7th  webinar of a series of training webinars for media professionals on combatting misinformation to focus on journalist safety

Media Advisory

UNESCO Regional Bureau for Sciences in the Arab States, World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office, The UN Information Centre in Cairo and in collaboration with The American University in Cairo’s Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism, cordially invite you to the 7th  webinar of a series of training webinars for media professionals on combatting misinformation and disinformation in the context of COVID-19.

The virtual session “Ensuring Journalist Safety During COVID-19” will be held on Wednesday, 28 October 2020 at 3:00pm Cairo Local Time (GMT+2).   

Speakers:

• Mr. Mahmoud Alameldeen, professor of Journalism and Mass Communication, Faculty of Mass Communication , Cairo University, and Media Expert, Egypt.
• Ms. Ahdeya Al Sayed, President of the Bahrain Journalists Association , Bahrain.  
• Mr. Yasser Abdel Aziz, Media Expert, Egypt.
• Mr. Alaa Hashish, UHC Communicable Diseases at WHO Egypt Office.

Moderator:

Ms. Suzan ElKalliny, Dean, Media Faculty, Emirates College of Technology , UAE.

Participants will be able to interact through the chat feature.

Register here to attend: : https://unesco-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUpcu6rqzMoGdKgtsGTUZUkHz9DHfGzJY0j

You will receive confirmation and connection details on your email upon registration.

The webinar will be held in Arabic. Simultaneous interpretation in English and French will be provided.

This is the 7th of  8 sessions held weekly through September and October to address misinformation and disinformation during COVID-19, a phenomenon which exacerbates the pandemic. Media professionals play an essential role in shaping information ecology, general debate and public awareness.