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Press Now to set up independent media
center in Iraqi Kurdistan
10.3.2008
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March 10, 2008
Sulaimaniyah, Kurdistan Region 'Iraq',--
Press Now, with financial support of the Netherlands
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Dutch foundation
“Democracy and Media”, is planning to set up an
independent media centre in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Judit Neurink, who has been training journalists in
Kurdistan region 'northern Iraq' since 2003, will be
working with Kurdish journalists and trainers to
build a centre which main aim will be to improve the
quality of Iraqi journalists and media.
Under Saddam Hussein media in Iraq were plainly ‘his
master’s voice’. In the Kurdish region of Kurdistan
the situation improved after the end of the Gulf War
of 1991 and new media started, mostly as part of
political parties. |
As of April 1 2008 the media centre will be based in
Sulaimaniyah |
Gradually also
independent media surfaced, first Hawlati in
Sulaimaniyah, followed by Awene (also in
Sulaimaniyah) and after 2003 Sabah (later called
Sabah al Jedid) in Baghdad. The Iraqi journalists of
today mostly have no journalistic background, as
goes for editors in chief.
Neurink believes an independent media centre is
needed to help Iraqi journalists develop themselves,
and to help Iraqi media play a role in the
development of democracy in the country.
As of April 1 2008 the media centre will be based in
Sulaimaniyah. It will offer consultancy and training
for media in the whole of the Kurdish region,www.ekurd.net
and it will be equally
supporting independent and party-related media.
Training will also be conducted for journalists from
the south of Iraq, who for safety reasons will
travel to the Kurdish region.
The Kurdish regional government has also offered its
financial support to the project.
Judit Neurink currently is a Middle East editor at
Trouw Daily in Amsterdam.
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