Journalism 101 for Arab News Recruits
Today’s journalists must work holistically across digital platforms but shouldn’t forget the basics of getting the story right and building their knowledge base, Arab News recruits learned in a virtual workshop. Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil put a group of … Continue
Abu-Fadil Gets Journos Up to Speed on Zoom Interviews
Mastering interviewing techniques via Zoom requires an additional skill set for journalists, which Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil shared in a workshop grouping Arab News reporters from the paper’s different bureaus. The two-day training in August 2021 first focused on … Continue
MU Director Schools Journos in Advanced Interview Skills, Pressers
Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil coached Arab News journalists in the intricacies of interviews and news conferences with an emphasis on good preparation, types of questions to ask, handling difficult interviewees and sources’ credibility. The virtual workshop in July … Continue
Arab News Recruits Embark on Journo Journey
Arab News recruits took the plunge into the choppy waters of journalism through a battery of tests and presentations ahead of what they hope will be a reporting, and maybe editing, career. Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil assessed the rookies’ … Continue
MU Director Trains Lebanese Media, Academics on Fact-Checking
Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil trained Lebanese journalists and media professors on how to detect false information using case studies and various tools in combating the infodemic. She introduced the trainees to visual illusions and misleading pictures employed to … Continue
MU Director Trains Journalists to Cover Business Beat
Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil coached journalists in an intensive workshop on the complexities of business, economics, companies and markets in a bid to shore up their coverage of that beat. The three-day training for Arab News reporters and editors … Continue
MU Director Trains Rookies in Basics of Journalism
Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil conducted a two-day virtual workshop for rookie journalists and recruits in the basics of the trade with the first session focusing on exercises to test their knowledge, power of observation, capabilities and skills. The training for … Continue
Abu-Fadil Leads Intensive Editorial Workshop
Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil led an intensive workshop for mid-level staffers at Saudi-based daily Arab News covering a basket of legal, editorial and newsroom management issues that challenge most journalists. The first segment of the four-day training in September 2020 … Continue
MU Director Uses Beirut Blasts as Journo Training Backdrop
Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil used an apocalyptic series of explosions that killed and injured thousands in Beirut as a vivid case study on how to cover hard news for rookie reporters during a virtual basic journalism masterclass. The … Continue
Abu-Fadil Trains Yemeni NGO Staffers in Strategic Comms
Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil conducted a mini-course on strategic communications and media crisis management for Yemeni members of NGOs aimed at promoting their respective peace-related messages and mitigating crises. The intensive three-day virtual workshop in July 2020 required participants … Continue