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BBC's Lyse Doucet teams up with Rania Kurdi to launch competition in Jordan
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BBC special correspondent and presenter Lyse Doucet is teaming up with
popular TV presenter, singer and actress Rania Kurdi to launch an English
language journalism competition in Jordan called BBC NewsMaker.
Launching on Thursday 1 March, the month-long competition aims to introduce
younger audiences to the BBC's English news programmes and rewards two winners
with laptop computers and the chance to broadcast to 42 million radio listeners
around the globe plus millions more online.
Lyse and Rania will celebrate the competition with a special debate programme
at Zara Expo in Amman on Monday 12 March and will share their expertise as part
of the judging panel.
Lyse says: "BBC NewsMaker is our way of getting to the heart of the issues that
matter to young people in Jordan.
"It will help us identify new, young talent
and bring exclusive stories from Jordan to millions of English speaking
audiences on radio and online."
Rania adds: "I'm really proud to be part of the BBC NewsMaker competition which
is targeting the talented Jordanian youth.
"Personally I believe that the youth
in Jordan has a lot of potential and these initiatives can encourage them to
bring out their talents and express themselves through writing.
"I expect a high
number of entries to be submitted and I'm looking forward to evaluating these
entries and hearing the top stories broadcast."
Liliane Landor, Editor BBC World Service News and Current Affairs, adds:
"In Jordan people mainly listen to BBC English radio programmes online via
bbcnews.com.
"Since Jordan also has a thriving community of people already
commenting on big issues through blogs and interactivity online, I am expecting
a very high standard of entries for BBC NewsMaker.
"I am sure young Jordanians
will deliver some thrilling stories for our programmes, informing and
intriguing audiences around the world."
The Jordan office of the PR agency, Asda'a, is helping the BBC handle logistics
on the ground, including the distribution of 10,000 BBC NewsMaker entry forms
in key locations across Amman and Irbid - universities, cafés and health clubs
attended by non-professional journalists aged 20 to 30 years old.
The competition
will also reward five runners-up with MP3 players.
The BBC's English output is available in Jordan online on bbcnews.com.
To enter BBC NewsMaker online or follow the competition visit
bbcworldservice.com/newsmaker.
The final date for submitting entries is 31
March 2007.
BBC World Service
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