Tag: Media

PRESS START: CROWDFUNDING STORIES THAT MATTER

09.08.2016 MEMO 98 is a partner of Transitions (TOL) in a project called Press Start which is the first global crowdfunding platform for reporters in countries where the press cannot report freely, potentially revolutionizing the way independent journalism is funded...

MONITORING OF MEDIA PRIOR TO 2016 ELECTIONS IN GEORGIA

07.08.2016 Our expert has worked as a media consultant in the framework of a project entitled “Study and Research on Election Media Coverage for 2016 Parliamentary Elections in Georgia”, implemented by United Nations Development Programme Georgia ...

TRAINING ON MEDIA COVERAGE OF ELECTIONS

06.08.2016 Our expert conducted a two-day training (1-2 August 2016) of Georgian Association of Regional Broadcasters (GARB) helping their members to enhance their reporting on the upcoming elections. The training was done in the framework of the Council of Europe ...

TRAINING ON COMMUNICATION SKILLS

04.08.2016 Our expert conducted a two-day training (3-4 August 2016) at the Georgian Central Election Commission (CEC) helping their staff members to enhance their communication skills. The training was done in the framework of the Council of Europe “Programme...

IMPROVEMENTS NECESSARY IN MEDIA COVERAGE OF ELECTIONS

23.07.2016 Myanmar Institute for Democracy (MID), an independent, non-profit organization that promotes the values of freedom and democracy, in cooperation with MEMO 98, was monitoring the media coverage of the 2015 general elections in Myanmar. MID sought to evaluate...

MEDIA FREEDOM AS A CORNERSTONE FOR DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS

22.07.2016 Our expert has worked as a rapporteur at a conference called “Media Freedom as a Cornerstone for Democratic Elections organized by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the Venice Commission Council of Europe and hosted by the...

INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN REGIONAL MEDIA IN UKRAINE

17.07.2016 Two years into the IDPs crisis, media continue to violate journalistic standards, when covering the displaced. Coverage of IDPs increased slightly in June, yet mostly due to statements issued by the authorities. Some media improved their reporting on human...

PUBLIC OUTREACH AND ADVOCACY WORKSHOP FOR DOMESTIC OBSERVERS

01.06.2016 Our expert conducted a workshop for domestic observation groups from Eastern Partnership Countries on public outreach and advocacy. From 25 to 27 May 2016, representatives of civil society organizations from Eastern Partnership countries experienced in...

New Diplomacy's - Call for Eastern Partnership Journalism Fellows.

01.06.2016 CALL FOR FELLOWS: Supporting Independent Journalism in Eastern Partnership CountriesDeadline for submissions to fellows@newdiplomacy.net: 20 June 2016Fellowships (including a five-week placement with a media organisation in the EU)will take place...

INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN REGIONAL MEDIA

26.05.2016 Kyiv, 26 May 2016 –Association Spilnyi Prostir and MEMO 98, supported by the European Union, have conducted the second monitoring wave of regional media coverage of Internally Displaced People (IDP). The monitoring is a part of the Regional Voices...