Fourteen Jordanian and Palestinian journalists sat through two days of intensive evaluations in Amman, Jordan where experts judged their print, broadcast and online output for various media as a follow-up to earlier training workshops.
Amman trainees present their work for evaluation
The November 2013 workshop aimed to improve participants’ reporting skills in covering topics such as the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands, a popular movement to set up tent cities where Israeli settlements are being planned, child labor in the Jordan Valley, and Jordan’s handling of Syrian refugees,.
BBC veteran and lead trainer Russell Peasgood provided solid advice on how best to prepare and present radio and television packages as well as reporting for newspapers.
Peasgood points to Gaelle Sundelin’s (right) Jordan Times article
Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil contributed to the assessment sessions by judging print, online and broadcast content.
Reports in Arabic and English also focused on Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, the commemoration of (Ard) Land Day, how the Israeli occupation distresses Palestinian children, restoration of Jordanian relics and historical sites, eco-friendly coal mining in the West Bank town of Jenin, as well as threats to the Zarqa second-hand market in Jordan.
Abu-Fadil assesses online content
The workshop was part of a project funded by the European Union and delivered by a consortium led by BBC Media Action.
Some samples of the participants’ work:
http://al-shorfa.com/ar/articles/meii/features/main/2010/03/26/feature-02
http://www.youtube.com/watch?