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
Beware of “Information Disorder,” MU Director Cautions Journos
Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil advised three groups of journalists to be on their guard against “information disorder” that misleads audiences by disseminating dis-, mis- and mal-information. She kicked off a virtual masterclass with a doctored video tweeted by … Continue
Abu-Fadil Beefs Up Journos’ Online Media Skills
Arab News journalists sank their teeth into an intense online reporting, writing and editing masterclass to beef up their skills under extended coronavirus lockdown conditions. Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil conducted three video-conferenced classes in June 2020 involving reporters … Continue
MU Director Runs Masterclasses in Newsroom & Media Management
Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil helped Arab News editors and managers navigate the choppy waters of distributed newsrooms brought on by the coronavirus. In two intensive virtual June 2020 masterclasses on “Newsroom and Media Management,” she discussed how participants … Continue
Abu-Fadil Leads Virtual Masterclasses in COVID-19 Coverage
Journalists from bureaus of the Saudi-based daily Arab News took active part in a virtual masterclass on how to cover COVID-19 as the pandemic continues to grip the world and demand effective media attention. Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil … Continue
MU Director Leads Newsroom Management Workshops in Riyadh, Jeddah
Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil trained Arab News journalists on the finer points of newsroom management at the paper’s Riyadh and Jeddah headquarters, with follow-up mentoring covering the Misk Global Forum in the Saudi Arabian capital. The workshops in November 2019 … Continue
Abu-Fadil Trains Journalists for Saudi Daily
Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil put eight young journalists for a Saudi Arabian daily through the paces of reporting, writing and editing as part of a an intensive workshop to upgrade their skills and catapult them to the next level. … Continue
MU Director Trains Armenian Students on Migration & Media Issues
Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil trained Armenian students on how media should cover the issues of migration, refugees and human trafficking during a summer school grouping local and international academics and experts in Aghveran. The three-day event in July 2019 … Continue
MU Director Equips Tunisian Media With Migration Coverage Know-How
Migration, refugees and human trafficking once again featured at a three-day workshop in Tunis grouping 16 journalists from various media who learned how to shape the story, focus the narrative, keep it ethical, and make it more relatable. Media Unlimited … Continue
Abu-Fadil Teaches OMH “Reporting on Migration” Course
Journalists wishing to hone their skills on the issues of migration, refugees and human trafficking may take Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil’s online Open Media Hub course in English and Arabic. The free, self-paced interactive “Reporting on Migration” course is divided … Continue