Jordan Media Institute

The Jordan Media Institute (JMI) [1] Is a non-profit educational entity in Amman, Jordan focusing on journalism.

Jordan Media Institute
معهد الإعلام الأردني
Established2006
FounderPrincess Rym Ali
DeanDr. Ziad Rifai
Location
Amman
,
Jordan

32.0139°N 35.8728°E / 32.0139; 35.8728
NicknameJMI
Websitewww.jmi.edu.jo
Princess Rym Ali at Graduation Ceremony of Eighth Intake of JMI Master's Students

MA in Journalism and New Media

JMI offers a practical master's degree in journalism and New Media in cooperation with University of Jordan in accordance with the academic agreement between the two institutions. An intensive professional development and training program catering to industry needs. The MA program has two tracks, a one–year Comprehensive track and a Thesis track. While JMI's language of instruction is Arabic, some classes and guest lectures are offered in English.

Jordanian Media Credibility

Akeed[2] is part of the King Abdullah II Fund for Development's [3] Democratic Empowerment Programme (Demoqrati) [4] that adopted a series of criteria to verify news published by local media outlets.

Media and Information Literacy

The institute is working on enhancing media literacy in Jordan[5] and spreading the concepts and skills of positive interaction with the media and tools of communication technology and digital media, and to reduce their disadvantages. Main goals are improving the capabilities of society, especially new and young generations in dealing with the media and information sources and strengthening the capacity of young people to participate positively through the media, especially digital.[6]

Journalism Training Programs
Newsroom at JMI

JMI held specialized training programs and workshops that provide professionals and students with the fundamentals of journalism.

JMI trainings held in partnership with:

Founder of JMI

JMI was founded by Princess Rym Ali on August 14, 2006 and was officially established on February 2010.

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References
  2. ""أكيد" مرصد مصداقية الإعلام الأردني". Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  3. "KAFD Home - KAFD". Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  4. amjadever@yahoo.com, Amjad J. Alloush, IT Department. "برنامج التمكين الديمقراطي". Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  5. http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/jordan-making-progress-media-literacy-%E2%80%94-experts
  6. https://www.jmi.edu.jo/en/mil-media-center
  7. Archived 2012-10-02 at the Wayback Machine,.
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