2014 was an important and productive year for “Journalists for the Future” (JFF) NGO. This year our projects were mainly addressed to the raise of level of the Internet literacy in Armenia, particularly in the field of cyber security and privacy. For this purpose we organized a number of workshops for journalists and CSO representatives, conducted media surveys in the field of information security, prepared a new handbook and completed Armenian translation of the “Mediactive” book by new media guru and well known American journalist Dan Gillmor.
We launched the collection process of materials necessary for the multimedia stories within the framework of the “Neighbors by Destiny” project. The JFF staff was recruited by new employees joining journalists, lawyers, media experts, translators, designers, photographs and students under a common roof. We obtained new partners and supporters.
[[wysiwyg_imageupload:49:]]- June: A workshop entitled “Internet Rights and Security” for CSO representatives of Armenia within the framework of the “Free, Reliable and Secure Internet Information for All” project.
2014 was an important and productive year for “Journalists for the Future” (JFF) NGO. This year our projects were mainly addressed to the raise of level of the Internet literacy in Armenia, particularly in the field of cyber security and privacy. For this purpose we organized a number of workshops for journalists and CSO representatives, conducted media surveys in the field of information security, prepared a new handbook and completed Armenian translation of the “Mediactive” book by new media guru and well known American journalist Dan Gillmor.
We launched the collection process of materials necessary for the multimedia stories within the framework of the “Neighbors by Destiny” project. The JFF staff was recruited by new employees joining journalists, lawyers, media experts, translators, designers, photographs and students under a common roof. We obtained new partners and supporters.
[[wysiwyg_imageupload:49:]]- June: A workshop entitled “Internet Rights and Security” for CSO representatives of Armenia within the framework of the “Free, Reliable and Secure Internet Information for All” project.
– July: A workshop entitled “Internet Literacy and Information Security” for journalists from Yerevan and other regions of Armenia.
– May-September: Survey entitled “Cybercrime and Protection of the Internet Security Rules in Armenia” conducted among 50 representatives of media outlets and CSOs. The results are summed up, the analysis is ready. It will be publically represented during January-February 2015.
– September: A workshop entitled “Internet Literacy and Information Security” for journalists covering IT sphere.
– September-November: Preparation of the “Cyberspace: Information Security and Rights” handbook being published and presented in 2015. After the presentation it will be available also online.
– September-December: Workshop-discussions entitled “Open Government Partnership Initiative” in Goris, Gyumri, Vanadzor, Armavir and Alaverdi cities. These events were attended by more than 100 representatives of civil society. The workshops will be organized also in other cities in January 2015.
[[wysiwyg_imageupload:50:]]- October-December: Supporting the organization of entrance exams and the first academic semester for Armenian students of the Caucasus School of Journalism and Media Management at Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA).
– September-December: Translation of the “Mediactive” book by new media guru and well known American journalist Dan Gillmor into Armenian. The book is planned to be published and presented in 2015.
– September: Launch of the “Neighbors by Destiny” project which plans to prepare 6 multimedia stories about 12 families from Armenia and Turkey, whose ancestors witnessed the atrocity against the humanity in the beginning of the 20th century in the Ottoman Empire. The stories are at the stage of preparation.
We are grateful to all of our partners who supported us in our initiatives during this year: OSCE Office in Yerevan, US Embassy to Armenia, Counterpart International Representation in Armenia, Eurasia Partnership Foundation.
We wish you a productive year full of success and positive changes.
Sincerely,
“Journalists for the Future” NGO
27 December, 2014