Promoting Transparency Through Journalism Education

Program Overview

Media Sustainability Index (MSI) - Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

US Program Partners

Journalism Program, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA
School of Journalism and Electronic Media, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA

Promoting Transparency through Journalism Education, launched in 2005, works in partnership with universities in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, and the United States to expand the capacity of journalism educators to prepare the next generation of media professionals. The project is funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State.

KEY OBJECTIVES

Provide journalism educators in the Middle East with professional development, training, and collaborative work opportunities with their US counterparts.
Prepare the next generation of Middle East media professionals through updated journalism curriculum, instruction methodology, and training materials.
Promote good governance, transparency, and accountability through the support of an independent and professional regional media.

Program Activities

Expertise Exchanges between Middle East and US Universities
Journalism educators from the Middle East and United States visit each other’s campuses. These exchanges create a collaborative work environment that fosters innovation in journalism instruction at the university level.
Investigative Journalism Training Program
Middle East educators conduct a three-week professional development exchange in the United States. Educators meet with journalists, public interest groups, government officials, and other professionals to learn about investigative journalism and public accountability mechanisms.
Investigative Journalism Curriculum Development
In collaboration with their US counterparts and supported by expanded and updated instruction methodolody and materials, Middle East educators develop new journalism curriculum. Educators are encouraged to develop lessons that supplement theory with practical course work and student media.

IREX Media work in MENA

Since 2003, IREX and IREX Europe have been implementing regional and country programs in the Middle East and North Africa. The programs provide study and internship opportunities for professionals in the region, foster the development of civil society and professional media, and support basic, secondary, and graduate educational development.

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