Jordan

In Jordan, IMS works to support media reform and strengthen independent media in an effort to increase public access to information. IMS also encourages professional development of individual journalists to increase investigative skills, online media capabilities and infrastructure for community-based media. 

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Jordanian community radio gives a voice to those overlooked


Broadcasting from Farah Al-Nas' studios in Amman. Photo: Henrik Grunnet/IMS

15.08.2011
Broadcasting programmes made for and by youth and people with disabilities, the IMS-supported Farah Al-Nas radio station has had tremendous success over the past few years. IMS recently visited the radio in Amman

Debating access to information in Jordan


Question from the audience at UNESCO debate in Amman, Jordan. Photo: Dina Liddawi, IMS.

16.05.2011
Vibrant debate on access to information pitted government against journalists and media professionals in Jordan as a celebration of freedom of expression on World Press Freedom Day

IMS marks World Press Freedom Day in Jordan


Media in Jordan at a crossroads.
Photo:Lotte Dahlmann/IMS.

03.05.2011
IMS and partners mark World Press Freedom Day, 3 May, with a debate on access to information in Jordan, where media are assessing their role in light of the political changes sweeping through the region

Striking differences in local coverage of Jordanian protests


Photo: Sawsan Zaideh

03.03.2011
Daily newspapers are ignoring pro-democracy protests in Jordan, says IMS partner Sawsan Zaideh

Investigative journalism moving forward in Arab region


Rana Sabbagh-Gargour, executive director of ARIJ. Photo: Lotte Dahlmann/IMS

29.11.2010
In a largely autocratic region where media freedom is declining, a new generation of bold Arab investigative journalists is leaving its imprint, exposing human misery and standing up to higher powers
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