The Saudi Media Forum Hosts the Inaugural Meeting of the Media Ambassadors Initiative

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المركز الإعلامي: 3 يناير 2024

The Saudi Media Forum conducted the first meeting of the Media Ambassadors initiative, launched in collaboration with the Joint Advisory Committee for Colleges and Departments of Media in Saudi universities. Chaired by the CEO of the Saudi Broadcasting Authority and President of the Saudi Media Forum, Mohammed bin Fahd Al-Harthi, the meeting was attended by several outstanding media students.

The meeting discussed the role of the Saudi Media Forum in enhancing and developing the media. It also emphasized the exchange of local and international experiences in the media field and strengthening the Kingdom's media standing. Additionally, the forum's role in empowering young talents and graduating individuals prepared to handle continuous media changes was underscored.

The meeting highlighted the role of Media Ambassadors initiative students in introducing the Saudi Media Forum and the "FOMEX" Future of Media exhibition to their universities. It also discussed how to benefit from the events, sessions, and meetings held alongside the exhibition and forum, which will be held from the 19th to the 21st of February.

Moreover, the meeting covered an introduction to the "FOMEX" Future of Media exhibition, the largest of its kind in the Middle East, showcasing modern experiences in the media industry from artistic, technical, and media perspectives.

The students participating in the initiative expressed their happiness with the meeting, looking forward to a remarkable edition of this year's Saudi Media Forum.

It's worth noting that the Media Ambassadors initiative is part of a series of initiatives undertaken by the forum's team in collaboration with its partners to achieve outcomes befitting the international standing of Saudi media.

Dr. Shakir Al-Dayabi, Secretary General of the Joint Consultative Committee of the Kingdom's Media Colleges and Departments, explained The Committee, through its partnership with the Media Ambassadors Initiative, seeks to strengthen the strategic partnership with the Saudi Media Forum, which is the incubator for the emergence of reliable names in the media field through the nomination of media ambassadors and to ensure that media students and students are informed of the latest media experiences and emerging technologies in the various fields of information. Giving departments and colleges the opportunity to build partnerships that contribute to their development and enhance their mission and objectives in graduating qualified cadres to deal with the continuing media variables in the media landscape.

Al-Daiyabi thanked the sponsors of the Saudi Media Forum for their fruitful and sustained cooperation with university media colleges and departments.

In addition, preparations are under way to launch the Saudi Media Forum 2024 in its third edition, organized by the Radio and Television Corporation, in cooperation with the Saudi Journalists Authority, and attended by more than 2,000 local and international media personalities.

The Forum concludes by crowning the winners of the third "Saudi Media Forum Award", based on the belief in the importance of honoring actors in the field locally and regionally, which creates competition between creators and creators, stimulates the competencies of individuals and groups to provide outstanding work, contributes to the introduction of Saudi experiences and appreciates the personalities contributing to the media march, thereby enhancing their presence locally and Arabically.