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Giving a voice to Moderate Muslims in Indonesia: Training for NGOs and journalists |
Indonesia, 27 January – 21 February 2008
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London-based charity Media Diversity Institute (MDI) is offering a series of six workshops to NGOs and journalists in Indonesia who are eager to promote moderate Muslim voices. “Journalists somehow prefer going to the loudest ones, whatever their story is about. In the case of religion, and in particular in this ‘war on terror' era, it is not only unprofessional, but dangerous as well, not to hear all relevant voices”, says MDI Executive Director, Milica Pesic. The series of workshops is starting on January 27 and will end February 21, with the first three workshops held in Jakarta and the other three in Yogyakarta, Padang, and Makassar. The Three-day workshops, funded by the UK FCO, will consist of joint and separate sessions for journalists and representatives of NGOs. The MDI local partner for the series is Media OnTrack, Jakarta. For more details on the workshops please contact Farid Littleproud. For availability please contact Imelda Sarajan or Ade Armando.
With the support of the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office |
'Time of the Gypsies?' - An evening of debate, artwork and music |
16 November 2007; 6.00pm-11.00pm
Venue: Frontline Club, 13 Norfolk Place, London W2 1QJ
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This event, set up to mark The First Roma Pavilion at the 52nd Venice Biennale of Contemporary Art and the International Day of Tolerance is organized by the Media Diversity Institute, Artefacta and The Roma Pavilion. Free entrance. Seating limited. For more info & to book please contact Lavinia Olmazu on 07800 799 905; lavinia.olmazu@media-diversity.org
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ACADEMIA - Reporting Diversity Workshop for Egyptian Academics
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Cairo, Egypt, 12-13 November 2007
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MDI is organising a two-day Reporting Diversity Curricula Development workshop for journalism academics in Cairo, Egypt, on November 12th-13th 2007.
The main aim of the workshop is to introduce the central concepts that underpin the practice of critical, inclusive, and responsible journalism. The curricula will focus on a range of issues whose professional coverage is essential to the empowerment of civil society, inter-cultural understanding/dialogue and the strengthening of democratic values. These issues include: Ethnicity, Religion, Gender/women's issues, Youth, People with Disabilities, and Human/civil rights.
We are inviting six Egyptian and five European academics to participate and present their teaching modules, exchange ideas and develop new modules for the future based on this experience. If you are interested in this event please contact us at tbonny@media-diversity.org or if you are applying from Egypt contact our local coordinator at reem.morsi@gmail.com
With the support of the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office |
JOURNALISM -
A documentary film on the Arab minority in Israel |
Nazareth, 23-26 May 2007
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The production part of the 'Finding common ground in Israel - Jewish and Arab journalism students working together' project, is due to take place during the Nazareth Media Festival. Undergraduate journalism students from the Emek Yezreel College, Media Diversity Institute's partner since 2004, will participate in the Festival's different workshops, producing at the same time a film on what happens at the Festival. The festival is organised by I'lam, Arab Palestinian media center, also an MDI partner.
With the support of
the European Cultural Foundation |
JOURNALISM - Gender Perspectives Course in Palestinian |
April 9-14 2007
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The Course, designed for the Palestinian women's magazine Saut an-Nissa (Women’s Voice), Ramallah, is a joint effort by Fojo - Institute for Further Education of Journalists, Kalmar, Sweden; Birzeit University's Media Institute, Ramallah, PA; and Media Diversity Institute (MDI), London, UK. The participants of the course – editorial and management teams, as well as reporters, will explore the possibilities to expand their readership. Leading academics, media workers and representatives from gender-specialized NGOs in the PA will be taking place in this week-long event. Milica Pesic, of the MDI will be a lead trainer.
With the support of SIDA Sweden. |
JOURNALISM - Professional skills training for mid career Iraqi women journalists |
February 28 - March 1st, 2007
, Amman, Jordan
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The
two day workshop was held in Amman. It offered a forum for discussion
on key issues and challenges faced by women journalists in today’s
Iraq: reporting current Iraqi events, and specifically, reporting on
and around religious diversity during the current conflict. The
workshop paid special attention to sharing information and awareness
about women’s rights as well as to the empowerment of women through the
media in general and through the internet in particular. The following
experts addressed the workshop: Rana Husseini, the Jordan Times
reporter, specialized in honor crimes, Rana Nejem, Press officer in the
Amman UK embassy, former journalist; Leila Naffa Hamarneh, director of
the Arab Women Organisation of Jordan; Tala Abu Taha, General Manage,
WRCC, Arab Communications. Main trainer: Milica Pesic, MDI.
With the support of the FCO |
JOURNALISM - Radio Magazine produced by Iraqi reporters in Jordan |
February 18-27, 2007, Amman, Jordan
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The
Media Diversity Institute produced a 30 minutes radio programme on
Iraqis who moved to Amman, in Jordan, over the last two years. The
programme has been developed in co-operation with a group of radio
reporters from Iraq, very diverse in terms of ethnicity, age, faith and
experience. The reporters worked in teams of two, following one or more
of the diversity lines. The programme will be broadcasted on at least
10 radio stations in Europe as well as in the Middle East. Languages
are Arabic and English, and a version in Kurdish will be produced.
With the support of the UNDP |
JOURNALISM – Training for journalist trainers |
November 11-12, London, UK
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A
training-for-trainers programme was held in London in November to
expand the network of trainers used by the Media Diversity Institute
(MDI) and The MediaWise Trust for short-course training of journalists
throughout the world. MDI and MediaWise deliver courses on coverage of
problematic topics including child abuse, diversity reporting, HIV and
AIDS, human rights, and mental health. They gathered approximately 15
journalism trainers interested in widening their training portfolio for
the two day course.
With the support of the Sigrid Rausing Trust |
JOURNALISM - Team reporting project for journalists from Iraq |
December, Amman, Jordan
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Through
a joint MDI/Article 19 project, MDI will bring together an eight-person
team of Iraqi journalists to Amman to work on diversity issues.
The radio journalists will research in-depth investigation of a
diversity topic and produce a package of radio pieces as a team. The
pieces will then be broadcast throughout Iraq. One international and
one local editor will coordinate the team.
With the support of the UNDP |
MEDIA MANAGEMENT - 'Media decision-makers diversity conference' |
March 28-29 / Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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Top
level media managers from throughout the South Caucasus print and
broadcast media outlets will gather for MDI's fifth media
decision-makers' conference. The meeting will explore the use of
diversity as a business tool and community imperative as well as other
media issues relevant to the South Caucasus . MDI will be running this
conference in cooperation with Press Now, Mira Media and De Balie /NCDO. For details contact Albana Shala Shala@pressnow.nl or Lydia El-Khouri at lydia@media-diversity.org
With the support of the EC, DFM, OSI, OSCE and ECF |
MEDIA/NGO - 'Reporting Diversity Network, annual meeting' |
March 27 / Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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MDI's
Reporting Diversity Network ( South Caucasus chapter) annual meeting
will take place in spring. The venue is yet to be decided. The meeting
will bring together MDI partner organizations in the South Caucasus 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 EC, DFM, OSI, OSCE and ECF |
'Finding Romanistan' London International Gypsy Film Festival |
March 16-30 / London , Great Britain
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In
the first gathering of its kind and scale in the United Kingdom, the
London International Gypsy Film Festival offers a unique chance to view
30 programmes of features, documentaries and short films that both
celebrate the extraordinary culture and experience of this diverse
global community and also reveal the suffering and oppression they
still face. Between 16th and 30th of March at the top cinemas in London
such as Ciné Lumière, Curzon Soho, Genesis and Rio will take place
exhibitions, live music, film presentations and seminars/workshops on
Gypsy/Roma issue.
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ACADEMIA - 'Media and nationalism' |
March 6-10 / Budapest , Hungary
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The
Curriculum Resource Centre at the Central European University in
cooperation with Media Diversity Institute will hold a curriculum
development session for lecturers/professors in the field of
journalism/mass communication, political science, sociology and
intercultural studies from the former Soviet Union . The session offers
an optional workshop entitled Media Representation of Ethnicity and
Other Diversity Issues in Transitional Societies: Best Practices for
Education which addresses issues in the media coverage of diversity by
analyzing examples of irresponsible reporting as well as successful
cross-cultural and intercultural conflict resolution and collaboration.
Participants in the workshop will explore what could be done to teach
responsible journalism and different models of "Reporting Diversity"
curricula.
With the support of the Central European University |
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'Team reporting project for journalists from Armenia, Azerbaijan & Georgia ' |
February 11-20/ Tbilisi , Georgia
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nine-person team of Armenian, Azerbaijani and Georgian TV journalists
will span their three countries for two-weeks, working on an in-depth
investigation of a diversity topic. One international and one local
editor will coordinate the team. |
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With the support of the European Community and the Netherlands Ministry for Foreign Affairs
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| JOURNALISM - 'Reporting diversity workshop for Georgian journalists' |
February 25-27 / Likani , Georgia
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Save
the Children Georgia in cooperation with Media Diversity Institute
(MDI) will hold two-day training workshop for journalists. The workshop
is organized under The Rebuilding Lives Project (RLP) funded by the
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by
Save the Children with its 2 local partner organizations “ Biliki ” and
“Child and Environment”.
The project provides services necessary for transition of vulnerable
children (and children at risk of being on the street) away from the
street and integrate them into their families, schools and community.
The project supports deinstitutionalization reform in Georgia , and
acts as a pilot project in this process. With the support of Save the Children Georgia |
MEDIA MONITORING - South Caucasus diversity media monitoring |
February / Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
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MDI's
South Caucasus media monitoring enters the fourth and final month of
monitoring under the current project. Media monitoring experts in the
three countries will analyse leading news programmes on 5 TV stations
for their coverage of religious, ethnic, sexual minorities as well as
disabled persons and refugees and internally displaced persons. After
the monitoring a cross regional comparative report will be compiled
from all 4 months of monitoring of TV and print in Armenia , Azerbaijan
and Georgia .
With the support of the European Community and the Netherlands Ministry for Foreign Affairs |
For information about
any MDI events please contact:
Lydia El-Khouri at
lydia@media-diversity.org |
