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The Kantara team has just concluded a rich and exciting 2023-2024 radio season: 43 issues dedicated to news and culture from around the Mediterranean with a single objective: to continue informing and bringing together the Mediterranean in its diversity.
Indeed, it is in the name of this continuity that the programme celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, since when, in 1999, Pierre Mari (France Bleu RCFM) and Hanane Laimani (Chaine Inter Morocco) imagined and launched the utopia of a radio bridge between the shores of the Mediterranean.
Gradually, thanks to the support of COPEAM…
More than 50 professionals from 15 countries took part in two online training workshops on Inclusive Journalism, held in June as part of the EU-funded project “Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in Journalism” (AD&IJ)* under the Erasmus + Small Scale programme.
The 1st workshop “Inclusive Journalism: a path to a better representation” involved journalists and editorial teams and focused on practical strategies and methods for a respectful and free from stereotypes information. Exploring the ethical and business value of DE&I and of inclusive communication, it addressed 4 main areas: ethnicity, disabilities, LGBT+ and gender, providing an overview…
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The 61st ABU General Assembly Held in Istanbul Highlights AI’s Role in Shaping the Future of Broadcasting
Members of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU), the world’s largest broadcasting union with 230 members spanning 65 countries, convened in Istanbul from 18-23 October for the 61st ABU General Assembly and Associated Meetings to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming the future of media. Hosted by TRT, under the theme “The Nexus of AI, Broadcasting and Society”, the event welcomed nearly 400 participants from 45 countries, including broadcasters, technologists, policymakers, and key regional leaders to…
Mr. Ahmet Görmez, the news coordinator of TRT Haber, has been elected Chair of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) News Group. His success follows the election of TRT Director General Prof. Mehmet Zahid Sobacı as the President of ABU in November 2023.
Mr. Görmez was unanimously elected Chair of the ABU News Group during the annual meeting of the group held in Bangkok. Representatives from Japan’s NHK and Australia’s ABC were elected for the vice-chair positions.
Serving more than half of the world’s population as the biggest global broadcasting union, the ABU has 240 members in…