UNESCO Activities in the World
Arab States
This year UNESCO will mobilize AmmanNet and the Jordan News Agency (JNA) to carry out a press freedom campaign by Internet and Television, which will certainly create wide press coverage throughout the region.
AmmanNet is a private Jordanian NGO that is dedicated to advance the rights of journalists. It was launched by the Arab Media Institute in November 2000 under the co sponsorship of UNESCO and the Greater Amman Municipality. AmmanNet broadcasts live audio programs on its web site www.ammannet.net. It also posts text, photos and audio reports on its web site for a longer period of time. A daily newsletter is sent to over 1,000 subscribers.
Live interviews with journalists and media persons from all the Arab countries will be conducted and broadcast live on May 3 which will be dedicated for press freedoms in the Arab world.
In addition to the interviews, a number of round table discussions with Jordanian media experts and journalists will be organized, transcribed and posted on the AmmanNet web site. Portions of the interviews will be posted as audio files on the web site for a period of at least one week. They will be available for an entire year on request.
Key Persons
This project will need the work of a number of experts and announcers, notably:
. Daoud Kuttab - Palestinian veteran journalist and the director of the Institute of Modern Media at Al Quds University
. Muhammad Ghnuaim - Expert on the status of the Arab Press working presently on the Marsad.org project by the Arab Media Institute
. Fadi Abu Saada- veteran reporter and radio announcer
. Ahmad Khalil- media expert and editor of Al Mashreq Al'Ilami
Africa
UNESCO Mozambique plans for celebration of the Press Freedom Day so far are:
May 1:
Inauguration of the Radio Comunitária de GESOM in Chimoio, supported by UNESCO (equipment, renovation of buildings, furniture & bicycles, Running Costs for 5 years, training courses, coaching process every weekend with the community broadcasters etc.) UNESCO opening address will link the formal opening of the radio with the Press Freedom Day and the launch of the African Broadcast Charter.
May 3:
. 10:00-11:00
National Public Radio broadcasts live debate on Press Freedom
with Members of Parliament and journalists from public and private media present.
. 15:00-17:00
The Culture House of Maputo, Beira and Quelimane simultaneously organise in cooperation with UNESCO debates on Press Freedom and Freedom of Expression in Mozambique, including aspects such as Media and Terrorism, Freedom of Expression and Democracy, Media Pluralism and the access to make informed decisions about one's own life for all... Presentation of the African Broadcast Charter.
With participation of UNESCO, MISA, the Union of Journalists, Media houses, Youth, NGOs including Human Rights organisations...
. 20:30-21:00
National Public Radio broadcasts a summary of the debate in the Culture Houses of the afternoon- and announces the major live radio debate the following day
May 4:
. 09:00-11:00
Live debate on National Public Radio moderated by UNESCO on the Press Freedom day with participation of same organisations as the day before in the Culture House. Phone-in. On Media and Terrorism, on the impact of the African Broadcast Charter.
This year UNESCO will mobilize AmmanNet and the Jordan News Agency (JNA) to carry out a press freedom campaign by Internet and Television, which will certainly create wide press coverage throughout the region.
AmmanNet is a private Jordanian NGO that is dedicated to advance the rights of journalists. It was launched by the Arab Media Institute in November 2000 under the co sponsorship of UNESCO and the Greater Amman Municipality. AmmanNet broadcasts live audio programs on its web site www.ammannet.net. It also posts text, photos and audio reports on its web site for a longer period of time. A daily newsletter is sent to over 1,000 subscribers.
Live interviews with journalists and media persons from all the Arab countries will be conducted and broadcast live on May 3 which will be dedicated for press freedoms in the Arab world.
In addition to the interviews, a number of round table discussions with Jordanian media experts and journalists will be organized, transcribed and posted on the AmmanNet web site. Portions of the interviews will be posted as audio files on the web site for a period of at least one week. They will be available for an entire year on request.
Key Persons
This project will need the work of a number of experts and announcers, notably:
. Daoud Kuttab - Palestinian veteran journalist and the director of the Institute of Modern Media at Al Quds University
. Muhammad Ghnuaim - Expert on the status of the Arab Press working presently on the Marsad.org project by the Arab Media Institute
. Fadi Abu Saada- veteran reporter and radio announcer
. Ahmad Khalil- media expert and editor of Al Mashreq Al'Ilami
Africa
UNESCO Mozambique plans for celebration of the Press Freedom Day so far are:
May 1:
Inauguration of the Radio Comunitária de GESOM in Chimoio, supported by UNESCO (equipment, renovation of buildings, furniture & bicycles, Running Costs for 5 years, training courses, coaching process every weekend with the community broadcasters etc.) UNESCO opening address will link the formal opening of the radio with the Press Freedom Day and the launch of the African Broadcast Charter.
May 3:
. 10:00-11:00
National Public Radio broadcasts live debate on Press Freedom
with Members of Parliament and journalists from public and private media present.
. 15:00-17:00
The Culture House of Maputo, Beira and Quelimane simultaneously organise in cooperation with UNESCO debates on Press Freedom and Freedom of Expression in Mozambique, including aspects such as Media and Terrorism, Freedom of Expression and Democracy, Media Pluralism and the access to make informed decisions about one's own life for all... Presentation of the African Broadcast Charter.
With participation of UNESCO, MISA, the Union of Journalists, Media houses, Youth, NGOs including Human Rights organisations...
. 20:30-21:00
National Public Radio broadcasts a summary of the debate in the Culture Houses of the afternoon- and announces the major live radio debate the following day
May 4:
. 09:00-11:00
Live debate on National Public Radio moderated by UNESCO on the Press Freedom day with participation of same organisations as the day before in the Culture House. Phone-in. On Media and Terrorism, on the impact of the African Broadcast Charter.
