Biba Klomp
08-11-2008, 10:04 AM
As the lead UN agency in promoting freedom of expression and access to information and knowledge, UNESCO has taken various initiatives to improve the quality of journalism education worldwide.
In December 2005, UNESCO convened a meeting of journalism educators in Paris to consider the broad outlines of a curriculum in the study of journalism that would be suitable for use in developing countries and emerging democracies. The initiative was a response to requests for guidance from UNESCO member states seeking to establish journalism programs within their educational systems.
Following the December meeting, UNESCO appointed a working group, Michael Cobden (coordinator), G. Stuart Adam, Hans-Henrik Holm, and Magda Abu-Fadil, to propose a detailed curriculum and present it to the first World Congress of Journalism Educators in Singapore, June 2007.
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The full document is attached.
In December 2005, UNESCO convened a meeting of journalism educators in Paris to consider the broad outlines of a curriculum in the study of journalism that would be suitable for use in developing countries and emerging democracies. The initiative was a response to requests for guidance from UNESCO member states seeking to establish journalism programs within their educational systems.
Following the December meeting, UNESCO appointed a working group, Michael Cobden (coordinator), G. Stuart Adam, Hans-Henrik Holm, and Magda Abu-Fadil, to propose a detailed curriculum and present it to the first World Congress of Journalism Educators in Singapore, June 2007.
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The full document is attached.