Bayan Tal (born 1 August 1962) is a Jordanian media development, media literacy, and communication specialist . She was the first female director general for JRTVC.

Early life

Bayan Tal was born in

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. Her father is the academic, educator and Cultural Attaché Ahmad Youssef Al Tal. Her sister is Lina Attel and her brothers are Hazem, Maher and Muhannad. She enrolled in Jordan schools until her father became Cultural Attaché at Embassy in Pakistan where she enrolled in

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schools. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in English Language and a Literature minor in French from

University of Jordan The University of Jordan (), often abbreviated UJ or JU, is a public university located in Amman, Jordan. Founded in 1962, and it is the largest and oldest institution of higher education in Jordan. It is located in the capital Amman in the J ...

Career

Tal began her career at age 17 at JRTVC as a broadcast journalist and news anchor, staying from 1979 until 1999. She later became a director and Chief Anchor of the news in the English department. Then she was assigned to be director of training and development. Tal joined the Prime Ministry of Jordan and was director of Government Communication for one year. She served as international press secretary to His Majesty King Abdullah II at

The Royal Hashemite Court The Royal Hashemite Court (RHC) (, ''Al-Diwan Al-Malaki'' ''Al-Hāshimy''), which is historically known as Al-Maqar (, ), is the administrative and political link between the King of Jordan and the Jordanian state which includes constitutional aut ...

for five years. Then Tal returned to JRTVC as its first female director general. After that she was a senior adviser at

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, where she designed and led the first

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(MIL) project in 2016 to integrate MIL into schools and universities and youth centers. She wrote several articles on MIL and participated in TV interviews. She was part of a team of experts who finalized a project with the National Center for Curriculum Development to integrate MIL into curricula of grades KG2-12, and assisted in drafting the national strategy for MIL in Jordan. She is a member of the Boards of Trustees of the Crown Prince Foundation, a member of the Board of JRTVC and the Baptism Development Zone Foundation. She mentored the Ethical Journalism Network (EJN) Fellowship for Arab journalists and media practitioners, and judged media competitions including:

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(JHR) Human Rights Reporting Award, King Hussein Cancer Foundation Media Awards, and The Inquirer Award for Investigative Reporter of the Year.

Personal life

Bayan Tal is married and has one daughter and two sons.

Relevant articles and contributions

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References

External links

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