Assistant Program Manager

Profile

Rania Itani is a Beirut based video journalist and multimedia consultant with 15 years of work experience in the media and film production sector. Her career has spanned diverse departments of newsrooms and NGOs, from managerial to editorial roles. She had led local, regional and global media program management, production coordination, research, multimedia production, videography, and design roles. Rania is currently filming and directing her first documentary tackling Mental health challenges in her home country Lebanon. She is also producing "Extraordinary People with Patricia Hakim" podcast.Co-producer and video editor of State of Absence documentary. Graduate Masters degree holder in Television studies from Erciyes University (Turkey). Undergraduate bachelor's degree holder in Radio, TV and Film from Lebanese International university.

The Impact Matrix: A Menu of Options for Defining Successful Journalism

Rania Itani|May 29, 2025May 29, 2025

In late 2023, Report for the World’s executive director, Preethi Nallu, began laying the groundwork for our first comprehensive impact study Pathway to Impact: Insights from Global Majority Newsrooms. In collaboration with Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), and under the guidance of Dr. Anya Schiffrin and her Capstone team, we aimed

When Disinformation Threatens the Free Press: A Q&A with Hala Nasreddine

Rania Itani|May 14, 2025May 14, 2025

How can the free press speak louder than disinformation? It’s a question I found myself reflecting on after wrapping up an interview with Hala Nasreddine, head of the investigative unit at Daraj media, Lebanon. I initially contacted Hala to develop a case study on the impact of her years-long work investigating the real causes behind

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