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Building Capacity of Teachers at Mass Communications and Journalism Faculties in the Arab Region on Reporting Diversity

Year when project approved: 
2011
Approved budget: 
US$24 530.00

In an environment where many working journalists lack specialist training and knowledge, and where many societal groups are not given a voice in the context of media, there is increased pressure on the academic world to bring about change to this negative situation in the MENA region through the delivery of quality journalism education at university level. Academic courses have the means to expose journalism students to the need for increased diversity in reporting, and a wider reflection of voices from social groups which are currently underrepresented in the media. The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) has initiated the delivery of modules in Reporting Diversity (RD) in a small number of universities in the Maghreb region but there is a need to rapidly expand the availability of such courses. This project aims to develop RD curricula in the Arab region by delivering training to a group of 15 professors from 10 mass communications faculties from seven countries in the MENA region. The training will consist of a 3-day workshop during which participants will acquire the necessary skills and knowledge to develop their own RD modules which they will then implement in their respective teaching institutes. This will help to build a sustainable network of media professionals in the region who will disseminate critical thought about the role of media within society relative to the inclusion of marginal voices, with the ultimate goal of expanding diversity of content. OBJECTIVE To improve the capacity of 15 teachers from mass communications faculties in the MENA region by providing a 3-day training workshop on the incorporation of Reporting Diversity modules into teaching curricula.

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IPDC Bureau meeting nº: 
55

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Budget
Budget code: 
355RAB5002

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Beneficiary
Beneficiary name: 
Media Diversity Institute (MDI)
Beneficiary description: 

The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) is an NGO that aims to stimulate media performance for the purpose of mitigating social conflicts and safeguarding human rights. MDI has been active in the MENA region since 2004, working with ten faculties of journalism in developing diversity and gender reporting courses. Founded in 1998, the organisation is primarily funded by European bilateral donors and the European Union. MDI will manage this particular project in the MENA region from its Rabat office, which opened in 2009.

Beneficiary address: 
33 Ave. Ibn Sina, Appt 11 Agdal Rabat Morocco

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Beneficiary phone: 
+212 537 77 99 89
Location and contacts
UNESCO
Responsible UNESCO Regional advisers: 

Misako Ito, m.ito@unesco.org;

UNESCO Field Office:

Project contacts: 

Milica Pesic, Executive Director of MDI, milica.pesic@media-diversity.org;

Project place: 
Rabat

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