Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism
Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ) is a regional centre set up by IMS in cooperation with Arab and Danish partners to nurture investigative reporting in the Arab region. ARIJ supports Arab journaists in acquiring the knowledge and skills necessary to carry out investigative reporting and ensuring the important role of media as society's watchdog.Archive
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- Arab investigative journalists discuss their role in changing region
- Arab reporters trained in investigating corruption
- ARIJ 3rd Annual Conference hosts Q&A with WikiLeaks-founder Julian Assange
- Investigative journalism moving forward in Arab region
- IMS presents international perspective at Danish journalism festival
- Danish and Arab investigative reporters team up in Middle East
- Arab Investigative Journalism conference in Amman 26 - 28 November
- ARIJ investigation rattles Jordan
- Pursuing investigative journalism in the Arab world
- Encouraging investigative journalism in the Arab region
- Between diplomacy and journalism
- Al Jazeera top reporter meets the Danish press
- Changing journalism from within
- Young journalists applaud regional conference
- Investigative reporting applauded by King of Jordan
- Icons of the media sector
- "In Service of the Truth", article by Rana Sabbagh-Gargour
- Investigative reporting receives unprecedented attention in Arab region
- ARIJ reporters sharing experiences in Lillehammer
- Investigative reporters from Syria speak at conference in Sweden
- The scent of a good story
- Paving the way for investigative reporting in Syria
ARIJ reporters sharing experiences in Lillehammer
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Two reporters from the Arab world had an eye-opening experience at the global investigative journalism conference in Lillehammer, 10-14 September 2008
"We thought that we in the Arab world were the only ones encountering serious problems when but here in Lillehammer we have noticed that reporters elsewhere also run into serious problems carrying out investigative reporting".
This is one of many issues that became clear when Fatima Reda and Rana Najjar from Beirut attended the Global Conference for Investigative Journalism in Lillehammer.
Over 500 reporters from all corners of the world gathered in Norway to discuss a broad variety of issues related to investigative journalism. Fatima and Rana were to members of the Arab delegation, that all belong to the organisation Arij, supported by IMS.
Rana points out that although the journalistic tradition in the Arab world differs somewhat from the practices in the west she has been able to attend many inspiring sessions. Learning from how other reporters work has been the highlights of the conference for her.
For both Fatima and Rana it is the first time they attend a conference of this magnitude and Fatima tells that she has met a number of colleagues that she will now stay in touch with via email. One thing that she will bring back to Beirut with her is the need for patience when working on an investigation - a well done job will most likely demand both patience and time.
"Learning from others with extensive experience gives me hope for the future - I hope that I will become a good investigative reporter at some point", she adds with a smile.
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