Journalism Skills in Media and Academia

Project Status:	Grant Agreement
Funding Partner:	The Asia Foundation
Location:	Bangladesh
Project Duration:	16 months (13 January 2021 to 30 April 2022)
Project Cost:	BDT 1,25,91,408.00
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PROJECT PERSONNEL

Team Leader:	Hasibur Rahman, Executive Director, MRDI
M & E Expert:	Md. Shahid Hossain, Advisor, Planning and Development, MRDI
Programme Coordinator:	Syeda Sumaya Tasnim, MRDI
Programme Officer:	Mohua Alam Snigdha, MRDI
Finance Coordinator:	Md. Mominul Islam, Manager, Accounts, MRDI

OBJECTIVE
Support university journalism departments to teach fact checking and countering misinformation
Strengthen newsrooms on contemporary business and economics journalism

MAJOR ACTIVITIES

ToT on fact checking and misinformation

Inclusion in curricula

Gatekeeper engagement meeting

Develop foundation training content

Organize foundation training

Award fellowship after the training

Develop advanced training content

Organize advanced training

Reflection workshop