Experts and decision makers participating in the Facebook News Forum organized by Dubai Press Club, in cooperation with Facebook, said that the future of the news industry in the world is undergoing a series of challenges in light of the opportunities imposed by modern means of communication and social networking platforms. To ensure the continuity of the flow of correct and useful information to the community, and ways to confront the methods of disinformation that prevailed in recent years as well as how to obtain reliable sources, in the presence and participation of 200 media, a journalist and a group of publishers and content producers and a group of intellectuals And academics.
The forum sessions and discussions focused on topics relevant to the future of the news industry, led by a discussion session with Gisper Dup, Director of News Partnerships, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and conducted by Mustapha Al Rawi of The National, highlighting standards that ensure Facebook is a platform Not only for entertainment, but also a useful platform for users by encouraging useful communication rather than passive consumption of content on the platform, and filtering tools or "filter" of the content displayed to display as little fake news as possible, Dialogue Session Spock focused on building provides more open participation tools, and their ability to build and develop the services that people want effectively, including private messaging and feature stories.
Another session, "Feeding News and Integrity," discussed ways to get users to recognize misleading news as soon as it was read, the "Community Standards in Measuring News Impact" session, the "How to Build a Community on Facebook" session, News ". In addition to discussing other issues related to the promotion of communities by facilitating people to connect with the targeted press, building communities through news, building a sustainable future in the community-focused news sector, training newsrooms globally, and using social media tools to convey stories The financing of new initiatives, the exchange of best practices and the improvement of the press through Facebook platforms.
"The industry of news in the world has gone through many stages of development, with new technologies providing new opportunities for newsrooms and producers, and through our collaboration with Facebook in organizing the Facebook News Forum, we continue to promote dialogue in the Dubai Press Club," said Maitha Buhamaid, Director of Dubai Press Club. Professional looking at the reality of the press and media locally and Arab from more than one angle, looking forward to the future to consolidate the trust of the recipient in the credibility of the news and find an integrated system of work to curb the "false news" in cooperation with the base of our partners spread around the world.
"The forum sessions and discussions, with the participation of a number of decision-makers and those responsible for shaping Facebook's news industry and platforms, will increase the positive impact of news on social networking platforms and their sources.
The company also expressed its appreciation to Facebook for its support and efforts in terms of the content industry and the fight against false news, stressing that this cooperation will directly contribute in training journalists, content industry professionals and students in the media sector on how to produce content through a sophisticated journalism perspective In this area in a style and effective press tools.
Fares Al Akkad, Facebook and Instagram Corporate Communications Officer in the Middle East, Africa and Turkey, said that the topics discussed at the forum's discussion table, with the participation of all those concerned with the production and content of the news content, discussed many important and timely topics. With the Dubai Press Club on the Facebook Press Project.
"Our goal in this event is to help train more than 200 journalists, students and media professionals on visual content and public participation skills as well as safe browsing of the Internet. Adding that the forum aims to highlight the best practices related to the products of the Facebook platform, and the solutions it provides to help journalists understand the various tools that can be used to reach the public. "The forum represents an opportunity to reaffirm our continued commitment to the diverse and vibrant Middle East region, which is full of opportunities for journalists, visual content makers. "Facebook hopes to further develop these joint initiatives with the Dubai Press Club at the regional level."