Maktabat MEPI Library
Training Resources for Civil Society in the Middle East and North Africa

This chapter covers general guidelines on writing and editing a news report, including deciding what is newsworthy, investigating and conducting interviews.

This chapter covers ways to conduct media outreach for civil society organizations, including press conferences, promotional brochures, websites and new media.

This chapter contains an Arabic-English glossary of key media-related terms.

This manual contains a table of contents, as well as an introductory section focusing on the manual's goals - who it is intended for and how to benefit from it. It also contains a chapter on "The Media and Us," covering the history, financing and importance of the news media.