Dr. Yousef Al Krunz, Chairman of the Board of the Palestinian Network for Media Development Organization (PNMD), met with Dr. Hassan Abu Sharbak, Legal Adviser at the Official Gazette Bureau, and Ms. Shorouq Azzam, Director of the Head of the Bureau’s Office, to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation in organizing a specialized training day on digital media and enhancing legal awareness among male and female journalists.
The two sides discussed mechanisms for cooperation in implementing the training day as part of the “Resilient Voices: Enhancing the Safety of Palestinian Journalists and Media Workers” project, implemented by the Palestinian Network for Media Development Organization and funded by Haëlla International. The training is scheduled to take place in early November 2026, in cooperation with the Official Gazette Bureau.
The training aims to strengthen journalists’ legal knowledge and raise awareness of legislation relevant to media work, while developing their digital media skills. These efforts seek to promote responsible professional practices and protect the rights of journalists and media workers.
The training day is expected to target 40 journalists from various governorates across Palestine, including the northern and southern governorates. This initiative forms part of the project’s efforts to enhance the safety of Palestinian journalists, develop their professional and legal capacities, and contribute to a media environment with greater awareness of legal rights and responsibilities.
Both sides emphasized the importance of strengthening partnerships between media institutions and official legal bodies and developing training programs that enable journalists to keep pace with transformations in the digital media landscape and address the legal and professional challenges associated with their work.