The Med-Media project strengthened and promoted public service orientated media in the MENA region through building:

  • greater public trust in local media,
  • enhanced capacity among media practitioners,
  • a more competitive public service media,
  • better focused international development work, and
  • new platforms for dialogue and knowledge sharing

This was done through peer-to-peer mentoring and providing support and assistance to broadcasters to make qualitative improvements to their outputs, improve their engagement with their audiences, and boost their use of social media.

Achievements

  • Establishment of a Special Mechanism for Media Freedom in the Arab World and the Declaration for Media Freedom in the Arab World.
  • Peer-to-Peer exchanges were organised between Southern Mediterranean and European institutions, as well as between public service broadcasters from the region.
  • “Youth on Screen” acted as a catalyst for programme ideas which improved the representation of young people on TV screens across the region and enabled them to engage in public dialogue.
  • Creation of Khabirat, an online Arabic-language directory of women experts.
  • The Declaration for Media Freedom in the Arab World.

Donors

  • The European Union