News and Events

AUCTV Covers COP27 Activities

The American University in Cairo's (AUC) TV team participated in COP-27 through comprehensive media coverage of the activities in the Green Zone and the AUC Pavilion. Ranging from coverage of the University's presentations and contributions to a sustainable environment and up to conducting interviews with prominent figures within the AUC community.

Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism@COP27

The Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism had an active role in representing GAPP and AUC at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh. The Center's participation encompassed three elements, including extensive coverage by AUCTV, the display of student work relating to climate change, as well as a panel on "Communicating Climate Change in the Arab World and Beyond" with Hussein Amin, center director and professor of journalism, Rasha Allam, associate chair and professor of JRMC and Sarah El-Shaarawi, Arab Media and Society Managing Editor.

Adham Center Student Awards in Five Years

Over the past five years, students of the MA program in television and digital journalism received more than 27 local and international awards from prestigious competitions. This harvest is a new record of excellence for the Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism   International Awards: 

Adham Center – UNESCO Project 2020

In Partnership with Facebook Journalism Project, The Kamal Adham Center at AUC Launches Egypt COVID-19 Media Relief 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, offered 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.

The Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism Hosts the Arab Science Journalism Forum

On March 8-9, 2020, the Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism, in the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, together with the office of the Associate Provost for Research, Innovation, and Creativity, organized the Arab Science Journalism Forum titled Science Journalism: Towards Fostering an Environment for Growth. The opening of the two-day event included remarks by H.E. Minister of Information, Osama Heikal; AUC President Francis Ricciardone, Adham Center Director and Forum Chair Hussein Amin, and Associate Provost Alaa Eldin Adris.

Adham Center Students Achieve Remarkable Wins in International Competitions

Graduate students of the Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism, the American University in Cairo, have had a remarkable year of achievements with several master’s students won at international festivals and competitions.

Kamal Adham Center and Department of Journalism and Mass Communication Hold 53rd African Journalists Workshop

The Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism and the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication organized the 53rd African Journalists Workshop in association with the Union of African Journalists on last Monday.

Adham Center Students, Faculty and Staff Score High at 2019’s Broadcast Education Association

Two graduate students from the Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism, Ahmed Atef Abbas, and Aya Saleh, won at the BEA’s International Festival of Media Arts competition.

AUC Centennial: 1919 Revolution Documentary Screening

The Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism, together with the Office of the Associate Provost for Research, Creativity and Innovation, hosted a screening of student documentaries about Egypt’s 1919 Revolution.

And the Award goes to... Adham Center Students

For the second year in a row, students of the Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism won 3 awards at BEA’s international digital media and broadcast competition 'Festival of Media Arts'. The competition is the television industry's popular international faculty and student competition held every year in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Arab Media and Society to be indexed and included in Scopus' online research database

Arab Media and Society Journal (AMS) has been evaluated for inclusion by Scopus-Elsevier, the world's largest database of peer-reviewed literature.

Introducing The newly Drafted Child and Family Media Code of Conduct with UNICEF

The Kamal Adham Center participated, among key media players, in a media roundtable discussion organized by UNICEF and Supreme Council for Media Regulation to discuss the role of media in empowering children and families.

Adham Center Hosts Annual Awards Dinner and Recognizes Sanaa Mansour

The Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism in the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the American University in Cairo (AUC) hosted its annual awards dinner to celebrate the twenty seventh graduating class of the Master’s in Television and Digital Journalism program.

Adham Center and JRMC Host 52nd African Journalists Workshop

This fall, the Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism and the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication in the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, hosted the 52 African Journalists Workshop.

Adham Center Launches Arabic Online Professional Diploma in Digital Media

The goal of the diploma is to provide knowledge and skill to its participants and to train them to use digital media tools, allowing them to become professionals in the field of media.

Adham Center participates in BEA 2018

BEA 2018 , Las Vegas, Nevada - The Kamal Adham Center and its affiliates made great contributions and actively participated in this year's Broadcast Education Association BEA 2018:

Media and Youth Symposium goes Successful with a Full House

On Sunday, September 23rd, Arab Media & Society and the Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism in the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the American University in Cairo (AUC) held a symposium on Media and Youth in Oriental Hall, AUC Tahrir Campus.

Audio Storytelling Through Podcasts Workshop

The Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism in the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the American University in Cairo together with the US Embassy in Egypt held their fourth joint event under the Virtual Speaker Program (VSP). The VSP brings experts in digital media, journalism, and other fields to speak and interact directly with students and professionals in a videoconference setting.

In Partnership with Facebook Journalism Project, The Kamal Adham Center at AUC Launches Egypt COVID-19 Media Relief 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, offered 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.