MAN, MCERC agree to collaborate for media development
KATHMANDU/August 12 : Media Action Nepal (MAN), Nepal’s leading media rights and research organization and, Media and Communication Educational and Research Center (MCERC), Georgia’s leading research- based media development institution have agreed to collaborate for media development through cross-country media research, capacity building of journalists, media exchange programs and the international networking.
To this end, MAN and MCERC reached to an agreement on August 11, according to which both organizations will host joint webinars, training and discussion sessions for working journalists of Nepal and Georgia on fact checking, media literacy, digital media, gender mainstreaming in media, media psychology, ownership, safety of journalists and other pressing media and communication issues.
This agreement also aims to conduct media related studies, organize international events, and expand international partnerships to benefit media workers across the world mainly South Asia and Caucasus region.
This agreement also aims to conduct joint media related studies, organize international events, and expand international partnerships to benefit media workers across the world mainly South Asia and Caucasus region.
MAN has been working to promote freedom of expression and media development focusing on media and journalism, human rights, media research, right to information, communication and policy advocacy to foster inclusive, independent and accountable media. Similarly, MCERC has been supporting the enhancement of media and mass-communication fields by creating new knowledge and educational-research activities and raising awareness in media literacy. Both organizations were established in the year 2015.
The agreement was signed in between Laxman Datt Pant, Chairperson of MAN and Professor Mariam Gersamia, Chairwoman of MCERC.