UNESCO Guide “Citizens and Media” just published in French
27-07-2006 (Paris)
UNESCO just released a practical guide for fostering the dialogue between citizens and media entitled “ Citizens and media” authored by Jamal Eddine Naji, the holder of the UNESCO/ORBICOM chair in Rabat, in cooperation with Moroccan Organization of Human Rights (OMDH).
The new publication, that is alos online available (French version), is an important contribution to UNESCO’s action to foster citizens’ media and dialogue between media, particularly broadcasters and civil society groups and to facilitate the creation of associations of citizens.
The Guide describes the context of French-speaking African and Maghreb countries and proposes some good practices correlated with their identities and specific conditions including several approaches, guidance and possible models based on experiences of other regions. “These are useful models for citizens and civil societies to improve their participation in the electronic media”, says Abdul Waheed Khan, UNESCO's Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information.
Previously UNESCO organized with Asia-Pacific Institute for broadcasting development (AIBD), the World Radio and TV Council with the Citizen’s Media Commission of Pakistan two international workshops on “Citizens’ Media” to highlight the need for audience participation in broadcasting which resulted in the publication of several studies including those by Javed Jabbar and Ammu Joseph.
A Website on Citizens’ media dialogues was set up to help building a “people-centred, inclusive and development-orientated Information Society, where everyone can create, access, utilize and share information and knowledge and in which traditional media, in all their forms, have an important role to play”.
Bibliographic entry
Naji, Jamal Eddine : Citoyens et media: guide pratique pour un dialogue entre citoyens et media . – Paris ; UNESCO 2006; 117 p.; CI/COM/VG/2006/RP/3
The Guide describes the context of French-speaking African and Maghreb countries and proposes some good practices correlated with their identities and specific conditions including several approaches, guidance and possible models based on experiences of other regions. “These are useful models for citizens and civil societies to improve their participation in the electronic media”, says Abdul Waheed Khan, UNESCO's Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information.
Previously UNESCO organized with Asia-Pacific Institute for broadcasting development (AIBD), the World Radio and TV Council with the Citizen’s Media Commission of Pakistan two international workshops on “Citizens’ Media” to highlight the need for audience participation in broadcasting which resulted in the publication of several studies including those by Javed Jabbar and Ammu Joseph.
A Website on Citizens’ media dialogues was set up to help building a “people-centred, inclusive and development-orientated Information Society, where everyone can create, access, utilize and share information and knowledge and in which traditional media, in all their forms, have an important role to play”.
Bibliographic entry
Naji, Jamal Eddine : Citoyens et media: guide pratique pour un dialogue entre citoyens et media . – Paris ; UNESCO 2006; 117 p.; CI/COM/VG/2006/RP/3
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· Information and Media Literacy: News Archives 2006
· Media Development: News Archives 2006
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