Children & Ethical Reporting in Media (Phase l)
| Project Status: | Contractual |
| Funding Partner: | UNICEF Bangladesh |
| Location: | Countrywide |
| Project Duration: | 1 year |
| Project Cost: | BDT 11,617,500.00 |
| MRDI’s Contribution: | BDT 2,112,000.00 |
PROJECT PERSONNEL
| Team Leader: | Inam Ahmed, Deputy Editor, The Daily Star |
| Programme Coordinator: | Hasibur Rahman, Executive Director, MRDI |
| Assistant Programme Coordinator: | Apurba Saha, Assistant Programme Coordinator, MRDI |
| Accounts Manager: | Abdul Gofur, Manager, Finance, MRDI |
OBJECTIVE
To increase the judicious coverage of child-related issues on and for children through capacitating a group of journalist at national and local level.
MAJOR ACTIVITIES
Effective media coverage of child-related issues increased
An enabling environment created in the media houses for practicing high standard of journalistic ethics in reporting on and for children
Capacity of print and electronic media on ethics of reporting on and for children increased
A specialized group of reporters developed
One public and one private university facilitated for incorporating a chapter on ethical journalism on and for children in their curriculum
