive course April 10-11, … Continue reading
Training in Moscow – Ria Novosti Arabic service
Media Unlimited extended its reach to Moscow where training manager Sanaa Aljack conducted a workshop for journalists at the Arabic service of the Ria Novosti news agency to upgrade its journalists’ skills. The four-day drills on accuracy, objectivity, fairness, balance, … Continue reading
MU promotes media literacy at Lebanese high school
Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil conducted a seminar for some 200 seniors at the Two Sacred Hearts high school to brief them on the media’s evolution from the 1950s to the digital age, since most were unfamiliar with their uses … Continue reading
MU–HBMEU cooperation afoot following media awards/workshop
Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil and Training Manager Sanaa El Jack attended the ceremony for the Pan Arab Quality Media Awards, administered by the Hamdan bin Mohammed e-University (HBMEU) in Dubai on February 1, 2012, on whose jury they serve, … Continue reading
Gender-based violence workshop wraps up JTP training projects
The JTP’s swan song was a five-day workshop in November-December 2011 during which Lebanese journalists learned about the issue and what impact it has on society. The training, sponsored by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), included reporters from Hamzet … Continue reading
Public health training for journalists
The JTP partnered with the Sanofi-Aventis pharmaceutical firm and AUB’s Faculty of Health Sciences to conduct training for 23 Lebanese journalists in October 2011. Dr. Rana Barazi, a public health expert, explained how medical issues needed proper coverage to create … Continue reading
JTP arms parliamentary committee staffers with PR knowledge
A group of parliamentary committee staffers learned how to become effective communicators in the fourth Journalism Training Program (JTP) workshop of a series focused on Lebanese legislative affairs. ”The workshop was important, useful and professional, and I hope to attend … Continue reading
Journalists acquire skills to better cover parliament
Lebanese journalists delved into the intricacies of covering Lebanon’s parliament with the aim of familiarizing them with legislative affairs, budget matters, elections laws, interviewing techniques and media ethics. ”The information I got will help in my field work, notably details … Continue reading
JTP teaches parliamentary staffers media skills
Sixteen staffers from various Lebanese parliamentary departments, parties, and blocs sharpened their communications skills at a workshop conducted by the Journalism Training Program (JTP) and sponsored by the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD). “We’d like other workshops on different topics … Continue reading
JTP helps North African bloggers, activists blossom in Rabat Workshop
Eighteen North African bloggers gathered in Rabat in February 2010 for a workshop on constructive and effective writing, notably about conflicts, and on upgrading their social media skills, despite censorship problems and various technical constraints in the Maghreb region. Journalism … Continue reading