The culmination of two decades of media achievements

Dubai Press Club celebrates its 21st anniversary

• During the ceremony «Dubai Press Club» marking its 21st anniversary.

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• Mona Al-Marri: "The club has spared no effort in implementing the vision of Mohammed bin Rashid, the owner of the idea of ​​establishing it."

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The Dubai Press Club organized a celebration marking the 21st anniversary of its founding, with the idea and guidance of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to be the collective platform for media makers and those in various sectors in the Arab world, and a vital bridge for communication Between the Arab media and its global counterpart, and a driving force for development efforts in the media field locally, regionally and internationally, in the presence of the editors-in-chief of local newspapers and a group of media leaders, while adhering to the precautionary measures and applying preventive measures, foremost of which are physical spacing and wearing masks.

As part of the activities organized by the Dubai Press Club on this occasion, the launch of the digital platform for Dubai, the Arab Media Capital 2020, was announced, which includes all activities and initiatives that confirmed the positive and clear footprint that Dubai left on the Arab media page for nearly two decades, and was launched under the guidance and patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

The club also hosted, within these activities, the global researcher specializing in future studies, Ross Dawson, during a virtual session held remotely to talk about the future transformations that the global media will witness in the post-Corona crisis.

The president of the Dubai Press Club, Mona Ghanem Al-Marri, confirmed that the club has spared no effort since its launch more than 20 years ago to implement the vision and directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, who came up with the idea of ​​establishing the club. His Highness wanted him to be a platform from which Arab media would launch towards new horizons of excellence, and an intellectual arena for the exchange of experiences and experiences between media professionals, whether affiliated with Arab or international institutions, so that the club would thus be a drive for the development of the media work in general in the region, noting with pride The club, with the confidence and prestige it has enjoyed over the years, has strengthened ties of cooperation and partnership with various leading media institutions in the region and the world.

She said: “Since its establishment in 1999, the Dubai Press Club has taken upon itself the responsibility of implementing the vision of its founder, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, which is ambitious for the future of the Emirati media in particular, and the Arab media in general. The establishment of the club coincides with the launch of His Highness the Dubai Media City, to enhance the general media climate in Dubai, and make it a main focal point for media activities in the region and enable it to launch spaces for creativity that has always been associated with the name of Dubai, a vision that led to the crowning of Dubai as the capital of Arab media for the year 2020, by a decision From the Council of Arab Information Ministers ».

She praised the pivotal role that the club was honored to assume its responsibilities in supporting and developing the media sector at the regional level, by launching initiatives that maintained their uniqueness, the most important of which are: the Arab Media Forum, the Arab Journalism Award, the UAE Media Forum, and the report “ A look at Arab media, as well as the "Arab Social Media Influencers Summit" and the Arab Social Media Influencers Award

They are organized by the Arab Social Media Pioneers Club of the Dubai Press Club, which reflects the club's keenness to keep pace with the rapid global development in the field of communication and media.

The president of the Dubai Press Club expressed her happiness at launching the digital platform "Dubai, the Arab Media Capital 2020", which includes all the projects and initiatives launched on this occasion, despite the repercussions caused by the new Corona epidemic.

Stressing that the club's efforts and aspirations towards the future are continuing, and that its achievements will not stop no matter what circumstances change, leading to a distinguished Arab media future in cooperation and partnership with all media institutions, seeking to build a new balance of trust and appreciation of the follower and recipient in the region.

For her part, Director of the Dubai Press Club, Maitha Buhumaid, said that the club has prepared a business strategy that enables it to continue its role in keeping pace with the rapid development of the global media scene, inspired by the future vision of Dubai and its leadership, especially in developing young energies, and giving them the opportunity to learn about the best international practices and the latest Developments in media work, its means and tools, by providing training programs, workshops and professional meetings with the participation of the most prominent specialized lecturers throughout the year.

She added: “The (Covid-19) challenge did not constitute a real obstacle for the club to continue its activities aimed at providing professional and cultural support to media professionals in the field of their various specialties, as the club has been successful in its programs and workshops to be implemented remotely through visual communication techniques. Benefiting from the strong infrastructure that Dubai enjoys in the field of communications and broadband internet, which greatly helped to accomplish these activities in an easy and smooth manner without a clear impact on the course of the club’s plans for the current year, and we are keen to continue this communication and resort to all solutions "The innovative products that help us do our duty to the fullest towards the local, regional and global media community."

Buhumaid affirmed that the Dubai Press Club has been and will continue to be a pioneer in launching media initiatives and projects that would bring local and Arab media performance to unprecedented levels of excellence within the various media sectors, in addition to enhancing opportunities for young media professionals by providing the necessary training and qualification areas to raise their professional competencies and supply them. The elements of success and distinction to serve the aspirations of the future.

Arab Media Capital platform

The digital platform of Dubai, the Arab Media Capital 2020, includes all the activities and initiatives, which confirm the clear positive footprint that Dubai has left on the Arab media page for nearly two decades, under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, May God protect him, and his highness’s vision for the future of media not only within the borders of the UAE, but on the wider Arab level.

The digital platform also contains main numbers and statistics on the number of media institutions and regional headquarters of the major international media companies and institutions in Dubai, as well as the number of workers in various media sectors, and the projects implemented by Emirati media institutions, giving them the ability to achieve leadership in the future and deal efficiently. With the challenges created by regional and global variables.

As part of the activities organized by the Dubai Press Club, throughout the day, the club hosted the global researcher specializing in future studies, Ross Dawson, in a virtual session held by distance, during which Dawson spoke about future stages in which the global media will begin to form after the unprecedented repercussions that struck the world Within the various sectors due to the Coronavirus, based on the changes taking place in the media landscape.

During the virtual session, Dawson reviewed the most important future indicators expected to appear in the world within the various media sectors, in the presence of the editors-in-chief of local newspapers and a group of international media professionals in various media sectors in the country.

Where Ross Dawson is known internationally as one of the pioneering researchers in the future, and he is the founding president of four leading media companies in the world, including a private network for anticipating the future, and he is also the author of the best-selling books in the world and among his books is the book "Living Networks", in which he expected The revolution of social networks, as well as the book "Trends in the Living Networks", which is one of the best business blogs for business leaders in the world. Dawson has previously appeared in many international media outlets to talk about a research study, in which he predicted the extinction of the paper press in the world Arabi.

In addition to a group of media and entertainment activities, in which some media professionals and social media influencers participated, members of the Arab Social Media Pioneers Club, with care to adhere to the precautionary measures and apply preventive measures, foremost of which is physical spacing and wearing masks.

As part of the events dedicated to this occasion, the club hosts a group of podcast channels, to talk about many media issues and personal experiences that have accompanied the career of the Dubai Press Club for 21 years, where the journalist Maya Hajij hosts, in her podcast channel "Coffee and News", Emirati women figures were They have clear fingerprints with the Dubai Press Club, to highlight their careers in this vital sector.

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