Dubai Press Club announced the 19th session of the Arab Media Forum on 25 and 26 March 2020, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, with the participation of some of the most prominent local, Arab and international figures, politicians and decision makers. Arab writers, thinkers, media leaders, experts and media professionals will gather in Dubai to discuss ways in which the media can empower Arab peoples to recover from the stumbling blocks facing the region's future, within the largest annual gathering of Arab media and stakeholders.
The Organizing Committee of the Forum, represented by the Dubai Press Club, revealed that the next session of the Forum will expand on highlighting ways to enhance the contribution of Arab media, its role in meeting the challenges of the current stage, and monitoring the requirements of developing Arab media sectors within its various tracks, in addition to reviewing the requirements of enhancing The confidence of the Arab recipient in the Arab media discourse, and raising the level of awareness among Arab societies of their relations with the media, especially with regard to dealing with news and information sources, a subject that occupies the greatest area of interest when talking about the media and its relationship with society. And the affected.
Mona Ghanem Al Marri, Chairperson of the Dubai Media Club, said: “We are preparing to present an extraordinary session of the Arab Media Forum, which will coincide with the year Dubai was chosen by the Arab Information Ministers to be the capital of Arab media. The choice of honors and assignments increases the amount of responsibility we felt with the launch of the first session of the Forum nearly 20 years ago. ”
She added: «Dubai has succeeded in building a special place with a first-class media center, and the forum has always been present at the heart of this busy march, which Dubai accelerated the pace of great achievements, the media sector has had ample luck, and we cherish the Arab Media Forum one of those achievements ».
She pointed out: «We are going through a fast changing world, and the 19th session of the Forum will be held at a time when the Arab world is preoccupied with many issues, which affect both the political and economic scenarios, while the media field is not immune to the repercussions of those challenges, we have discussed during the successive sessions of the Forum many Issues that have contributed to the formation of regional and international crises, and how they directly reflect on the image and performance of the Arab media, and through this session we will continue our endeavors to bring together media decision-makers, elite thinkers and influencers in the media and politics, to clearly identify global trends And new developments, and redraw the media landscape, to be ready for the future with all its variables ».
She pointed out that the Forum will take upon itself, in the next session, the development of clear perceptions of the features of the Arab media scene currently, and what may be in the future, and the impact of its performance on the issues of the region of the positive effects can be taken advantage of, or negative can be avoided, by studying all the dimensions that Confirming the club's pride in organizing the most important and largest event that brings together the Arab media poles and the most prominent symbols under one roof in Dubai, and on the land of the UAE, which has always provided the necessary space to support constructive dialogue, not only in the field of media but across various sectors that touch people's lives and affect Where it remains Dialogue is always the first step and the foundation of any successful project.