| |
| JOURNALISM
- 'News agency diversity training' | | July
5- 8 / ANEM Training Centre, Belgrade »»» |
Beta
news agency correspondents, from throughout South East Europe, took part in a
Reporting Diversity workshop. The correspondents went on to produce around 60
articles on a variety of diversity related issues which were then distributed
on the Beta wire and to Reporting Diversity Network partners. The
articles were published in newspapers throughout South East Europe.
Articles
produced under the project »»»
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|
With
the support of the European Community |
| MEDIA/NGO
- 'Diversity in the South Caucasus' | | June
22-23 / Tbilisi, Georgia |
| "Diversity
in the South Caucasus: the Role of the Media" - was a regional conference
for over 30 leading media decision makers and NGO practitioners. The participants
assisted MDI in drafting its long term strategy for the South Caucasus. The result
is a three year project "Training the media, empowering minorities: a project
for improved media coverage of ethnic and minority issues in the South Caucasus".
The project commenced in May, 2003. This conference and the fact-finding missions
that preceded it were made possible through the support of the Open Society Institute. |
| With
the support of the Open Society Institute | |
| MEDIA
MONITORING- 'Ethnic Images in South-East Europe' |
| April/
Belgrade, Serbia |
|
In April 2002 MDI held a press conference in Belgrade to promote
the findings of its media monitoring in the region; "Mirroring
Images: Ethnic Minorities in the South East European Press".
The monitoring was conducted under the leadership of
MDI's project leader Dr. Snjezana Milivojevic. She trained a 10-member multi-national
team on content analysis. The team analysed the two leading newspapers in each
of their countries for a period of one month in November 2001. The project leader
then processed the data from the monitoring, produced case studies and a comparative
analysis that formed the report "Mirroring Images: Ethnic Minorities in
the South East European Press". The results of the monitoring now form
part of MDI's Media Monitoring Manual, by Dr.
Snjezana Milivojevic. It offers a surveying
ABC for both first time monitors and those with more experience. It is a comprehensive
resource for anyone wanting to find out how the media in their region is depicting
minorities.
More
than 20 journalists as well as representatives from NGOs and international bodies
attended.
Results
of the media monitoring »»»
Media
Monitoring Manual»»»
|
| With
the support of B92 | |
| JOURNALISM
- 'Cross-ethnic radio training' | | April
8-19 / Belgrade, Serbia |
|
A Team Reporting Project was conducted in co-operation with the
Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) to train a cross-ethnic team
of radio journalists in diversity reporting. Participants in the workshop produced
four radio documentaries
on diversity issues in Serbia (including Roma and disability issues). The programmes
were broadcasted on their own stations and those of the
ANEM network partners. | |
With
the support of the European Community | |
| FACT-FINDING
- 'Mission to Azerbaijan and Georgia' | | April
3-17 / Gandja, Baku, Tbilisi,
Gori and Kutaisi |
|
MDI
conducted a fact-finding mission to Georgia and Azerbaijan to meet with media
decision-makers and NGO representatives. During the course of this, and one other,
fact-finding mission MDI conducted 126 interviews with various media and minorities
groups to assess the media diversity needs of the region and to gather local views
on strategies for any possible future intervention. The response from interviewees
was overwhelmingly in favour of MDI developing a programme, which ultimately led
to "Training
the media, empowering minorities: a project for improved media coverage of ethnic
and minority issues in the South Caucasus". |
| With
the support of the Open Society Institute | |
| MEDIA/NGO
- Reporting Diversity Network, annual meeting |
| March
15-17 / London, UK |
| MDI's
Reporting Diversity Network annual meeting gathered Reporting Diversity Network
partners from throughout South East Europe to evaluate the implementation of MDI's
projects in that region, to discuss planned activities and to propose further
solutions to bridge the gaps between the region's minorities and media. |
| With
the support of the European Community | |
| MEDIA
MANAGEMENT - 'Diversity for media-decision makers' |
| March
12-14 / Opatja, Croatia |
|
A
conference for media-decision makers, the "Media and Integration: Expectations,
Responsibilities, and Challenges in Southeastern Europe" in co-operation
with the Centre for War Peace and the News Media (New York) and the International
Center for Education of Journalists (ICEJ), Croatia. The meeting brought together
top level media decision makers from the region to explore diversity risks, opportunities
and rewards at their media outlets. | |
With
the support of the US Department of State and the European Community |
|
| ACADEMIA
- 'Writing curricula for journalism schools' |
| February
15-17 / London, UK »»» |
| This
Regional Curriculum Development Workshop was a meeting of journalism professors
from South East Europe, Poland, Russia and the UK. They met to discuss the development
of a Reporting Diversity curriculum for journalism faculties in the region. The
workshop was led by Prof. Brian Winston, Westminster University, UK, who then
wrote MDI's Reporting Diversity Curriculum Framework. Within
a year the
framework
was being taught at universities in Bucharest, Sarajevo, Sofia, Tirana and Zagreb
as well as the Novi Sad School of Journalism in Serbia.
|  |
With
the support of the European Community |
| FACT-FINDING
- Mission to Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh |
| February
5-13, Yerevan, Gumri and Stepanakert |
|
MDI
conducted a fact-finding mission to Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh to meet with
media decision-makers and NGO representatives.
During the course of this, and one other, fact-finding mission MDI conducted 126
interviews with various media and minorities groups to assess the media diversity
needs of the region and to gather local views on strategies for any possible future
intervention. The response from interviewees was
overwhelmingly in favour of MDI developing a programme, which ultimately led to
the "Training
the media, empowering minorities: a project for improved media coverage of ethnic
and minority issues in the South Caucasus". |
| With
the support of the Open Society Institute | |
| JOURNALISM
- 'Trafficking women, Albanian team report' | | January
21- February 1 / Tirana, Albania |
|
This
Team Reporting Project in co-operation with the Center for War, Peace and the
News Media (New York) and Albanian Media Institute (Tirana) dealt with the highly
controversial issue of trafficking in women in Albania. Participants came from
all over Albania to take part. A package of eight articles was produced, which
was published extensively in the Albanian press.
Articles
produced under the project »»» |
| With
the support of the European Community | |
| JOURNALISM
- 'News agency diversity project' | | January
15 / South East Europe |
|
This
Pilot News Exchange Project commenced in co-operation with BETA news agency. The
project was designed to introduce diversity feature articles into a news agency
in the region. The project began with MDI's regional consultant training BETA's
project leader and editor. It was then decided to halt the project temporarily
in order to train BETA's regional correspondents as well. The project recommenced
in September 2002. Articles
produced under this project »»» |
| With
the support of the European Community | |
For
information about any MDI events please contact:
Lydia El-Khouri at
lydia@media-diversity.org |
