Daoud kuttab
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Daoud Kuttab is a Palestinian
journalist. He is considered to be a moderate voice among the Palestinians. He is the director of the Institute of Modern Media at Al Quds University and founder/general director of "AmmanNet", the Arab world's first internet radio station. He is a regular columnist for the Jordan Times
, the Jerusalem Post, Amin.org and The Washington Post
's PostGlobal segment.
, and the Leipzeg Media Institute award. He is also on the International Press Institute
's list of 50 Press Freedom Heroes.
Palestinian people
The Palestinian people, also referred to as Palestinians or Palestinian Arabs , are an Arabic-speaking people with origins in Palestine. Despite various wars and exoduses, roughly one third of the world's Palestinian population continues to reside in the area encompassing the West Bank, the Gaza...
journalist. He is considered to be a moderate voice among the Palestinians. He is the director of the Institute of Modern Media at Al Quds University and founder/general director of "AmmanNet", the Arab world's first internet radio station. He is a regular columnist for the Jordan Times
Jordan Times
The Jordan Times is an English daily newspaper in Amman, Jordan. The newspaper was established in 1975 and is owned by the Jordan Press Foundation, which also runs the Arabic-language daily Al-Rai, the Kingdom's best selling daily....
, the Jerusalem Post, Amin.org and The Washington Post
The Washington Post
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
's PostGlobal segment.
Resumé
- Founder and director of the "Institute of Modern Media" at Al Quds University in RamallahRamallahRamallah is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank located 10 kilometers north of Jerusalem, adjacent to al-Bireh. It currently serves as the de facto administrative capital of the Palestinian National Authority...
, Palestine 1996–present. Within the Institute, he has established the "Al Quds Educational Television Station" which combines public service broadcasting with community television. - Founder and Director of the first Internet-radio station in the Arab World, AmmanNet 1999–present.
- Established in 1995 the "Arabic Media Internet Network" (AMIN) www.amin.org . An internet site that attempts to provide alternative media content in Arabic.
- Co-Director of "Internews Middle East Institute" in Jerusalem in 1994.
- Founder and president of the "Jerusalem Film Institute" 1990-1995.
- Columnist with Al-Quds DailyAl-Quds (newspaper)Al-Quds is a Palestinian Arabic language daily newspaper, based in Jerusalem. It is published in broadsheet format. It is the largest circulation daily newspaper in the Palestinian territories. It was founded in 1951 by Mahmoud Abu-Zalaf, who served as its editor-in-chief until his death in 2005...
1987-1993 where he conducted exclusive interviews with Yasser ArafatYasser ArafatMohammed Yasser Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini , popularly known as Yasser Arafat or by his kunya Abu Ammar , was a Palestinian leader and a Laureate of the Nobel Prize. He was Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization , President of the Palestinian National Authority...
, Yitzhak RabinYitzhak Rabin' was an Israeli politician, statesman and general. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Israel, serving two terms in office, 1974–77 and 1992 until his assassination in 1995....
and other leaders. - Managing Editor of "Al Fajr Weekly" in English 1982-1987
- Columnist with the The Jordan Times, Gulf NewsGulf NewsGulf News is a daily English language newspaper published from Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates with a December 2009 BPA audited circulation of over 117,036 qualified copies...
, The Jerusalem Post, and The Beirut Times. - Carried out training workshops in Iran as a UNESCOUNESCOThe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
media expert, 2000 & 2002 - Executive Director in the following films: "Palestinian Diaries", 1989 Channel 4, UK, Ikon TV, "We Are God’s People", 1990 Channel 4, "Jerusalem Under Siege", 1991, Al Quds Television Productions. "MardaMarda, SalfitMarda is a Palestinian town located in the Salfit Governorate in the northern West Bank, 18 kilometers Southwest of Nablus. The Israeli settlement of Ariel lies immediately south of Marda. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of 2,211 approximately in...
, a Story of a Land", 1992 National Association of Arab Americans, "On the Edge of Peace", 1994 Channel 4,.
Awards
He has won numerous international awards, including the CPJ International Press Freedom Awards, the PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write AwardPEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award
The PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award honours writers anywhere in the world who have fought courageously in the face of adversity for the right to freedom of expression....
, and the Leipzeg Media Institute award. He is also on the International Press Institute
International Press Institute
International Press Institute is a global organisation dedicated to the promotion and protection of press freedom and the improvement of journalism practices. Founded in October 1950, the IPI has members in over 120 countries....
's list of 50 Press Freedom Heroes.