Egypt COVID-19 Media Relief Project

The Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism & Facebook Journalism Project

The Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism in the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the American University in Cairo, in partnership with Facebook Journalism Project, collaborate to offer a comprehensive one-year program to support Egyptian media organizations and individuals in addressing some of the pressing issues and challenges facing the industry during and after the coronavirus pandemic.

Aiming to advance the communication and journalism societies and to ensure the provision of high quality, reliable and well-informed content to the public, the project seeks to equip journalists with the main skills and tools of digital journalism, in order for them to adapt to the unprecedented events resulting from the pandemic. This will be accomplished by offering capacity building and mentorship to individual journalists; and empowering and connecting publishers and journalists with tools and equipment to help them perform their duties amid the remote work measures that many have not been prepared or ready for.

The project includes an intensive training program to build and enhance the digital capabilities of local publishers, through a series of mini diplomas in medical and health journalism; as well as an initiative to provide the necessary Internet connectivity tools to 350 Egyptian journalists to enable the production of multimedia content under remote-work conditions. Finally, the project will involve an intensive customized digital transformation mentorship program aimed at 10 selected local publishers and content creators.

Egyptian media professionals, journalists, publishers and others working in the media and communication industries may check the eligibility criteria and application process for each of the three main project tracks below.

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Project Tracks

Track I: Egyptian Journalists Empowerment and Connectivity Program

Through this program, the Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism and Facebook Journalism Project will provide up to 350 selected Egyptian journalists with a-one-year Internet package, in addition to an adaptable mobile journalism kit. These kits may include without limitation: smartphone mount or rig, microphone, lighting gear, external lenses …etc., in addition to a portable router. This program implemented in collaboration with DigiSay, the digital media company.

Track II: Mini Professional Diplomas in Health and Medical Journalism

Through this program, the Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism and Facebook Journalism Project will offer a total of eight mini-professional diplomas on health and medical journalism, with specific reference to the coronavirus pandemic. The diplomas consist of four different specializations, each offered twice in the year 2021: mobile journalism, fact-checking, audience development, and media ethics

Track III - Egyptian Digital Transformation and Mentorship Program

Through this program, the Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism and Facebook Journalism Project will provide 10 selected local publishers/content creators with an intensive 3-week digital transformation and mentorship consultancy program. This program targets local publishers who were adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic and its economic repercussions that have threatened their presence as well as their ability to compete offline. The program provides technical and editorial skills and tools for publishers and content creators through group and individual virtual workshops based on an initial analysis of their current status and the most prominent challenges and opportunities they face. The program will allow the organization to transition to working on digital platforms, enhance its business model, attract and retain audiences as well as create appealing and reliable content.