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TunisiaResults of EU-UNESCO partnership to support media in Jordan presented in Brussels
The achievements of the EU funded “Support to Media in Jordan” project, implemented by UNESCO, were presented in Brussels last week. The three-year project supported Jordan’s efforts in advancing the Jordanian media to further increase its freedom, independence and professionalism.
Representatives from the Directorate General for Neighborhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG-NEAR), of the EU External Action Services as well as representatives of media development institutions attended the event.
The project’s key achievements in the areas of journalism training, support to community and local radios, access to information for public servants, and media self-regulation were presented by the project team, who were joined by project partners and beneficiaries such as Dr. Khalaf Tahat from Yarmouk University in the north of Jordan, who presented the review and improvement in his university’s journalism curricula as a result of the project’s engagement and recommendations.
“The EU works closely with UNESCO in Jordan to support the media sector through inclusive policy dialogue with the government, journalists and civil society. We promote media information literacy in schools to encourage responsible citizenship, support community radios to enhance the information of communities and build the capacity of journalists, civil society and government to promote active political participation”, said Andrea M Fontana, EU Ambassador to Jordan, from Jordan.
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