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Journalists from “NIRIJ” won two Awards in the 2020 “Samir
Two Journalists who accomplished two investigations, with the support and under the supervision of the "NIRIJ" network for investigative Journalism, won the "Investigative article category" and "Student Category" awards in the 15th edition of the Samir Kassir Freedom of the Press Competition, which is organized annually with the support of the European Union .This award is considered as one of the most important and prestigious press freedom awards in the Middle East , North Africa and the Gulf region, and it’s the competition that dozens of Journalists apply for and aim to win. This year, 212 Journalists from Algeria, Bahrain,…
Press institutions are preparing a list of demands to present
“NIRIJ" Investigative Journalism Network participated in a meeting organized by the Association for the Defense of Freedom of the Press, on June 24, to discuss the reality of the Iraqi press, the challenges it faces, the violations faced by Journalists, and what can be done in the legal framework and at the level of government measures to improve that reality. The meeting, which was held with the aim of forming a lobby of Journalists belonging to several institutions, to press for changing the reality and environment of Journalism, to exchange ideas on ways to achieve this, and to agree to…
Seminar … How to confront Misleading News?
“NIRIJ” Investigative Journalism Network participated in the online seminar on “Confronting Misleading News”, which was organized by “ARIJ” network on June 13th, under the title (Journalism Practices to avoid False News during Coronavirus Pandemic). The seminar on misleading news held by ARIJ, with the participation of Journalists from several press institutions (ARIJ Network, France Press, Enab Baladi, "NIRIJ" Investigative Network, and CNN Arabia) came within the framework of collecting information for a recommendations paper on countering false news, to be issued next September with the support of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation. Participants in the "Round Table" presented their experiences on…
NIRIJ presents a paper on “Media Education”
“ NIRIJ” Investigative Journalism Network participated in the closing ceremony for announcing the prizes for the “Open Eye” competition for citizen Journalism, which was organized via the internet on June 18, , by the German Media Foundation “MiCT” and the International Organization for Migration, by presenting a paper on “The…
Among them is an investigation by ” NIRIJ” … selections
The Global Investigative Journalism Network chose a list of nine investigations that are among the best published in the Middle East and North Africa in 2019, and among them was the investigation of colleague Mizar Kemal (The Endless War … Iraqi’s Heavy Legacy of Depleted Uranium), which was accomplished with…
NIRIJ Declares Competition Winners in their “Second Gathering of Professional
The “Second Gathering of Professional Journalism” declared at the end of the activities organized in the city of Sulaymaniyah from 10 to 13 January, the results of the best journalistic works achieved in ‘descriptive journal writings’ and ‘investigative reports’. In the sphere of press reports, Journalist ‘Mezr Kamal’ won the…
The ‘Second Gathering of Investigative Journalism’
Ends Events with Announcement of its Competition Results and Formation of a Press Lobby The ‘Second Gathering of Investigative Journalism’ organized with the participation of 100 + journalists, academicians and Information colleges’ students, concludes its activities by the formation of a ‘press lobby’ and announcement of the gathering contest’s results…
Promoting Iraqi investigative journalism online
26.06.2012 The first of its kind in Iraq, the website of the Network for Iraqi Reporters for Investigative Journalism seeks to promote investigative journalism online and across language barriers Launched in mid-June in English, Arabic and Kurdish, the site contains investigations done by both aspiring and experienced Iraqi investigative journalists,…
Journalism education in Iraq boosted with investigative specialisation
16.07.2012 As the first ever media education in Iraq, Baghdad University’s four-year journalism education is to expand with specialised training in investigative journalism Baghdad University Media College, the IMS-supported Network for Iraqi Reporters for Investigative Journalism, and IMS have agreed to jointly develop a new curriculum on investigative journalism. -…
NIRIJ Runs its First Training Workshop for Investigative Journalism Skills
The Network of the Iraqi Reporters for Investigative Journalism (NIRIJ) closed in early January 2012 its first training workshop which was held for introducing the art of investigating and the steps of performing a detailed and planned investigative report, depending on dealing with the report’s assumption and later indicating the…
Four Iraqi Journalists from (NIRIJ) Win International Prizes in Belgium
The General Supervisor of the Network of Iraqi Reporters for Investigative Journalism (NIRIJ) Muhammad Al-Rubai’i announced, on Friday, that four Iraqi journalists of the network members have won Arab and international prizes for the best investigative reports of this year, adding that the network is granting two to three million…