Abu Dhabi, 17 November 2013
H.E. Noura Al Kaabi, Chief Executive Officer, twofour54 and Emmanuel Hoog, CEO of Agence France Presse (AFP) of AFP Foundation signed an agreement today entering into a strategic partnership which will see AFP Foundation courses in journalism - which have been especially designed for the GCC region - offered through twofour54 tadreeb, twofour54's centre of excellence for media skills training.
AFP Foundation is part of Agence France Presse (AFP), a global news agency delivering coverage of events shaping the world. The AFP Foundation aims to train journalists around the world to cover major events and economic and social change in their own countries.
The courses offered through the partnership will add to twofour54 tadreeb's portfolio of over 200 courses designed by highly experienced instructors who have worked in some of the most challenging and well respected media outlets across the globe.
Noura Al Kaabi, said:
"We're delighted to be partnering with AFP Foundation to deliver courses for journalists which are bespoke made and highly relevant for journalists in the GCC region. Facilitating courses such as these helps us to reach our objective of developing and enhancing the skills of media professionals in this region. The programs will upskill established journalists and introduce new journalists to the profession, helping to create a sustainable media industry for the region and ultimately adding value to the news that the general public consume."
Emmanuel Hoog, CEO of Agence France Presse (AFP), added:
"AFP Foundation's partnership with twofour54 tadreeb is very exciting. The media industry in the UAE and the wider Arab world is growing rapidly. It's very satisfying for AFP Foundation to work in partnership with twofour54 tadreeb to contribute to this growth and we look forward to developing courses especially tailored for journalists here."
Course will include everything from: basic news writing and photography to ethics and media law and video production and editing.
Due to the importance of developing training expertise in the UAE and GCC region, the scope of the partnership includes twofour54 and AFP Foundation working together to train individuals to become local trainers of the courses.
Through its world-class and practical media courses, tadreeb has become one of the preferred training providers in the UAE and the GCC region and has trained over 6,910 delegates in the past four years. For further information about twofour54 tadreeb's portfolio of courses in all aspects of media skills, and to enroll, see: tadreeb.twofour54.com/en
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For further information, please contact:
Mawya Alqaissieh, twofour54: D: +971 2 401 2401 E: mawya.alqaissieh@twofour54.com
About twofour54
twofour54, the commercial arm of the Media Zone Authority-Abu Dhabi, is one of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region's leading media and entertainment hubs. As part of its mission, twofour54 is driving the development of the creative industries in the region, supporting talent and content development initiatives, creativity and young entrepreneurs.
Its initiatives are contributing to the growth and diversity of the Abu Dhabi economy and its campus is home to over 200 local, regional and international companies, including Ubisoft, Cartoon Network, Sky News Arabia, CNN, Flash Entertainment, Sport 360, Reed Exhibitions, Charisma, Tahadi and Jawaker.
twofour54 provides a range of services including: training across all media sectors; business development and funding support to UAE nationals and other Arabs with great ideas; a creativity lab that allows members to get involved in creative projects; and it facilitates world-class content through its production and post-production facilities. These services are supported by tawasol, facilitating easy business set-up and providing ongoing support services.
twofour54 powers the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, Abu Dhabi Media Summit and TROFPEST Arabia each year to drive the development of a vibrant film and entertainment industry.
About AFP
AFP is a leading international news agency delivering fast, in-depth coverage of the events shaping our world from wars and conflicts to politics, sports, entertainment and the latest breakthroughs in health, science and technology.
AFP has 200 bureaux throughout the world covering 150 countries with 2,260 members of staff covering the whole world of 80 different nationalities.AFP is a leading international news agency delivering fast, in-depth coverage of the events shaping our world from wars and conflicts to politics, sports, entertainment and the latest breakthroughs in health, science and technology
AFP files daily 5000 stories with 1250 as illustrated articles. It files daily 3000 photos, 200 videos and 100 graphics and videographics .
AFP stories are in 6 languages: French, English, German, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese.
In 1835 Charles Havas creates Agence Havas as Agence des Feuilles Politiques.
As the world's first international news agency, it uses a network of correspondents and translators. Trains and homing pigeons bring in the news to Paris from all over France and other European countries.
About AFP Foundation
The AFP Foundation was established in July 2007 to promote the ethical and professional values of AFP and to defend press freedom by training journalists in emerging countries. It has so far trained about 1,800 reporters, editors and press photographers from 60 countries.
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