Specialisation Course - Media Development
The overall objective of the specialisation course on “Media Development” aims at imparting and strengthening principles and values of freedom of expression and the support for independent and participatory media in conflict regions. Future civilian experts in this field should be provided with specialised information and practical tools in order to:
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assist media regulation;
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raise awareness on Freedom of Speech and Freedom of the Media as fundamental human rights, and to support their implementation;
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assist independent and participatory media;
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strengthen domestic and international networks for journalists; and
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support media training.
Participants should have an academic background either in science of communication or law and should have working experience in relevant fields in their home countries (journalists, editors, managers of press and radio-television enterprises, employers of broadcasting co-operations etc.).
