11-15, 16:45–17:45 (Asia/Beirut), Spaceship 001
The session will discuss reporting tips on relevant digital rights topics of most importance to the Arab region such as surveillance, content moderation, and internet shutdowns, in addition to general reporting guidelines that SMEX’s editorial team uses when writing and editing articles.
We will answer your questions and exchange knowledge and best practices about how to pitch and write a digital rights story.
سنناقش في الجلسة كيفيّة التعامل مع الكتابة حول مواضيع الحقوق الرقمية في المنطقة العربية، مثل المراقبة وإدارة المحتوى وقطع الإنترنت، بالإضافة إلى مناقشة سياسات التحرير التي يستخدمها فريق في "سمكس" عند كتابة المقالات وتحريرها.
بعد ذلك، سنجيب عن أسئلتكم/ن ونتبادل الخبرات حول أفضل الطرق المتّبعة لاقتراح المقالات وكتابتها لا سيما تلك المتعلّقة بمواضيع الحقوق الرقمية.
Afef is a researcher, writer, and consultant working at the intersection of technology and human rights, with nearly ten years of work experience in the non-profit sector. She currently works as a Research Lead at SMEX. Previously, she worked as an editor for Global Voices' Advox project, which covers the intersection of technology and human rights in the Global South, and Ranking Digital Rights, a non-profit research initiative that sets human rights-based standards for companies in the ICT sector. Afef holds a media studies MA (New Media and Digital Culture track) from the University of Amsterdam.
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