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Manual on Freedom of Information and Investigative Journalism
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The international
human rights organisation ARTICLE 19, has issued a manual on Freedom of
Information and Investigative Journalism in the Arab world. Available online
in both English and Arabic, the manual aims to equip journalists with basic
skills for writing investigative reports and campaigning for their right
to access information.
The manual was initially developed as part of a workshop held for Iraqi
journalists and ARTICLE 19 on freedom of information and investigative journalism
in June of this year. In addition to ARTICLE 19 staff, Prof. Magda Abu-Fadil,
Director of the American University of Beirut's Journalism Training Programme
contributed to the manual.
The manual introduces the concept and practices of freedom of information
and investigative journalism, and explains the interactions between both,
with a particular focus on the use of access to information avenues and
remedies to strengthen investigative reporting.
The workshop and manual were funded by the UNDP Iraq Office. They complement
a wider programme of work on freedom of expression in Iraq carried out by
ARTICLE 19 together with UNDP in 2006/7 and UNESCO in 2004/2005. Click on
the following link to access the report in
English and Arabic: For the Arabic version: http://www.article19.org/pdfs/publications/1035422.pdf
For the English version: http://www.article19.org/pdfs/publications/mena-manual-for-arab-journalists.pdf
For more information, please contact Sarah Richani, ARTICLE 19 MENA Programme
Officer, sarah@article19.org, 009615431426.
ARTICLE 19 is an independent human rights organisation that works around
the world to protect and promote the right to freedom of expression. It
takes its name from Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,
which guarantees freedom of expression.
source:Arab Press Network |
