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05AMMAN6753
2005-08-22 11:11:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Amman
Cable title:  

FY 05 MRP:"INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM," JUNE 15 -

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221111Z Aug 05
UNCLAS AMMAN 006753 

SIPDIS

ECA/PE/V/M (MBENSON, JBEARD, SROBINSON); ECA/PE/V/C
(KYATES); NEA/PPD (DBENZE); NEA/ELA

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OEXC SCUL JO
SUBJECT: FY 05 MRP:"INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM," JUNE 15 -
JULY 7, 2005 - PROGRAM EVALUATION


UNCLAS AMMAN 006753

SIPDIS

ECA/PE/V/M (MBENSON, JBEARD, SROBINSON); ECA/PE/V/C
(KYATES); NEA/PPD (DBENZE); NEA/ELA

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OEXC SCUL JO
SUBJECT: FY 05 MRP:"INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM," JUNE 15 -
JULY 7, 2005 - PROGRAM EVALUATION



1. FOLLOWING IS THE EVDB EVALUATION OF SUBJECT PROGRAM:

START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT):
: THE FOLLOWING DATA IS IN A FIXED FORMAT WHICH ENABLES
: AUTOMATED PROCESSING IN WASHINGTON AND SHOULD NOT BE
: EDITED EXCEPT BY MEANS OF THE POST-EVDB SOFTWARE.
EXPORT-SOURCE: POST-EVDB
VERSION: 3.0.7
POST-EMAIL: ALDADAWM@STATE.GOV
TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS AMMAN
TRANSMITTING-POST-ID: 2887
EXPORT-TYPE: PROJECT EVALUATION
START PROJECT-EVAL-REC:
POST-PROJ-ID: 199
ECA-PROJ-NO: E/VM-2005-0029
PROJ-NAME: INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM - JORDAN
CPTHEME: DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
START MEMO IMPACT:
MS. LAMA ABSEH HAD A FAIR EXPERIENCE ON HER PROGRAM.
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS WERE WELL-ORGANIZED. SHE THOUGHT THE
HOME HOSPITALITY EXPERIENCES WERE GREAT. SHE APPRECIATED THE
DIVERSITY OF THE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AND FELT THAT SHE
LEARNED A LOT FROM THE OTHER JOURNALISTS.
HOWEVER, SHE WAS DISAPPOINTED THAT SHE DID NOT GET TO SHADOW
A REPORTER AND THOUGHT THE PROGRAM WOULD HAVE BENEFITED FROM
MORE DIVERSITY IN THE PROGRAM FORMATS, RATHER THAN JUST
LECTURES AND MEETINGS. MOREOVER, SHE FELT THAT THE PROGRAM
IN WASHINGTON, DC, WAS MUCH TOO BUSY, BUT THAT THE PROGRAM
IN OTHER PLACES SUCH AS MISSOURI WAS MUCH TOO SLOW. SHE FELT
THERE WAS TOO MUCH TIME SPENT TRAVELING AROUND THE COUNTRY.
IN PARTICULAR, THE PHILADELPHIA PORTION COULD HAVE BEEN
DROPPED COMPLETELY TO SPEND MORE TIME IN NEW YORK CITY. SHE
WOULD HAVE PREFERRED TO HAVE MORE PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS IN
NEW YORK, AS IT IS THE CENTER OF WORLD JOURNALISM, AND WAS
DISAPPOINTED THEY WERE THERE FOR SUCH A SHORT TIME AND ONLY
PARTICIPATED IN CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.
SHE LEARNED HELPFUL IDEAS AND PRINCIPLES FOR INVESTIGATIVE
JOURNALISM, SUCH AS GATHERING AS MUCH INFORMATION AS
POSSIBLE INSTEAD OF RUSHING TO PRINT, AGGRESSIVELY SEEKING
OUT A RANGE OF COMMENTATORS ON A SPECIFIC ISSUE INSTEAD OF
ONLY GOING TO OFFICIALS, AND THE NEED TO WRITE IN BOTH DEPTH
AND FOCUS ON AN ISSUE.
SHE FELT THAT THE MEETING WITH THE CENTER FOR FOREIGN
JOURNALISTS WAS VERY HELPFUL. SHE DID NOT APPRECIATE THE
MEETING AT THE PENTAGON, AS SHE FELT THE SPEAKER WAS ONLY
TRYING TO JUSTIFY U.S. POLICY IN IRAQ INSTEAD OF TALKING
ABOUT THE JOURNALISTIC DIMENSIONS OF COVERING THE ISSUES.
END MEMO IMPACT:
START MEMO AUDIENCE-REACHED:
MS. LAMA ABSEH IS A FULL-TIME JOURNALIST WORKING FOR AL-
DUSTOUR, JORDAN'S SECOND LARGEST CIRCULATION ARABIC DAILY.
SHE WORKS MAINLY IN ECONOMIC JOURNALISM AND IS ONE OF THE
FEW REPORTERS IN JORDAN WHO ARE SERIOUSLY WORKING TO
ESTABLISH THEMSELVES AS SERIOUS INVESTIGATIVE ECONOMIC
JOURNALISTS.
END MEMO AUDIENCE-REACHED:
ECA-PROGRAM-OFFICE-RATING: 3
START MEMO ECA-PROG-OFFICE-COMMENT:
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE OFFICERS: DAVID PITTS, SUZANNE VAN DER
WEIDE, AND GREG BECKER WERE EXCELLENT AND VERY HELPFUL.
END MEMO ECA-PROG-OFFICE-COMMENT:
PROGRAM-AGENCY-RATING: 3
START MEMO PROG-AGENCY-COMMENT:

END MEMO PROG-AGENCY-COMMENT:
START ESCORT-INTERPRETER-EVALUATION:
ESCORT-INTERPRETER: MARILYN SAKS-MCMILLION
RATING: 3
START MEMO COMMENT:

END MEMO COMMENT:
END ESCORT-INTERPRETER-EVALUATION:
END PROJECT-EVAL-REC:

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