Mohammed bin Rashid: The real journalist is looking for information in the field and transmits it with his pen and lens to the world

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said: “A true journalist is the one who searches for information in the field and transmits it with his pen and lens to the world.” Take responsibility, image and reputation of the Arab world.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, met with His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, with more than 100 young men and women from 19 Arab countries. Young Arab media leaders, at the Emirates Towers Youth Center in Dubai, organized by the Arab Youth Center to train young Arab media talents, in collaboration with 40 regional and international media organizations.

During his meeting with the participating youth, His Highness stressed the importance of youth commitment to the ethics of journalism, taking into account the human and moral values ​​which he described in the spirit of the mission of the profession.

His Highness said: “You are all responsible for the image and reputation of the Arab world. In his development and renaissance .. The real journalist is the one who searches for information in the field and transmits pen and lens to the world ».

His Highness called on participants to take advantage of the large regional and international media presence in the UAE, which hosts thousands of media institutions and thousands of journalists and experts from around the world, stressing that the Arab Youth Center, under the leadership of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Presidential Affairs, has opened all doors in partnership with media institutions for youth creations, will be keen to transfer the benefit and disseminate the experience, and will adopt creative talent and provide all necessary support.

The meeting was attended by Minister of Cabinet Affairs and Future Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Gergawi and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Shamma bint Suhail bin Faris Al Mazrouei.

The Young Arab Media Leaders Program is the largest initiative to develop the capacity of youth in the field of media, and seeks to reduce the gap between what is offered by media institutes and colleges and the requirements of the labor market, where it offers a series of workshops, training courses and lectures by experienced experts and journalists, in addition to visits to a number of institutions Major media, which contribute to the formation of a clear vision for the future of their work, and to learn in practice the mechanisms of media work and to identify future trends in the sector.

Young media professionals from Oman, Morocco, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Syria, Comoros, Kuwait, Algeria, Sudan, Yemen, Bahrain, Mauritania, Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon, UAE and Libya will participate in this year's edition.

Since its inception in 2017, the Young Arab Media Leaders Program has succeeded in preparing, qualifying and refining the skills of more than 300 young men and women, from faculties of media across the Arab world, by providing them with knowledge and training on international best practices in the field to contribute to the development of the sector. Arab Media.

The program also contributed to providing dozens of job opportunities for participants in a number of media organizations in the UAE and the Arab region.

The program is organized by the Arab Youth Center in collaboration with a number of leading media organizations, including the National Media Council, Emirates News Agency, Abu Dhabi Media Zone Authority, Tofor 54, Abu Dhabi Government Media Office, Dubai Government Media Office, Thomson Reuters, Dubai Media City, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google, YouTube, Asharq Al-Awsat, Vision and The National newspapers.

Sky News Arabia, Bloomberg International, CNN, MBC, Euronews, Dubai Media Incorporated, Agence France-Presse, AFB and the American University are also supporting the program. In Dubai, the American University of Sharjah, the New York University Abu Dhabi, the Abu Dhabi Media Corporation, Imagenation Abu Dhabi, Accenture, Heikal Media and Harvard BizTalk Review, UTERN and APCO Worldwide.

Al Mazrouei: State leadership attaches great importance to youth empowerment

HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, visited the Young Arab Media Leaders Program (YALP), a message from His Highness the importance of the role of youth and media in achieving achievements. To create a better future for all the peoples of the region.

Al Mazrouei said: “The leadership of the State attaches great importance to empowering young people in all fields, especially the media, by creating an environment conducive to young people for meaningful media work, developing their capacities in the media field, to be an effective tool for change, and creating media tools and platforms aimed primarily at upgrading. And bring about a positive change in the lives of the people of the region. ”

“The media is a key pillar in the development system, through the establishment of the principles of transparency, credibility and targeted messages, which we seek by preparing a new generation of young media professionals, and refine their skills and adapt them to serve the objectives of the region, in the light of the current challenges, to bring the hopes and aspirations of young people Young people, crossing them towards a better tomorrow. ”

She pointed out that employing the capabilities of young media professionals is necessary in order to convey a positive message and a bright civilized image of the region to the world. The Young Arab Media Leaders Program is an ideal platform for young people to get acquainted with the best experiences, experiences and developments in the field of media, through various Arab media leaders, and to know closely the best practices to raise the message of the media, and increase its impact in order to advance the comprehensive development system in all areas. Dubai - UAE Today

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