It is customary in matters of media laws that international standards prefer as few media laws as possible. The absence of licensing laws so long as the publisher declares the address of the

The latest round of memos coming from the Jordanian Media Commission increases the concern that the country is moving closer to institutionalizing pre censorship to media even though this is a

Every now and then we hear unscientific statements -which are based on partial truth- that claim that journalism has ended or that it is on its way to extinction. This is not true and follows similar

My wife and I were invited October 29 th to the ninety first anniversary of the creation of the modern state of Turkey. The celebration held at the luxurious Hyatt Hotel in Amman was attended by

Walid Kurdi, former CEO of the Jordan Phosphate Mines Company (JPMC) and relative of the royal family, is back in the spotlight, after fleeing from Jordan in the wake of the embezzlement accusations

An investigation by Radio Al Balad has revealed that nearly 12,000 cases of family violence have occurred without follow up by the ministry of social affairs since 1998. Social departments exist in 10

Originally published by International Media Support. I still remember vividly the week after the eruption of the so called Mohammad cartoon crisis [cartoon drawings published by the Danish newspaper

A quick reflection on government responsibilities and how to deal with a crisis shows that the present government of Maarouf Bakhit has failed in both areas in as far as the Shahingate crisis as well

Community Media Network announced it will launch "a new program entitled 'The Sound of the Valley' which will be broadcast on Radio Al-Balad, 92.4 FM." This program aims to shed light on the Jordan

Dr. Muhammad Habashneh declared his resignation from the Jordanian TV station "Roya" after he was banned from hosting Leith Shbeilat on his program "Pulse of the Country" (Nabd al-Balad) on Sunday