Lesson Learned: Strengthening Independent Media in the Arab Region
For journalism projects, access to information trainings and data-driven journalism capacity-building/sensitization workshops are essential. In all four project countries, project participants emphasized the increased difficulties in accessing information to engage in data-driven reporting to counter rampant disinformation and the positive impact of specifically catered initiatives to help access information and data.
The project aims to strengthen independent media in the Arab region so as to build greater accountability and better governance, by improving the working environment for journalists; advancing media freedom and accessible information and data; enhancing the capacity of freelance and full-time journalists to cover sensitive human rights stories; and improving journalists’ legal knowledge through strong working partnerships with civic actors. Project activities also incorporate responses to the Covid-19 crisis for journalists on the front line.