THE MEDIA LINE LTD

1. NON-PROFIT NEWS AGENCY PROVIDING COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THE MIDDLE EAST. WORKING IN PRINT, RADIO, TELEVISION AND INTERNET, THE MEDIA LINE REPORTS FROM THE REGION, PROVIDING NEWS AND INFORMATION THROUGH ITS OWN INFRASTRUCTURE AND THROUGH THE PROVISION OF STORIES TO THE PUBLIC VIA NEWSPAPERS, RADIO NETWORKS AND TELEVISION NETWORKS. THE MEDIA LINE IS DISTINGUISHED BY ITS COMMITTMENT TO PROVIDING CONTEXT AND BACKGROUND TO ITS COVERAGE.2. THE MIDEAST PRESS CLUB, AN INITIATIVE OF THE MEDIA LINE, HAS EMERGED AS A MAJOR FORCE IN ENHANCING THE PROFESSIONALISM OF MIDDLE EAST NEWS COVERAGE; COOPERATION AND COEXISTENCE AMONG JOURNALISTS FROM OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE CONFLICT. THROUGH THE MIDEAST PRESS CLUB, JOURNALIST FIND OPPORTUNITES TO WORK WITH COLLEAGUES; TO EXPAND UPON KNOWLEGE AND SKILLS; AND TO NURTURE FUTURE GENERATIONS OF JOURNALISTS COVERING THE REGION. 3. THE MEDIA LINE CONTINUES TO ENHANCE ITS PROGRAM OF INTERSHIP TRAINING. INTERNS HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED TO THE MEDIA LINE TO LEARN SKILLS AND DEVELOP RESPECT FOR THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN JOURNALISM AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISCIPLINES SUCH AS ADVOCACY OR PUBLIC RELATIONS. INTERNS WHO HAVE TRAINED AT THE MEDIA LINE HAVE RECEIVED RECOGNITION FROM NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.4. THE MEDIA LINE MAKES ITS STAFF OF PROFESSIONALS AVAILABLE TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH AN INTEREST IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, FOREIGN POLICY AND THE MIDDLE EAST IN PARTICULAR. THE MEDIA LINE IS AVAILABLE TO EDUCATIONAL PROFESSIONALS FOR ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING INFORMATION AND AS A LOCATION FOR OUT-OF-CLASS EXPERIENCES.5. THE MEDIA LINE PRESS AND POLICY STUDENT PROGRAM IS AN INNOVATIVE OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO GLOBALIZE THEIR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE BY CONNECTING TO AN ACTIVE NEWS BUREAU LOCATED IN WHAT IS ARGUABLY THE WORLD'S MOST CONTENTIOUS REGION, STUDYING JOURNALISM AND PUBLIC POLICY UNDER THE MENTORSHIP OF VETERAN JOURNALISTS, WHILE EARNING ACADEMIC CREDIT OR PURSUING INDEPENDENT STUDY.