United Arab Emirates / Thinkers and politicians discuss the relationship between media and politics in the Arab media forum

The Dubai Press Club announced details of the agenda of the 18th session of the Arab Media Forum, which will be held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai. March 27 and 28 at the Dubai World Trade Center, with the participation of about 3000 Arab and international media organizations, writers, thinkers, intellectuals, academics and people interested in the media industry, as part of the most large annual gathering of the genre in the Arab region.

This year's forum on "Arab Media: Reality and Future" highlights the reality of the Arab media and its impact on the current Arab and international situation, as well as on the impact of this forum on issues the most important of the Arab arena and on ways to strengthen its positive contribution to a better future for the Arab world. The media are committed to ethical and professional principles that are based on impartiality and objectivity, particularly with regard to the topics most relevant to Arab societies and the extent to which their aspirations and aspirations to better future are expressed.

In addition to discussing the reality of the media in the region, this session of the forum will review the best international success stories in media development and modernization and present the latest technologies that will contribute to the development of the media. image of the Arab media during the next stage, as well as the most important media transformations in the world and the technological trends likely to change the media. It depends on the style and behavior of the recipient and how they will interact with the media in the future.

The chairman of the organizing committee of the Arab Media Forum, Mona Ghanem Al Marri, stressed that this session of the Forum would take place in two parallel directions: the first is to see what the Arab media scene is witnessing in terms of social, cultural and economic changes; and the ability of the media to positively address the issues. Aspirations and aspirations of the Arab community, who will try to welcome the guests of the forum of experts and dedicated to discuss topics and addresses of the forum, which has been carefully selected by the Organizing Committee for cover various disciplines in order to try to find answers to urgent questions My wander Khater Arab street.

She explained that the second track that will be part of the discussions of the current session of the forum is to know the extent of the Arab media in its various tributaries to keep abreast of the development observed by the media sector at the global level. and use the latest technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution up to the level of performance expected by the Arab recipient who compares Always between the performance of the media in our region and the world and in order to serve the Arab message to the world around us optimally.

She stressed that the dialogue would meet the requirements of media development in the region in order to prepare well for the future, including the need to qualify the cadres of professionally qualified Arab media to enable them to use the data of the media. the age at the service of their message in the context of professional ethics, which must then be re-examined in the light of the disorder. In many cases, because of the changing situation in the region in recent years and the major challenges and complexities that have emerged.

The forum will be moderated by Fabrice Fries, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the French Press Agency, guest speaker at the opening session, highlighting the position of international news agencies on the issue of the dissemination of false or inaccurate information. misleading and mechanisms to control this phenomenon. At one time became known as the dominance of the new media and the concomitant decline of the role of major news agencies after the main source of information and information and strongly dominated the industry of the Public opinion.

The chairman of the board of directors of the French press agency, Zina Yazji, will review the rapid evolution of the media sector with the development of communication technologies and intelligence artificial and the entry of robots in the media sector and media production in particular, which predicts a future where progress accelerates. The rapid growth of the media sector, which has become a vital sector for the majority of countries that wish to develop and make a positive difference in people's lives.

The forum will bring together HE Ali bin Mohammed Al Rumaihi, Minister of Information Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and HE Hussein Zain, President of the National Information Authority of the Arab Republic of Egypt, to discuss the main features of the Arab media scene in the light of events in the region and the world. Changes affecting the media sector and the urgent need to develop state-controlled media institutions and modernize their strategy to formulate a new vision adapted to developments in the region and the world. It must work to promote Arab content through various media.

Abdul Moneim Al-Saeed, Minister of Media, Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed, chairman of the editorial board of Al-Arabiya channel and media advisor in Washington, Dr. Walid Fares, will express it during the meeting. a discussion session led by writer and political analyst Emad Eddin Adib. The appeal of political content and its competition with other areas of the media can include inspiring experiences and stories in the fields of culture, arts, sports and others, while the Arab media and the media in general remain focused on pursuing political action and creating its source of interest.

Participants in the session discussed the characterization of the relationship between the media and politics, which has long been controversial, particularly in recent times to examine the extent of their influence on the other, some considering that the media are the actual influence on politics, while the media can ensure that it affects the recipient so that the balanced media discourse comes out of his professional career serving political purposes. The session also addresses the role of social networking platforms in creating a virtual political environment and the use of these sites to influence subscribers, which reinforces the policy of using this latest. The media as a means to promote proliferation.

Khaled Salah, editor-in-chief of Al-Youm Al-Sabaa newspaper, Nayla Tueni, editor-in-chief of Al-Naan newspaper, and Mona Bousmara, editor-in-chief of Al-Bayan newspaper, will discuss the challenges of the press sector in the region and across the country. Participants in the session, who will be moderated by the media, Sahar Al Mizari of Dubai Media Incorporated, will attempt to provide a comprehensive answer to the nature of the digital trend, to which some refer for financial reasons, while some view result directly from the nature of the media. For the fast life that relies on modern technologies, paper newspapers have lost their traditional readership in favor of information sites that address the recipient through various media with sophisticated and fast content.

Johanns Larcher, head of digital content at MBC Group, and Albert Shafiq, president of CBC Extra News, led by Khadija Al Marzouqi, editor-in-chief of Dubai Post, will speak on the theme "The future of television "and will address the rapid development of digital content across all virtual platforms. And the threat directly to the throne of television, especially with the emergence of such companies as the production of sophisticated Amazon, Disney, "Sky" and "Apple" and the entry into the market of a powerful competitor, such as "Netflix", which may hijack carpets TV stations for its facilities By selecting the player for the content that he wants to watch at the time that he specifies.

Participate in the session "The reality of Arab media" d. Sawsan Al-Shaer, writer and Abdul Aziz Al-Khamis, director of the Middle East Program at the International Institute of Strategic Studies, and led by the media Moataz Al-Demerdash The session focused on the the situation of the Arab media and its multiple perspectives, The participants in the meeting will discuss the necessary steps to help the Arab media to improve their means and play their role in the service of societies.

Dr. Ali Al Nuaimi, president of the Al Ain information portal and d. The session will deal with the hate industry, which has become one of the tools affecting the destabilization of countries' social peace if the traditional wars are aimed at the existence of psychological wars have targeted its moral presence while influencing the opinions and behavior of the target communities, similar to the review of the academic and political analyst d. Abed Al-Mana during the session of the type "speech of incitement", between the letters of concern and fear and the warning of what is happening in the Arab world in terms of changes and of transformations and rhetoric of incitement, which has become a worrying phenomenon and a dangerous part of the Arab media during the present period.

Al-Ahmari, the editor-in-chief of the independent Arab website, will speak at a session titled "The Arab Press in a Western Perspective" on the experience of Arabic versions of foreign newspapers and his role in promoting Arab discourse in the West, accusing some of them of transmitting Western messages to the Arab world, During the session, his experience with the independent Arab and his attempt to avoid the mistakes of the old Arab-Western partnerships were cloned and stopped because they did not provide the Arab reader with a real addition, while all the content was only a literal translation of what was published in the journal of the mother.

The forum is hosted by Tariq Al-Assiri, founder and partner of Arqam Al-Malikia, a portal for paid content and the transformation of some organizations to produce content for their subscribers. The role of Alternative Data is one of the options. The forum will discuss the introduction of new technologies, "Podcast", and impact on the Arab content industry, especially with the decline of the role of the press in the face of the increasing impact of the media. image and video at the expense of radio news and participate in the meeting, Mahmoud Rashid, director of the Arabic radio network and Abdul Rahman Abu Malih, Ive change "Eight" president.

During this session, the forum will continue to discuss media issues and challenges from different perspectives through 20-minute sessions, which will house many inspiring media experts and experimentalists who have been carefully selected to share their experiences with the media. public forum. On the first day, Ali Jaber, CEO of MBC Channels, will present his personal vision of contemporary media and the form in which Arab media should be present. During a session titled "What kind of media do we want?" How to protect the profession of journalist and the media in the light of the fourth industrial revolution, which depends on artificial intelligence and the threat posed by the credibility of the media and the media, George Kordahi, who will discuss the role of media in the promotion of tolerance and will emphasize the need for coexistence between members of a society and peoples General

For the first time in the Arab region, the forum will present the digital version of the media, Mustafa Al Aga, on the MBC channel, during the "Future Media" session, which will highlight the experiences of artificial intelligence and will study its sustainability and development, especially with the expectations of experts: these new technologies will change the face of the media industry, not only in the region. Global level as a whole.

"20 Minutes of the Future", which will welcome Professor Jamie Casio, one of the world's leading specialists in the science of the future, will address the most important media transformations in the world and the major technological trends that will help change the shape and way of life around us. The forum will also include a session "Beyond the Truth", during which Amjad Taha, director of the British Center for Studies and Research on the Middle East, will host the forum. It will include a lecture on the history of human civilizations and on the influence of the media on its historical concept and on how Arab and Muslim scholars have built their vision of interaction and dialogue between civilizations. And Tiny Sivak, vice president of public affairs and data on CNN, to try to provide a quick answer to the question "Have the media lost public trust?"

In a 20-minute session titled "The Arab Media Speech," Hussein Shobokshi talks about what he sees as a low level of media interaction with the problems and concerns of the Arab street and the lack of respect for the media discourse on the recipient's mentality and the imposition of means allowing his subscribers to receive specific messages. A world class multimedia player.

In a session titled "Eight Trends of the Media Scene in 2019", the writer and media director, Yasser Abdel Aziz, presented the most important trends of the global media industry and the world of the media. impact on the content of Arab media.

And deal with d. Fawaz Girgis, professor of international relations at the London School of Economics, Science and Politics, during the session "Economic transformations have transformed the media landscape", how the Arab media manages the economic crises experienced by the world and the phenomena of relations Media relations with the economy, Lara Habib Ali Matar, Middle East and North Africa LinkedIn Manager, will also participate in the Voice of Your Voice session to discuss evolving role of social media, which allows individuals to express themselves while emphasizing the role they play. From 'LinkedIn' in this field session also includes an exclusive overview of the industry's professional media and best practices available to industry experts to take advantage of the multiple opportunities this platform, which currently has more than 610 million members worldwide.

"The Coalition Against False News", moderated by Philip Schitwend, Director of Global Information at AFP, highlights the importance of the alliance of international media institutions for to develop common mechanisms to counter the phenomenon of false information that has recently gained the credibility of many news agencies.

Under the title "False information and false news", the American expert in the fight against terrorism, Daniel Funk, will address the Pointer Institute for Media Studies on the false news and verification mechanisms, especially after the counterfeiting mechanisms and the dissemination of false news, Another session will deal with the competition between media and celebrities and the growing role of Arab media on social networking sites.

This year, Khalifa Al Shamsi, CEO of Strategy and Corporate Governance at Etisalat, will attend the 5th Generation Media Session on the use of modern media technologies as technology evolves. and how to use the content. Arabic is suitable for all segments of society.

The forum's organizing committee welcomes the inspirational storytellers, led by Jana Jihad, known as the youngest journalist in the world, a 13-year-old Palestinian girl who gained considerable fame on the Internet after news websites were released. the foreigner led him to report abuses and abuses. Israeli occupying forces are engaged in the fields of audio and television. She has also been involved in TV journalism with the public of the forum since the beginning of the filming of the video of the events that are taking place in her village at the age of seven and which today constitute the first one. one of the most famous incomes. For the media world at a young age, and has thousands of fans and subscribers on social networking sites and different platforms.

The forum provides an interactive forum to discuss the most important topics related to the media sector, its development requirements and ways to obtain the best possible image of the media and expected roles in the largest gathering of media. Media actors, whether they are interested or interested. Outside the academic and research sectors, there is a huge presence of all these disciplines, mainly senior executives, who are eager to participate in the largest media cluster in the Middle East and North Africa. media and decision makers.