The Arab media which has been under state control for ages has taken its first step to break free. A conference of the Arab media is going to be held in which 200 journalists will participate and discuss the strategy to meet the challenges posed by the Western mass media and technology. Journalists and media personalities from almost all the big Arabic and English newspapers and TV channels have started deliberations to explore new avenues to face the new world order and new challenges.
The conference was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Nasir Al Muhammad Al Sabah. Speaking on this occasion the speakers echoed the view that the western media had the monopoly on the news and most of the time they distort or change the facts or make it sensational to suit their political interests.
Apart from the journalists, the conference is being attended by the cultural and information ministers of Saudi Arab, Oman, UAE, and Bahrain as well. Kuwait is the first Arab country which does not control the media and now other countries have started lifting controls from the media and have given them freedom of expression on cultural, social and economic issues.
Al Jazeerah TV has brought about a powerful revolution in Arab media and is presenting news on political happenings, situations and changes in a more aggressive way.
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