Maharat is a catalyst, defending and advancing the development of democratic societies governed by the values of freedom of expression and respect for human rights.
Maharat advances the societal and political conditions that enhance freedom of expression and access to information, both online and offline. Maharat engages and equips a progressive community in Lebanon and the MENA region with the skills and knowledge necessary to create change.
This study aims at analyzing the Lebanese media status in terms of women participation in producing media content, participation in news making and influencing the public opinion through political talk shows and news bulletins, in various Lebanese TV stations.
The study brings up central questions about the role of the media during the electoral period, especially with regard to their mission in democratic regimes and particularly in shaping the public opinion through providing accurate information and the necessary facts allowing the public opinion to understand its environment and to take the appropriate positions accordingly.
The study raises central questions about the impact and the role of news bulletins introductions in terms of their feasibility, content and format, thus their performance and the concepts they transmit.
Maharat Developed a study on News Coverage of Positive Initiatives by Lebanese Media. The research question relates to the role of media in giving prominence to and encouraging initiatives, projects and activities undertaken by individuals or associations that aim at rejecting violence, discrimination and strengthening civil peace in Lebanon.
This study works on inspecting “Violence Portrayed in Media” and on studying its repercussions on all levels, including the social, political and educations levels. The study covers the Lebanese news media, which had signed the “Journalists’ Pact for Strengthening Civil Peace in Lebanon” and that was officially launched by UNDP on June 25, 2013.
This study is one among five studies launched by the Maharat foundation, in collaboration with the UNDP “Peace Building in Lebanon” project for the year 2015.
