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His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, yesterday called upon Arab media leaders to focus on training and qualifying the new generation so that it could cope with development in the media world.
He laid stress on the importance of media freedom and credibility, describing them as the main pillars upon which the successful media depends.
Shaikh Mohammed made these remarks during a visit to Al Arabiya satellite channel at Dubai Media City.
Among the newsmen
Shaikh Mohammed and his accompanying delegation congratulated Al Arabiya staff on the 5th anniversary of the channel. They were received by Shaikh Waleed Al Ibrahim, MBC Group Chairman, and the staff members.
Al Ibrahim expressed his gratitude to Shaikh Mohammed for his visit and pointed out that it was an encouragement to the staff to exert all efforts to develop the media service provided by the channel.
He paid tributes to Shaikh Mohammed for his initiative in setting up the Dubai Media City which has become a complex of Arab channels and a home for Arab media persons and those who are looking for the freedom of expression and betterment of Arab media.
The delegation which accompanied Shaikh Mohammed, included Shaikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Emirates Group and president of the Dubai Civil Aviation Department, Mohammed Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Ahmed bin Bayat, Secretary-General of Dubai Executive Council, Khalifa Saeed Suliman, Director-General of Protocol Department in Dubai, Ahmed Al Shaikh, Managing Director of Dubai Media Corporation, and other officials.
The visiting delegation watched an experimental news bulletin Al Arabiya broadcasts every hour.
Impartiality
Shaikh Mohammed exchanged views with sub-editors and correspondents in the channel and urged them to demonstrate excellence by being realistic and showing impartiality in relaying news and pictures to the viewers and public, who are always eager to know the facts without them being doctored or exaggerated. Source
He laid stress on the importance of media freedom and credibility, describing them as the main pillars upon which the successful media depends.
Shaikh Mohammed made these remarks during a visit to Al Arabiya satellite channel at Dubai Media City.
Among the newsmen
Shaikh Mohammed and his accompanying delegation congratulated Al Arabiya staff on the 5th anniversary of the channel. They were received by Shaikh Waleed Al Ibrahim, MBC Group Chairman, and the staff members.
Al Ibrahim expressed his gratitude to Shaikh Mohammed for his visit and pointed out that it was an encouragement to the staff to exert all efforts to develop the media service provided by the channel.
He paid tributes to Shaikh Mohammed for his initiative in setting up the Dubai Media City which has become a complex of Arab channels and a home for Arab media persons and those who are looking for the freedom of expression and betterment of Arab media.
The delegation which accompanied Shaikh Mohammed, included Shaikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Emirates Group and president of the Dubai Civil Aviation Department, Mohammed Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Ahmed bin Bayat, Secretary-General of Dubai Executive Council, Khalifa Saeed Suliman, Director-General of Protocol Department in Dubai, Ahmed Al Shaikh, Managing Director of Dubai Media Corporation, and other officials.
The visiting delegation watched an experimental news bulletin Al Arabiya broadcasts every hour.
Impartiality
Shaikh Mohammed exchanged views with sub-editors and correspondents in the channel and urged them to demonstrate excellence by being realistic and showing impartiality in relaying news and pictures to the viewers and public, who are always eager to know the facts without them being doctored or exaggerated. Source
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