Investigative Journalism and Information Disorder in the Arab World

CCAS is pleased to host Rawan Damen, Director General of Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ).

Rawan Damen is Director General of ARIJ, a filmmaker, and media specialist. Rawan Damen has 20 years experience in academic and professional media management, television and digital training. Before joining ARIJ, Damen worked on producing and directing more than 30 hours of documentaries and investigative stories, published in different languages, including the award winning “Al Nakba” series. She was a senior commissioner at Al Jazeera Network for about 10 years (2006 – 2016), leading a team who produced more than 250 documentary and investigative TV episodes. Rawan received a masters degree with honors in media and communication from the University of Leeds in the UK, 2003. She was awarded the Media Creativity Award from the Arab Thought Foundation in Beirut, 2015. Register here.