Date: 14 April 2013
Country: Egypt
Media Diversity Institute Programme Director for Egypt, Hala Morgan, talked to the students at the South Valley University in Upper Egypt. She has presented MDI’s mission and programs to the undergraduate students of the Media Department of Faculty of Arts while attending the final presentations of some graduation projects of diversity.
“By promoting diversity and inclusiveness, MDI is helping media graduates to bridge the gap between the studies and the time of application. That is mainly by providing a Professional Diversity Curriculum Development Courses in cooperation with the distinguished media educators at the three Egyptian universities”, explained Morgan.
She has invited students to contribute to the webzine Ahna Keda that was built as a result of MDI’s workshop organized for 15 Egyptian students in November in Cairo.
During her speech at the South Valley University, MDI’s Country Program Director focused on the importance of diversity as a major guarantee for professionalism and freedom of expression. “Diversity is the only way to fight the negative phenomenon of biased and oriented media approaches in Egypt”, said Hala Morgan.
Morgan’s visit and speech at the South Valley University in Upper Egypt was the first activity under the effective initiative of MDI Reporting Diversity Curriculum Development Course provided for 30 media educators in Egypt within the SIDA Funded “Rebuilding Post Revolution Media in Egypt 2011-2013” project.
