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TunisiaJournalism teachers debate proposal to create regional media schools network
December 4, 2015
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Representatives from 12 media schools in the Southern Mediterranean attended a two-day networking event in Casablanca last week, organised by the EU-funded MedMedia project. The conference was aimed at laying down the foundations for a permanent network of media schools in the Middle East and North Africa.
It brought together journalism teachers from Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine as well as experts from Spain, Ireland and South Africa.
Participants were given the opportunity to present their approach to journalism teaching and to highlight examples of best practice. They also heard interventions by international experts focusing on areas such as the balance between theory and practice, and the professional challenges faced by educators in partner countries.
Participants were also invited to discuss a proposal to establish a media schools network which could look at ways of adapting curricula to the challenges of the digital age as well as the region’s changing political context.
The EU-funded MedMedia project aims to create an enabling environment for media reforms in the Southern Mediterranean region. It is part of the €17 million EU programme “Media and culture for development in the Southern Mediterranean” which aims at supporting the media and culture reform processes in the region.
MedMedia focuses on media legislation, regulation, programming, strategy and leadership with a view to helping state media fulfil their public service mandate and compete with the commercial sector. It will also work to build public trust by strengthening the media’s role as an independent watchdog and a forum for democratic debate. (EU Neighbourhood Info)
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MedMedia project website
MedMedia facebook page
EU Neighbourhood Info Centre – Culture and media
Countries covered:
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Algeria
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Egypt
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Israel
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Jordan
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Lebanon
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Libya
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Morocco
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Palestine *
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Syria *
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Tunisia
