Projects all

Project: Social Media Solutions Training for Journalists in MENA Region

Partners

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)

Ongoing since 2019

The project aims to verify information and photos, electronic security, interaction with the public, and storytelling using Facebook tools.

Project: Battling Misinformation and Promoting Rights and Freedoms in Jordan Through Media Literacy

Partners

Royal Norwegian Embassy in Amman

This project seeks to engage civil society and advocates for MIL, which is concerned with the ability to access the media and other information sources, to understand and evaluate critically their contents and functions, and to critically and ethically use them to create communications in a variety of contexts, including teaching and learning, self-expression, creativity, and civic participation.

Project: Jordanian Media Credibility Monitor (AKEED)

Partners

King Abdullah II Fund for Development

Operated since 2014

The aim of the project is to spread the culture of accountability among media outlets, journalists and society and to promote the culture of quality journalism by continuously improving the profession’s inputs and outputs. It also seeks to contribute toward raising the performance of local media outlets by providing a professional and academic platform to verify news items.

Project: Improving Jordan’s Media Capacity to Counter Violent Extremism and Terrorism: Media Literacy and Performance & Content Quality Perspective

Partners

Hedayah International Center of Excellence for Countering Violent Extremism

Funded by the European Union.

The project aims to Improve Jordan’s media capacity to counter violent extremism and terrorism from media information literacy and content quality perspectives

Project: Media and Information Literacy with DW akademie

Partners

DW akademie

This project seeks to raise the capabilities of schools' teachers in the field of media and information literacy, in the implementation of the first component of the National Initiative for the Promotion of Media and Information Literacy related to public school education.

Project: Storytelling and Giving Youth a Voice in the Media

Partners

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York

The project aims to strengthen awareness and knowledge of Media Literacy for young Jordanians enrolled in public schools

Project: Support to Media and Information Literacy Clubs in Public Schools

Partners

Media Diversity Institute (MDI)

and UNESCO

with funding from the EU.

Since 2018

The project aims to strengthening Media and Information Literacy among youth through launching MIL clubs in 15 public schools in Irbid, Zarqa and Ma’an.

Project: Cooperation Program with the Norwegian Institute of Journalism

Partners

Norwegian Institute of Journalism

Operated since 2012

A cooperation agreement was signed with the Norwegian Institute of Journalism in 2012 for culture and expertise exchange by implementing several activities to support the media sector and training.

Project: Social Media Solutions Training for Journalists in MENA Region

Partners

Facebook Ireland Limited

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)

Ongoing since 2019

The project aims to verify information and photos, electronic security, interaction with the public, and storytelling using Facebook tools.

Project: Youth Empowerment – Broadcasting MIL

Partners

UNESCO

with funding from the EU.

The project aims to supporting professors and students in two Universities’ radio stations in Irbid and Ma’an to produce and broadcast content that promotes Media and Information Literacy concepts, with a focus on human rights reporting and ability to utilize knowledge of strategic communication design by means of exercising professional journalism.