Journalism for Functional Democracy
| Project Status: | Grant Agreement |
| Funding Partner: | The Asia Foundation |
| Location: | Dhaka |
| Project Duration: | 8 months (9 January 2024 to 8 September 2024) |
| Project Cost: | BDT 51,94,198.00 |
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PROJECT PERSONNEL
| Team Leader: | Md. Shahid Hossain, Advisor, Planning & Development, MRDI |
| Programme Co-ordinator: | Umme Samia, Programme Officer, MRDI |
OBJECTIVE
To strengthen national news outlets by developing capacity of district correspondents to produce in-depth and investigative stories of public interest that contributes to make the democratic institutes functional and accountable to citizens
ACTIVITIES
Develop training content
Conduct residential training for district correspondents on public interest journalism
Award mentorship
Meeting with newsroom managers to interact on role of public interest reporting in strengthening democracy
