Press Release — The
government spokesman and Minister of Communication, Faisal Al-Shboul, attended
the closing ceremony of the training project for journalism and media graduates
in the field of health Journalism. The project was implemented by the
Royal Health Awareness Society in partnership and collaboration with the
Ministry of Government Communication.
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During his
speech at the ceremony, Al-Shboul stated that training journalism and media
graduates in the field of health media is part of the Ministry of Government
Communication's priorities to develop the media ecosystem and improve the
quality of information available to citizens.
Al-Shboul
emphasized the importance of continuous training in media, stating that the
Ministry of Government Communication, believing in the importance of
specialized journalism, worked in partnership with several civil society
institutions to design and deliver training programs in two vital sectors:
health and tourism. He expressed his hope that these partnerships will continue
in order to design similar programs in other vital sectors, contributing to
community awareness, quality reporting, and providing training opportunities
for fresh media graduates seeking to enter the job market.
Al-Shboul
further said, "Investing in youth training is an investment in the future
of journalism and media. Today, Jordan, like the rest of the world, is facing a
significant spread of mis- and dis- information, especially in the health
field, which requires continuous awareness and training to confront fake news,
rumors, and privacy violations."
He also
stressed on the importance of spreading Jordan's pioneering experience in media
and information literacy education to confront risks of misinformation spread
among children and young adults.
The
Minister of Government Communication commended the role of the Royal Health
Awareness Society in designing and implementing this pioneering project,
thanking the Jordan Media Institute, the academic partner for designing the
academic component of the project, as well as the World Diabetes Foundation and
the Novonordisk Foundation, UNICEF, Radio Netherlands Worldwide, and the International
Rescue Committee for their generous financial support, and commended the 12
local media outlets that provided professional training for six months.
The
Director-General of the Royal Health Awareness Society, Dr. Amal Ireifij,
stated that “This training project is the result of continuous cooperation and
partnership with a number of government agencies, foremost among them the
Ministry of Government Communication, Ministry of Health, as well as media
institutions and supporters”.. Ireifij further explained that the project was
designed after the COVID-19 pandemic, which had repercussions on the community,
including the spread of infodemics, which necessitated the existence of a
specialized media training program on health that works to empower a group of
journalism and media graduates and build their journalistic and research
capacities, enabling them to verify the accuracy of health information and
conveying it to the public especially around topics such as noncommunicable
diseases, reproductive health, and others. It is worth noting that this
training is also part of the activities of a project that aims to strengthen
national response to COVID19, implemented by Ministry of Health, Royal Health
Awareness Society, and funded by the World Diabetes Foundation with support
from the Novo Nordisk Foundation.
The
training resulted in the production of more than 350 health media products, in
visual, written, audio, and digital formats. The ceremony included a
presentation of an in-house evaluation study assessing the project design and
delivery. The study highlighted the extent of the benefit achieved by measuring
the impact of theoretical and professional training on participants and the
extent to which they benefited in developing their competencies and skills. The
study also identified strengths and successes that could be built upon in
designing future training programs aimed at recent graduates in the fields of
journalism and media.
The study
pointed out that the success of the training project was distinguished by the
presence of the Ministry of Government Communication as a major partner, which
gave credibility to the project and was supportive in its implementation, in
addition to its execution through a non-governmental organization that provided
the agility and high expertise to manage and implement such multi-faceted
projects with multiple partners and stakeholders. This contributed to a
positive change in the job-seeking expectations and orientations of the trained
graduates to seek work in the private sector, non-governmental organizations,
or through freelancing.
At the end
of the event, the minister and the General director of the Royal Health
Awareness Society celebrated the supporting parties and media institutions
participating in the project, presenting this appreciation awards, and
presented the graduating 41 trainees with completion certificates.
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