Scrutinising media coverage of migrant workers' conditions in Lebanon and Jordan


Monitoring the media in Lebanon for signs of biased reporting on minority issues. Photo: Tony Mikhael/JCDC

03.02.2012
Hundreds of thousands of migrants work in Lebanon and Jordan. In many cases they are unaware of their rights and legal status. A new project takes a close look at how the media deals with their issues

Media to be scrutinised during upcoming elections in Arab world


Lebanese media under scrutiny during the country's elections in June 2009. Photo:IMS

16.08.2010
The media’s performance during upcoming elections in Jordan, Bahrain and Egypt will be monitored closely in a bid to promote fair and in-depth election coverage

Biased media coverage of Sudan's spring elections


Monitoring Sudanese media's election coverage - Report 10. Photo: SMEC

04.08.2010
Sudanese media’s coverage of the country's elections in April 2010 was characterised by a generally restrained use of violence-inciting hate-speech

Lebanese media's election coverage under scrutiny


Lebanese media under scrutiny during the country's elections in June 2009. Photo:IMS

29.12.2009
A study mapping out Lebanese media's coverage of the June elections earlier this year triggered a heated debate amongst the media monitored, some of which question the accuracy of the report's conclusions

Tunisian elections tarnished by harassment of media


2009 election campaign in Tunisia for the incumbent President and his Constitutional Democratic Rally party. Photo: Sihem Bensedrine

12.11.2009
Although freedom of speech is guaranteed by the Tunisian Constitution, this is far from the reality for Tunisian media. Harassment of project workers were part of the daily experience in the IMS-supported project to monitor media coverage during the election campaign
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