UNESCO/IFJ Launch Journalists Safety University Course
UNESCO’s Beirut office and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) launched the “Model Course on Safety of Journalists,” to help lessen dangers to media workers by incorporating a safety course in university curricula across the Middle East/North Africa (MENA). The course … Continue reading
Abu-Fadil Raises Media Ethics Issues at COPEAM 2017 Confab
Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil told a Beirut conference the issue of fake news may cause extensive damage and provided examples of how Photoshopped pictures and distorted videos go viral on social media. “Professionalism and media ethics equal a winning equation … Continue reading
MU Director Addresses Online Youth Violent Extremism at Beirut Conference
Reforming religious curricula is incomplete in the Arab world and must be revisited, Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil told a Beirut conference during a panel on incitement to violence on social media and youth radicalization. “There’s an urgent need to … Continue reading
MIL to Mitigate Violent Extremism
Experts met at United Nations headquarters to discuss how best to mitigate violent extremism and incorporate their findings into viable educational frameworks against a backdrop of mounting xenophobia, hate speech, and a deficit in critical thinking. The February 2017 New … Continue reading
#SpreadNoHate Brussels Confab Strikes Timely Note
News of a U.S. travel ban on citizens from mostly Muslim countries, revved-up populist rhetoric and anti-migrant/refugee campaigns snowballed as an international symposium tagged #SpreadNoHate offered an opposing scenario with recommendations to fight the venom. “When one minority comes under … Continue reading
MU Director on Arab Media Coverage of Migrants, Refugees at Brussels Press Club
Arab media’s coverage of the migrant/refugee crisis has seesawed from humane to atrocious, with Lebanon providing case studies of how ethical reporting hasn’t always been a priority. Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil spoke at the Brussels Press Club on the … Continue reading
MU Director on Female Internet Radicalization at UNESCO Quebec Meet
Why do young people, including girls and women, turn radical and what role does the Internet play in their radicalization? A question Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil tried to answer in the workshop “Gender Perspectives and the Process of Radicalization” … Continue reading
Abu-Fadil Edits/Co-Authors Media & Information Literacy Book
Do Middle East/North Africa (MENA) consumers and producers of media in all their permutations and across countless platforms fully comprehend what they’re doing and how they fit in the larger scheme of things? Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil traced her … Continue reading
MU Director on Journo Safety, Disinformation & Freedom of Expression at Helsinki WPFD
Too many journalists are victims of violence and impunity and more should be done in academia to prepare media students for the perils they’re likely to face. “I urge all faculty members here to incorporate a course on safety for … Continue reading
Arab Universities Must Include Journalists’ Safety Course in Media Programs
A course on safety for journalists is a must and Arab universities should incorporate it in their media programs, experts said at a two-day UNESCO conference in Beirut. “News organizations should train journalists and insist on safety measures and the … Continue reading