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• Status: Ongoing
• Thematic area: Independent and social media platforms
• Country: Jordan
• Year approved:2020

Aramram by Greyscale Films

• Name of organisation / initiative supported: Aramram by Greyscale Films
• Start date: 1 November 2020
• End date: 30 November 2022

Initiative summary:

Aramram is a Jordanian alternative, video-based media outlet, operated by Greyscale Films, that aims to present an independent youth voice and build youth capacity through informative programming. Its content ranges from reinterpreting and instigating debate about history and religion, to reporting on economic, political, and cultural happenings. Its archive consists of over 2500 original online videos of TV broadcast quality. It is considered the first Arabic WebTV in Jordan. Aramram targets young people to not only shape their views, but also to give them a platform to participate in public life.