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08 Nov 2016
The Jordan Media Institute (JMI), in cooperation with UNESCO and the European Union, organized a focus workshop today at its premises on evaluating the performance of local radios in the governorates of the center and the north. The workshop was attended by representatives of local community organizations and the directors of the radios targeted by the project "Building Capacities of Local Radios in Jordan," including University of Jordan Radio, Yarmouk FM Radio, and Liqa Radio. <br />
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Nihad Al Jariri, director of the project at JMI, said that the aim of the workshop was to come up with recommendations related to capacity building of local radios. These recommendations will be used as a basis for designing a training program to develop the skills of individuals working at radios and develop radio content by producing new programs or developing programs within the current schedule of radios. This is in addition to developing the internal professional organization of radios.<br />
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Hanadi Gharaibeh, officer in charge of the project at UNESCO, said that this part of the project for supporting media in Jordan, which is implemented by UNESCO with the support of the European Union, aims at enhancing the capacities of local radios in the governorates. Therefore, UNESCO is working, in partnership with JMI, within a comprehensive training program that contributes to the production and broadcasting of radio programs that have diverse content, which serves all citizens.<br />
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The participants reviewed the key challenges and difficulties facing the target radios, including broadcasting problems, technical and material support, seeking the help of volunteers, problems of electronic connection, selecting and producing programs, and developing news. They also discussed the concerns of radios that lead to defects in their work. They underlined the special characteristic that these radios must have since they target a specific audience. <br />
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The project "Building Capacities of Local Radios in Jordan" includes four stages, which begin with evaluating individuals and content, followed by the training stage based on the outputs of the first stage, besides setting up internal regulations at every radio to determine its professional and editorial terms of reference. This is in addition to producing new programs at every radio station and joint programs with the other radios taking part in the project. Ultimately, the aim is to create an organizational framework that brings together the radios contributing to the project. <br />