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