Rural Media Development for Promoting Democracy and Human Rights in Bangladesh
Rural Media Development for Promoting Democracy and Human Rights in Bangladesh Project period: December 2014 – November, 2016 Funded by: UNDEF Bangladesh still has to go a long way to establish democracy and ensure human rights as enshrined in the country’s constitution. In a democratic society, media is considered to be the fourth estate […]
Media Fellowship for Developing Female Journalists
Media Fellowship for Developing Female Journalists Supported by: Janata Bank Limited, Bangladesh Project Period: 2014-2015 The objective of the project was to promote gender equality in media through awarding fellowship on practical journalism to young women graduates with a view to promoting and protecting women rights through developing women journalists in Bangladesh. The project resulted […]
Understanding Right to Information for Accurate and Fair Journalism
Understanding Right to Information for Accurate and Fair Journalism Project Period: June 2013 – May 2014 Funded by: UNESCO/IPDC The 12 months project completed successfully in May 2014. Its objectives were to give better understanding on RTI to journalists. And, motivate them with a sense of social responsibility to pursue freedom of press, enhance their […]
Development Programme for the Women Journalists
Development Programme for the Women Journalists Project period: 30 September 2012 – 29 September 2013 Funded by: The American Center, Dhaka This was a 12-month project. Objectives of the project was to encourage the young women to choose journalism as profession and promote gender equality in journalism profession in Bangladesh. Under the project 20 young […]
Development Program for Women Journalists
Development Program for Women Journalists Period: September 2011- August 2012 Funded by: The American Center, Dhaka The project objectives were to encourage young women to choose journalism as their career and promote gender equality in the field of journalism in Bangladesh. The 12-month project awarded 20 young women graduates for a nine-month fellowship on practical […]
Girl Power Project
Girl Power Project Support by: Plan International Period: July 2011-December 2015 A number of countrywide activities were undertaken under the project in order to combat gender based violence against girls and young women. Possible activities of the project included motivating grassroots-level journalists to increase issue related reports and coverage, six month fellowship on journalism for […]
Media Development Programme
Media Development Programme Project period: Jan 2011 – December 2013 Supported by: Free Press Unlimited The project was launched to support the development of professional ability of journalists working from remote districts, and provide fellowship on journalism to young women journalists to build up a pool of female journalists’ trainers in Bangladesh. Accordingly, the project […]
Motivational Programme for Sensible Journalism, Phase 1
Motivational Programme for Sensible Journalism, Phase 1 Period: August 2010 – December 2010 Supported by: Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD) With financial assistance from TFD, News Network organised sensitisation workshop on sensible journalism for 40 local journalists in two remote districts of the country. The journalists were given training of better understanding on ethical issues […]
Capacity building for journalists of three hill districts
Capacity building for journalists of three hill districts Supported by: UNESCO/IPDC Project period: June 2010- May 2011 The project was launched in June 1, 2010. Under the project curriculum News Network organised three different one- month long training sessions in hilly districts i.e. Khagarachari, Bandarban and Rangamati of Bangladesh. The idea of training the journalists […]
Motivational Programme on Sensible Journalism, Phase II
Motivational Programme on Sensible Journalism, Phase II Supported by: Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD) Project period: April 2010-December 2011 This is the second phase of an ongoing project supported by Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD) since 2010. Under the project activity, in 2011, a two-day long motivational workshop was organised in Dhaka for trainee journalists […]