25 May 2005

WAN TO LAUNCH ELECTRONIC PRESS NETWORK FOR ARAB JOURNALISTS


The World Association of Newspapers (WAN) has announced plans to launch a new electronic network in September 2005 to support media reform and help build a stronger independent press in the Arab world.

The Arab Press Network (APN) aims to contribute to the professionalism of newspapers in the region by promoting the exchange of ideas and experiences between media executives throughout the Arab world.

WAN says the initiative will fill a gap in Arab media, which currently does not have an Internet-based forum where media professionals can learn more about their rights, develop professionally and share their ideas and experiences.

The network is being supported by the Danish press group JP Politiken.

It is modeled after WAN's RAP21 (African Press Network for the 21st Century) project, which was launched in 2000 for African media professionals. RAP 21 disseminates media management, press freedom and related practical information via e-mail newsletters and a website (http://www.rap21.org) to thousands of members across Africa.

The core of the APN will be an electronic newsletter, distributed in Arabic and English, which provides information on professional development, editorial issues, media law reform and press freedom.

The network will also provide a channel to distribute leading-edge knowledge, information and strategies from WAN about the creation of better and more prosperous independent newspapers.

To join the network or request more information, contact Kajsa Törnroth, Director of Press Freedom Programmes at WAN: ktornroth@wan.asso.fr



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