Accurate Investigative Reporting training in Syria
August 17, 2022
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On March 3, 1963, Syria’s emergency law was put into effect when the Ba‘ath Party came to power in a military coup. As a result, independent media was shut down immediately and the very few Ba’ath-supporting outlets became active ever since. Right after Assad the son came to Power in 2000, a few non-political insignificant media outlets surfaced. . In other words, Syria was not breathing media freedom for decades.
The 2011 uprising sparked an intense media movement that spurted alternative ways to deliver news, videos, and pictures by individuals who have become known as “media activists”. The growing number of practicing journalists and media outlets reached a crescendo in the last few years. Even though, many media providers in Syria still work with an “activist” mentality and lack the solid background and experience in journalism due to the de facto circumstances; they thrive to develop and sharpen their skills in order to transform media in Syria and become key actors in countering terrorism and promot peace. — according to extensive interviews conducted by Accuracy Press Institute (API).
API is a non-profit project, created by Accuracy Productions as social responsibility dedication to responding to the needs of Syrian journalists by
creating a professional media sector inside Syria.
API monitors the Syrian media environment and provides online and in-person training for media
professionals in a variety of topics required for the establishment of a professional media sector
that can contribute to the building of a peaceful and democratic country.It also connects
journalists to opportunities for professional development and encourages high-quality reporting
through an annual prize for exemplary reporting. API is led by a team of experienced Syrian media
professionals with additional support from a dedicated board of directors with experience in
nonprofit management.
The only organization that all of its focus is the Syrian media development.
Designed strategy that is being applied, regardless of the political and military developments in the country.
Unlike most other organizations, API attracts audience from all Syrian political perspectives and various ethnicities.
A Syria in which every journalist is professionally trained, and freedom of the press is upheld, enabling the media to contribute to building a peaceful and democratic country.
To provide the tools, means, mechanisms, and knowledge required for creating and sustaining a professional and independent media that contributes to building a peaceful and democratic Syria.
In 10 years from now, Syria is a free, democratic, and safe country where every citizen has the right to express themselves freely and comfortably.
Journalists will have been played their standards role and every journalist in Syria would have earned a complete professional training. Many of them will have studied in international institution schools and have played a leading role in promotion of peace and knowledge building, and fighting against extremism as well as militancy ideas in the framework of the democratic process under the leadership of API.
API is a non-profit organization dedicated to responding to the needs of Syrian journalists by creating a professional media sector inside Syria.
API is part of Accuracy Productions family