Sharjah forum calls for joint Arab media training project
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Media professionals, officers attended the 5th AMLF
sharjah — A top official has called for a supportive environment for media creativity and development in the Arab region. Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Sharjah Media Council (SMC), stressed Sharjah’s keenness to promote Arab media cooperation, support its development programmes and consolidate its international standing.
He made these comments as Sharjah hosted the fifth Arab Media Leaders Forum (AMLF) on Wednesday. The forum is an initiative by Kuwait’s Arab Media Forum.
Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed said Sharjah treats the media sector as a high priority. He pointed out that Sharjah’s media journey began with the inception of the UAE’s first newspaper in the 1920s and has continued with the launch of the Sharjah Media Council. The council now has three institutions: Sharjah Media Corporation, Sharjah Government Media Bureau and Sharjah Media City.
In the presence of more than 100 leading journalists, media professionals and senior officials from the Press and media sector in the UAE, GCC and the wider Arab world, the forum discussed a wide array of issues related to the Arab media and its future.
Participants called for introducing joint Arab media training programmes to promote the sector and develop an integrated system for professional training.
They invited the Arab League to introduce laws to regulate the work of the electronic media.