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Traitement de l’information: Des journalistes burkinabè outillés sur la couverture genre
Aujourd’hui, l’importance des médias n’est plus à démontrer. Le contenu des informations peut cependant générer de nombreux problèmes et perpétuer les inégalités entre les sexes (féminin et masculin) dans les sociétés. C’est dans ce cadre que l’Institut national démocratique (NDI) en partenariat avec le centre mondial pour le journalisme et la démocratie (GCJD) ont organisé, du 14 au 16 mai 2013 à Azalaï Hôtel de Ouagadougou, une formation de renforcement des capacités des journalistes sur responsabilité sociale et couverture genre.
lefaso.net >>
May 17, 2013
Couverture médiatique du genre: le NDI attire l’attention des journalistes
Pendant trois jours, du 14 au 16 mai 2013, une cinquantaine de journalistes burkinabè ont appris et échangé leurs expériences en matière de couverture médiatique du genre. Cela grâce à l’Institut national démocratique (NDI) qui a initié ce séminaire, en partenariat avec le Centre global pour le journalisme et la démocratie (GCJD), sur « la responsabilité sociale (du journaliste) et la couverture médiatique du genre » et que la présidente du Conseil supérieur de la communication (CSC) a trouvé bienvenu.
burkina24.com >>
May 14, 2013
Dispatch from West Africa
The president of the Supreme Council on Communication in Burkina Faso promised journalists that the council will do all it can to prevent violence against journalists in the country. Beatrice Damiba condemned the beating of a television cameraman by angry civilians. “We call on the people to understand what it means to be good citizens and allow the media to work in peace and security to ensure that transparent information can get out based on the facts.”
GCJD News >>
May 6, 2013
Gender Equity Training in Burkina Faso
The media is full of cliches about women and girls often portraying them as one dimensional stereotypes. These images dangerously reinforce cultural prejudices and biases. By consistently striving for fairness and accuracy, journalists can help confront these distortions. It is with this goal in mind that the Global Center for Journalism and Democracy is headed to Burkina Faso. The center will work with about 50 journalists from throughout the country to help them understand how to more fairly portray women as they cover important stories.
GCJD News >>
May 3, 2013
World Press Freedom Day at Sam Houston State University
The Sam Houston State University Global Center for Journalism and Democracy in Huntsville, TX, is raising awareness through an online and on-campus campaign, providing an update on missing Texas journalist Austin Tice (reporting in Syria), and educating students about the dangers journalists face.
WorldPressFreedomDay2013 >>
May 2, 2013
Message from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on World Press Freedom Day
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has issued a message on 3 May World Press Freedom Day, the UN office in Baku told APA. The message says that freedom of expression is a fundamental human right, enshrined in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: “It is a cornerstone of good governance, sustainable development, and lasting peace and security."
en.apa.az >>
April 23, 2013
Video Available - Mary Fitzgerald, Irish Times foreign affairs correspondent
Fitzgerald, who is the foreign correspondent for the Irish Times, shared her recent experiences in Libya and Syria. She expressed great dismay that many news organizations have decided Syria is too dangerous for journalists. "If we give up on Syria, how will the world know what is happening there?"
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April 10, 2013
Presentation To Reveal ‘Target’ On International Journalists
Irish Times foreign affairs correspondent Mary Fitzgerald will report on “the most fascinating, moving and inspiring story” of her career as a journalist on Thursday (April 18), during a Global Center for Journalism and Democracy presentation. Her presentation will focus on the extraordinary wave of revolutions and uprisings across North Africa and the Middle East since spring 2011 and the impact that’s had on journalists, as well as the risks and rewards of the profession.
KBTX.com >>
April 5, 2013
UPI Next and Sam Houston State team up to mentor Beirut journalists on oil and gas reporting
A new oil supply was recently discovered off the coast of Lebanon, raising new discussions about the country's oil and gas sector. For three Beirut journalists, that sector will be the focus of a special reporting project. The oil and gas reporting project is carried out through a mentoring partnership between UPI Next and Sam Houston State University's Global Center for Journalism and Democracy.
UPI NEXT >>
March 27, 2013
How much gas revenue will be stolen?
Lebanon is set to finish accepting pre-qualification applications from companies that want to bid on licenses to explore for offshore natural gas and oil on Thursday, effectively launching an oil and gas sector in the country. Given that Lebanon is perceived to be rampantly corrupt, it remains to be seen just how transparent this new sector will be.
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March 26, 2013
Future of Levantine Basin
Seminar on covering the Oil and Gas Sector looks at energy developments and the media in Lebanon. Though the seminar was chiefly designed to address the issue of covering the energy market (oil and natural gas) at large, the topic of how a new generation of Beirut journalists could report on the development of the Levantine Gas Basin naturally came up throughout the sessions.
UPI.com >>
March 25, 2013
GCJD is just back from training journalists who cover the Oil and Gas Sectors
The Global Center for Journalism and Democracy is just back from training journalists in Beirut to cover the Oil and Gas Sectors. GCJD organized the seminar in partnership with the Skeyes Center for Media and Cultural Freedom skeyesmedia.org. The event, which took place at the Riviera Hotel in Beirut on March 15-17, brought together journalists working in Lebanon and trainers with expertise in the fields of journalism, the industry and the environment. The goal of the training was to provide fundamental knowledge about Lebanon's oil and gas resources, to help journalists understand the phases of development, and to identify the many challenges that are sure to be met along the way.
GCJD News >>
March 22, 2013
Lebanon's Oil Industry Heading into Troubled Waters
Oil and natural gas from Lebanon’s yet to be exploited fields in the Mediterranean Sea are heading into troubled waters experts in Beirut predict. Unless the Lebanese government adopts stern transparency measures, wide-ranging corruption and gross unaccountability, rampant in the Lebanese political system, could cause the country to see important revenues diverted from the state coffers into private bank accounts.
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March 18, 2013
Samir Kassir Award for Freedom of the Press 2013
GCJD partner, the Samir Kassir foundation, is accepting admissions through April 5th for its Freedom of the Press award, available for journalists in the Middle East, North Africa, and Gulf regions. It is awarded by the European Union, on June 2 of every year, to commemorate the assassination of Samir Kassir. This year three 10,000 € prizes will award the Best opinion article, the Best investigative article, and the Best audiovisual report. The Award is open to candidates from the MENA region and the Gulf. Articles and audiovisual reports must have been published or aired between March 15, 2012 and March 15, 2013. Deadline for submission is April 5, 2013 and all details and conditions as well as the application form are available on the site listed below.
Samir Kassir Award 2013 >>
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