The proposed project, Gender and Diversity Media Policy Toolkit, will promote the success stories in diversity and inclusion media management and guide media organisations across continents to implement tried and tested tools for successful gender equality policies in media.
UNESCO field offices: Amman
Jordan is home to one of the fastest growing Internet populations in the world. Over half the population has access to a smartphone, making the Internet an important space for average citizens to access news, engage in discussions, blog, publish videos and photos, and organize and mobilize as groups. In just 5 years, local electronic news (e-news) websites have grown to become the primary source of breaking news for most Jordanians. However, this has been accompanied by threats to individuals’ privacy and censorship attempts by the state. In mid-2012, the Press and Publications Law was...
Right of access to information is considered as one of the most essential Constituents of freedom of press and media. As per the studies and annual reports issued by the Press Syndicate and the Civil Society Institutions, right of access to information is inaccessible to journalists and media professionals in Jordan. The Jordanian Constitution does not provide citizens the right of access to information, in addition to the fact that the law which guarantees the right of access to information is a restricted law which leads to making the confidentiality of information and documents is the...
From Radio Farahalnas’ experience as a community radio, young men and women from underserved communities generally feel they are more marginalized than their peers in other areas. They say they are “stigmatized” by poverty, lack of education, and drug abuse and need a chance to prove otherwise and be able to provide or at least discuss solutions to issues that disadvantage their local communities and Jordan at large. With the support of UNESCO, this project seeks to create a core group of 15 motivated young men and women from 3 underserved communities (one in the eastern part of Amman, and...
In recent years, Jordan has witnessed a steady increase in the number of newspapers, private commercial radio and TV stations. However in spite of this liberalization of the media landscape, media content and production at present cater predominantly to the needs of the urban population which is male biased and centralized in the capital of Amman. Local issues receive little coverage and local communities living in rural areas, particularly women, have limited access to media production and are underrepresented. According to the Jordan Media Survey conducted in 2009, radio was found to be...
Although there is a proliferation of media entities in Jordan, the caliber of news, analyses and investigative reporting is below standard for lack of proper expertise in the arena of journalism. This has led the Jordanian government to slow down the process towards freedom of the press and access to information. In spite of official enthusiasm for media reform in Jordan, this hasn't yet translated into full legislative support for media freedoms. While the Press and Publications Law has undergone several amendments aimed at widening the margins of press freedoms, journalists can still be...
The immediate objective of this project is to establish two fully operational and independentcommunity radios ? one in Sahab and one in Aqaba ? that will provide the local populations with access to information that is relevant to their specific needs and involve them in their own development. The project aims at giving a voice to the communities by using the stations to disseminate information to the local population while at the same time giving them the opportunity to express their concerns to the decision-making bodies and at promoting community development through a constructive...
