BBC Media Action and its partner IREX Europe are delivering a large programme of journalism training and networking across 17 EU-neighbouring countries: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Egypt, Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, Morocco, Occupied Palestinian Territory, The Russian Federation, Syria, Tunisia and Ukraine.
By the end of the 3 year project, over 1,200 journalists and 500 journalism students from the countries listed will have participated in the programme.
[ED NOTES:WHAT IS IREX EXACTLY?WHOS FUNDING THIS?
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EuropeAid reinforces the ability of the EU to design state-of-the-art development policy for all developing countries, and enhances policy coherence for development while further improving implementation and delivery mechanisms.
The Transition Promotion Program is a democracy assistance financial instrument of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic established in 2005.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) works towards achieving its objectives and strategic priorities through a number of funding programmes, as well as through the traditional use of diplomacy.
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is a quasi independent federal government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State. Their works supports economic growth, agriculture and trade; global health; and, democracy, conflict prevention and humanitarian assistance.\
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USAID funds three major media development operations: the International Research & Exchanges Board (more commonly known as IREX), the Internews Network and the largely privately funded Search for Common Ground. To complicate matters, all three have also received funding from the State Department, the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), the Bureau of Intelligence and Research and the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.According to its brochures, IREX is an international nonprofit organization that “works with local partners to advance the professionalism and long-term economic sustainability of newspapers, radio, television and Internet media.” IREX’s 2006 “990” tax form states that its media activities include “small-grant support for more than 100 journalists and media organizations; training for hundreds of journalists and media outlets” and has a staff of more than 400 that delivers programs and consultation to more than 50 countries.The Internews Network, more commonly known as “Internews,” receives only about half of IREX’s budget but is better known. Founded in 1982, most of Internews’ funding comes through USAID, although it also receives funding from NED and the State Department. Internews is one of the largest operations in the independent media development business, funding dozens of NGOs, journalists, journalist associations, training institutes and academic journalism faculties in dozens of countries throughout the world.Internews’ operations have been shut down in countries such as Belarus, Russia and Uzbekistan, where they have been viewed as undermining local governments and pushing U.S. agendas. http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/continued/3697/no_strings_attached/
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A FRAUDULENT EXAMPLE OF MEDIA PUNDITS INVOLVED W/ SUCH PROJECTS ''Hugh Macleod''February 2007 - ongoing - Journalism trainer and consultant: I taught Open Society Institute (OSI) http://www.hughmacleod.co.uk/cv.pdf photojournalism workshops in Beirut and Cairo for the Soros Foundation and have worked as a media consultant for the Norwegian Refugee Council. I write reports on the media in Syria and Lebanon for Washington-based IREX International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=IREX
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IREX is working as a subcontractor to America’s Development Foundation (ADF) on the USAID Iraq Civil Society and Media Support Program. Major Funders Details obtained from 2004 Annual Report.Carnegie Corporation of New York The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation-National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)-US Agency for International Development (USAID)-US Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) US Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (NEA)
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