Jordan

Public Service Journalism for Arabic-speaking Journalists

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) held a six-week online course in Arabic on using digital tools in public service journalism and investigative techniques. The online course was the first part of a program that brought together journalists, citizen journalists and civil society actors from Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, West Bank/Gaza and Yemen. The six-week online course guided 60 participants from the above mentioned countries to work on ideas for multimedia public service journalism projects.

Middle East: Launch a Network to Connect Journalists with IT Experts

In Partnership With: 
Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism
In Partnership With: 
Jordan Open Source Association

Ayman Salah has formed the first Hacks/Hackers chapter in Amman, bringing together journalists from the online, Arabic news site AmmanNet and and Al Ghad newspaper, students from the University of Jordan and Jordan Media Institute, and developers from the Jordan Open Source Association. The goal: to grow local technology that supports the development of independent, Arabic-language media in the region.

Among the initial ideas: A mobile application that connects citizens directly to news media.

Jordan: Journalism Training (2005)

In Partnership With: 
Al-Ghad

Knight International Journalism Fellow Scott Bortot completed four months in Jordan in 2005, partnering with Al-Ghad.

Middle East: Journalism Training (2002)

Knight International Journalism Fellow Jeffrey Ghannam completed three months in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia in 2002.

Jordan: Journalism Training (2002)

In Partnership With: 
Arab Women’s Media Center

Knight International Journalism Fellow Joanne Levine completed two months in Jordan in 2002, partnering with the Arab Women’s Media Center.

Jordan, Lebanon and Syria: Journalism Training (2005)

In Partnership With: 
Packard Foundation

Knight International Journalism Fellow Carolyn Robinson completed eleven months in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria in 2005 partnering with the Packard Foundation.

Jordan, Lebanon and Syria: Journalism Training (2005)

Knight International Journalism Fellow Robert Sullivan completed six months in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria in 2005.

Middle East: Start Up Investigative Reporting Teams at Major News Outlets

In Partnership With: 
Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ)

Knight Fellow Amr El-Kahky launched teams of investigative reporters at news organizations in the Middle East and that paid off in a big way in early 2011. Journalists in the region have more access to government documents than ever before, particularly in Jordan and the West Bank.

His investigative unit in Jordan uncovered a vote-buying scheme ahead of the November 2010 parliamentary elections. Jordanian reporters also tackled the issue of childhood alcohol addiction—a controversial topic never covered in the past.

Oct 22010

Investigative Journalism is Back in the Arab World

by Amr El-Kahky

It’s been almost two months since I took up the Knight Fellowship and six investigative journalism units in Egypt, Jordan and the West Bank are up and running.

Training for both broadcast and print journalists at several different media outlets has been completed, and investigations are underway in the areas of stock exchange corruption, road accidents and even business by some influential business men who are also prominent politicians.

In Jordan, Farah Al-Nas Radio has completed an investigation on child alcohol consumption in a Jordanian border region.