Journalism Training Program

Threatened Iraqi Journalists Seek State's Protection Despite Charges It Instigated Colleagues' Murders

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 09.30.2008 | Media

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Magda Abu-Fadil

Arab media say that after years of Saddam Hussein's ouster as Iraq's strongman, Iraqi media are torn between a modicum of freedom and total chaos.

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Citizen Journalism Becoming the Rage in Arab World

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 08.03.2008 | Media

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Magda Abu-Fadil

Web 2.0, audio and video editing, converged content and online media ethics were a few of the topics tackled in a workshop that drew Arab bloggers seeking to hone their skills in cyber publishing.

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Iraqi Journalists Immersed in Beirut "Media Management" Concepts

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 07.13.2008 | Media

Read More: Journalism Training Program, Al Hurra TV, Al Iraqiyya TV, Square One, Lebanon, Iraq, Noa Radio, Al Hurriya Satellite TV, Al Sabah Newspaper, Shanatel AM Radio, Leo Burnett, Al Furat TV, Al Takhayul Media, Support for Independent Media in Iraq (SIMI), American University of Beirut, Drive Communication, Asharq Al-Awsat, Al Mahaba FM, Baghdad Satellite TV, National Media Center, LBCI TV, Paul Boulos, Media News
Magda Abu-Fadil

While Western media are themselves overwhelmed by drastic changes in platform and delivery systems of information, countries like Iraq burdened by civil strife and wobbly economies, face greater challenges in trying to keep their heads above water.

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