| Reporting
diversity in Bosnia and Herzegovina
| Region: | Bosnia
and Herzegovina |
Micro- < $15,000
|
Small-$15,000-$100,000 |
Medium-$100,000-$500,000 |
Large-$500,000-$1 million |
Very large- >$1 million |
| Partners: | Media
Centar (Sarajevo)
Media Plan Institute (Sarajevo) |
| Funders: | The
Westminster Foundation for Democracy |
Project objectives:
|
The project aimed to
help media in Bosnia and Herzegovina facilitate post-war trauma recovery, as well
as promoting reconstruction and the reconciliation across the ethnically divided
country. Specific objectives were: | | • |
to assist media in promoting greater popular understanding of human rights, minority
rights, international obligations, and the requirements of democratic citizenship;
| | • | to
support greater understanding among all ethnic groups of the social, political,
and economic concerns within each community by strengthening the capabilities
of news organisations to distribute more in-depth, balanced, and pluralistic reports. |
| Through
cross-ethnic and cross-entity initiatives, MDI aimed to build constructive and
influential relationships between journalists and news organisations.
|
Project
activities:
| • | A
'Reporting Diversity Resource Manual' was designed specifically for journalists
from Bosnia and Herzegovina; | | • | A
reporting diversity course was introduced into the journalism school jointly run
by the Media Centar and the BBC; | | • | The
'Reporter Weekly' newspaper (in Republika Srpska) introduced a special page devoted
to diversity-related issues; | | • | The
Media Plan Institute launched a "Building Tolerance Through Music" initiative
to broadcast popular music from different communities across ethnic lines. |
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