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2010 IREX Annual Report

IREX’s 2010 annual report is here! In it we feature stories about just a few of the partners and participants who inspire us, such as:

Attendees at the Emerging Technologies/Emerging Democracies conference

I recently returned from a brief and productive trip to the Middle East looking at the existing portfolio of programs IREX implements in the region and exploring possibilities for new...

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TEA/ILEP Alumni Small Grant Award Recipients Announced

IREX is pleased to announce the recipients of the TEA/ILEP Alumni Small Grants competition for the Fall 2010 cycle.

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In the asphalt courtyard outside Zarqa Preparatory Boys School #2, Samer Abu Koush watches 22 young boys chase after a bright red soccer ball.  As their teacher and coach, Abu Koush knows...

Posted on January 12, 2010 - in Media Development
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Citizen journalists and even professionals in Jordan are often ill-equipped to serve as both advocates and reporters of the news. Furthermore, though there are a number of well-regarded bloggers...

Posted on July 5, 2009 - in Media Development
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Residents of Karak, in southern Jordan, have had little local media to provide news and information. Now, however, they hear the sounds of Sawt Al-Karak FM (the Voice of Karak), a new community...

Posted on May 29, 2009 - in Media Development
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The wide-ranging impacts of the financial crisis have been felt around the world. As citizens and businesses suffer, so too do the media who cover them.

Posted on May 1, 2009 - in Gender, Media Development
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Gender issues are receiving more attention on television in the Middle East, thanks to additional funding provided to the IREX-administered, US State Department-funded Middle East and North...

Posted on May 1, 2009 - in Media Development
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IREX's Jordan Media Strengthening Program on May 3 will launch the Jordan News Media Stylebook. The comprehensive style guide--it covers print, broadcast, and online media--was produced...

Posted on March 18, 2009 - in Media Development
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The recently released second edition of the Jordan Media Survey includes significant findings on Internet usage—including a 100 percent increase in Internet use over last year’s...