Jamal Dajani
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Jamal Dajani is a Palestinian-American journalist, and an award-winning producer. He currently holds the position of Vice President for Middle East & North Africa (MENA) at Internews Network. He also writes frequently on the Middle East and the media.
Prior to this, he was the Vice President of International News at Link TV
, as well as, the co-creator and series producer of Mosaic: World News from the Middle East
, winner of the prestigious Peabody Award
http://128.192.29.189/news/pressrelease.asp?ID=119. Since 2001, he has produced more than 2,000 installments of Mosaic. In 2006, Dajani launched the Mosaic Intelligence Report, a weekly video analysis broadcast on Link TV and distributed over the web. He has also worked as producer and in an editorial capacity on several television productions, including Occupied Minds, a documentary shedding light on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Who Speaks for Islam?,and PBS
Frontline World War of Ideas as a consultant and author of The Arab Media Revolution.
Dajani is a frequent guest on numerous national and international media broadcast networks and a contributor to the Listening Post on Al Jazeera English. He has published several articles on the Middle East in many print and electronic media outlets and blogs regularly on The Huffington Post
. He is the co-host of Arab Talk on KPOO radio, and serves on the board of New America Media, the largest collaboration of ethnic news organizations in the U.S.
Dajani served under Mayor Gavin Newsom
on the San Francisco Human Rights Commission (2009-2011). Prior to this, he served on the San Francisco Immigrant Rights Commission (2005–2009) where he was the first Arab-American elected chair in 2008. He served for two years (2003–2004) as President of the Arab Cultural & Community Center of San Francisco.
Born in Jerusalem to a prominent Palestinian family, Dajani completed his early studies at Collège des Frères,and attended Columbia University
in New York City where he received a B.A. in Political Science.
for excellence in radio and television broadcasting- Producer, Mosaic
10th Annual Webby Awards
Honoree- Producer, Mosaic
ACCC- Community Service Award- 2005
New California Media "Pathbreaker" -Special Achievement Award- 2003
City & County of San Francisco- Certificate of Honor- 2010
San Francisco Immigrant Rights Commission- Certificate of Honor- 2009
State of Californian Senate- Certificate of Recognition- 2009
Biography
Jamal Dajani is an award winning producer and Vice President for the Middle East, North Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean at Internews Network. He specializes in international media development and manages the overall MENA/LAC portfolio and regional offices for Internews Network based in Washington, DC.Prior to this, he was the Vice President of International News at Link TV
Link TV
Link TV is a non-commercial American satellite television network providing "diverse perspectives on world and national issues." It is carried nationally on DirecTV and Dish Network. Link TV was launched as a daily, 24-hour non-commercial network in 1999...
, as well as, the co-creator and series producer of Mosaic: World News from the Middle East
Mosaic: World News from the Middle East
Mosaic: World News from The Middle East is a daily news program offered by the free American satellite channel, LinkTV. Mosaic features selections from television news programs produced by broadcast outlets throughout the Middle East. The news reports are presented unedited, translated into English...
, winner of the prestigious Peabody Award
Peabody Award
The George Foster Peabody Awards recognize distinguished and meritorious public service by radio and television stations, networks, producing organizations and individuals. In 1939, the National Association of Broadcasters formed a committee to recognize outstanding achievement in radio broadcasting...
http://128.192.29.189/news/pressrelease.asp?ID=119. Since 2001, he has produced more than 2,000 installments of Mosaic. In 2006, Dajani launched the Mosaic Intelligence Report, a weekly video analysis broadcast on Link TV and distributed over the web. He has also worked as producer and in an editorial capacity on several television productions, including Occupied Minds, a documentary shedding light on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Who Speaks for Islam?,and PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
Frontline World War of Ideas as a consultant and author of The Arab Media Revolution.
Dajani is a frequent guest on numerous national and international media broadcast networks and a contributor to the Listening Post on Al Jazeera English. He has published several articles on the Middle East in many print and electronic media outlets and blogs regularly on The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post is an American news website and content-aggregating blog founded by Arianna Huffington, Kenneth Lerer, and Jonah Peretti, featuring liberal minded columnists and various news sources. The site offers coverage of politics, theology, media, business, entertainment, living, style,...
. He is the co-host of Arab Talk on KPOO radio, and serves on the board of New America Media, the largest collaboration of ethnic news organizations in the U.S.
Dajani served under Mayor Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Christopher Newsom is an American politician who is the 49th and current Lieutenant Governor of California. Previously, he was the 42nd Mayor of San Francisco, and was elected in 2003 to succeed Willie Brown, becoming San Francisco's youngest mayor in 100 years. Newsom was re-elected in 2007...
on the San Francisco Human Rights Commission (2009-2011). Prior to this, he served on the San Francisco Immigrant Rights Commission (2005–2009) where he was the first Arab-American elected chair in 2008. He served for two years (2003–2004) as President of the Arab Cultural & Community Center of San Francisco.
Born in Jerusalem to a prominent Palestinian family, Dajani completed his early studies at Collège des Frères,and attended Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
in New York City where he received a B.A. in Political Science.
Awards
64th Annual Peabody AwardPeabody Award
The George Foster Peabody Awards recognize distinguished and meritorious public service by radio and television stations, networks, producing organizations and individuals. In 1939, the National Association of Broadcasters formed a committee to recognize outstanding achievement in radio broadcasting...
for excellence in radio and television broadcasting- Producer, Mosaic
10th Annual Webby Awards
Webby Awards
A Webby Award is an international award presented annually by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences for excellence on the Internet with categories in websites, interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile....
Honoree- Producer, Mosaic
ACCC- Community Service Award- 2005
New California Media "Pathbreaker" -Special Achievement Award- 2003
City & County of San Francisco- Certificate of Honor- 2010
San Francisco Immigrant Rights Commission- Certificate of Honor- 2009
State of Californian Senate- Certificate of Recognition- 2009
External links
- Jamal Dajani Home Page
- Follow Jamal on Twitter
- The New York Times
- The Huffington Post
- The Mosaic Intelligence Report
- Behind the Lens
- Marketplace
- Profile on Jamal Dajani at the Institute for Middle East Understanding
- Democracy Now!
- 60 Minarets
- Al Jazeera English
- Good News from the Middle East
- PBS Frontline World
- East is East & West is West
- ZNet Magazine
- The War Debate