COP23: a COPEAM transnational newsroom to deal with climate issues
Bonn, 14-17 November 2017
Following two theoretic training workshops (in Tunisia in 2015 and in Morocco in 2016), that were aimed at providing the journalists involved with the basic notions concerning the climate change and the environmental challenges at the heart of the different international conferences on climate, this year the partnership between COPEAM and the European Investment Bank evolved into the creation of a transnational newsroom to ensure the media coverage of the COP23, the UN global conference on climate, which took place in Bonn (Germany) from 6 to 17 November 2017.
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2nd edition of the workshop “Media in favour of female entrepreneurs” #tunisia
Tunis, 6-9 November 2017
The training/production workshop for journalists on the topic “Media in favour of female entrepreneurs” took place in Tunis from 6 to 9 November 2017. Organized by COPEAM with the support of UNESCO* and in collaboration with the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU), it was addressed to a group of journalists from the Tunisian public radio and television and the web press.
The initiative aimed to enhance women’s contribution to the Tunisian economy through the production of news about successful stories in the country, able to promote the entrepreneurial vocation and become sources…
AGEMI – Advancing Gender Equality in Media Industries
A multidisciplinary European consortium was awarded a grant by the European Commission’s General Directorate for Justice and Consumers to develop an action intended to advance gender equality in the media industries. The project will bring journalism and communication students together with media professionals so as to foster a gender equality perspective within both journalism and media education and professional practices, and to bridge the transition between education and employment. The project team will design a web platform which will become the go-to resource for individuals and organisations interested in promoting gender equality and which will include: a database of…
Capacity building: “Managing the digital transition: a training challenge for media organizations”
This event is funded by the European Union
Considered the very encouraging results of the peer-to-peer activity implemented by COPEAM and MedMedia (EU-funded project aimed to facilitate the progress of media reforms in the MENA region) in 2015-2016 and intended to reinforce gender-equality policies and to counter sexist stereotypes in 9 TV and radio public South-Mediterranean broadcasters associated to COPEAM, a new capacity-building exchange process is launched to strengthen the planning and implementing in-house training strategies and plans capable, notably, to manage the digital transition challenges: “Managing the digital transition: a training challenge for media organizations”.
Training project in Algeria “Media in favour of female entrepreneurs”
Algiers/Tipaza, 16-19 January 2017
The training/production workshop for journalists on the topic “Media in favour of female entrepreneurs” took place in Algeria from 16 to 19 January 2017. Organized by COPEAM in collaboration with the EPRS (the Algerian Public Radio), with the support of the French Embassy in Algeria (Service for Cooperation and Cultural Action) and the UNESCO Office for the Maghreb, it was addressed to a group of 15 journalists from the Algerian public radio and television and the APS-Algeria Press Service.
The initiative aimed to enhance women’s contribution to the Algerian economy through the production of…
The second COPEAM-BEI training seminar for journalists on climate change held in Morocco
Ouarzazate and Marrakech, 12 – 14 November 2016
The second training seminar organised by COPEAM in collaboration with the EIB – European Investment Bank and the European Union, was held in Morocco (Ouarzazate and Marrakech) from 12 to 14 November 2016 in the framework of COP22 (world conference on climate). The initiative was addressed to the journalists from the Mediterranean public radios and TVs and was devoted to the topic “Informing and raising awareness about climate challenges and sustainable development”.
The training was aimed at providing the journalists with the basic knowledge about the…
COPEAM/MedMedia meetings on journalism training in the Mediterranean
Marseille, 17 June 2016
Aside a series of events devoted to the media in the Mediterranean – debates, workshops, conferences, seminars, shows – the Villa Méditerranée/AViTeM organised last June 16 and 17 in Marseille, gathering audiovisual and press journalists, experts, artists, associations and institutions from the whole region, COPEAM, in collaboration with the EU-funded MedMedia project, held a roundtable and a professional meeting devoted to journalism training in the southern shore of the Mediterranean basin.
The public roundtable “Training journalists in the Mediterranean” was focused on the stakes related to journalists’ education and training…
Towards a responsible information on immigration and refugees
Pozzallo, 12 May 2016
In the framework of the Sabir Festival of the Mediterranean Cultures (12-15 May 2016, Pozzallo – Sicily), COPEAM was invited by the Association “Carta di Roma” – promoting in Italy the Journalist’s Code of Conduct on immigration – to take part in a continuous training session open to the Sicilian journalists about reporting on migration and refugees issues.
COPEAM presented its transnational action and approach in favour of a responsible representation and a constructive information about these topics: in 2015, with the Declaration of Malta, the international media…
COPEAM-BEI TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR JOURNALISTS ON CLIMATE CHALLENGES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Tunis, 16-17 December 2015
With the support of the EIB – European Investment Bank and in collaboration with ASBU, COPEAM organized in Tunis, on 16 and 17 December 2015, a 2-day training workshop on “Informing and raising awareness about climate challenges and sustainable development”.
Journalists from EPTV/Algeria, EPRS/Algeria, PBC/Palestine, Radio Tunisienne, SNRT/Morocco, TéléLiban, and Télévision Tunisienne attended this session aimed at improving their knowledge and their reporting skills related to environmental and climate change issues.
Three experts from the journalistic, institutional and scientific areas – Kevin Burden, journalist and media consultant with a 20-year…
