JMI Organizes an Introductory Workshop on the Standards and Work Methodologies of the Project Titled Monitoring the Credibility of Jordanian Media (Akeed)

<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Thursday July 17^th 2014<br /> <br /> The Jordan Media Institute (JMI) organized an introductory workshop followed by an iftar on the methodology of the project Monitoring the Credibility of Jordanian Media (Akeed). &nbsp;The event was held on 16 July 2014 under the patronage of the Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications, Dr. Mohammad Momani, and in coordination with the King Abdullah II Fund for Development (KAFD). A number of media institutions and civil society organizations attended the event.<br /> <br /> In his opening speech, Dr. Momani said that we now live in an era where information and news are plethoric, and the idea of checking their objectivity and credibility is very important, especially for improving the media sector in Jordan.<br /> <br /> Dr. Momani urged all media organizations and those who work in this field to interact with &ldquo;Akeed&rdquo; project positively and objectively, because the benefit is mutual. &ldquo;The existence of an evaluation mechanism is highly needed to reach a professional, objective and unbiased media environment&rdquo;, he added.<br /> <br /> Dr. Omar Razzaz, Chairman of the Board of Trustees at King Abdullah II Fund for Development (KAFD), said that the regional challenges witnessed in the area, and the phase of democratic transformation in Jordan, highly participate in increasing the spread of misleading news, which lacks the standards of credibility and objectivity.<br /> <br /> Dr. Bassim Tweissi, JMI&rsquo;s Dean, provided a detailed explanation about the goals, vision and work mechanism of this endeavor, including its standards and methodologies. He added that this project is designed to protect and guarantee the community&rsquo;s right-to-know, and to help media organizations improve their performance and quality.<br /> <br /> &ldquo;This mechanism monitors both print and online Jordanian media on a daily basis, assesses their professionalism and credibility, prepares monthly reports, issues various publications and organizes activities to help raise awareness of the professional standard expected of the journalism sector and the society in general&rdquo;, he added<span dir="RTL">.</span>