At a press conference held on June 7,2009 at al-Baath newspaper’s headquarters, Deputy Information Minister Nabil Aldebes, Deputy Minister of Communications and Technology Dr.Bassel Kheshi and the Syria Computer Society (SCS)’s Head Dr.Rakan Razouq explicitly answered all questions about the Arabic Content National Conference (ACNC).
Dubai, May 12, 2009: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has today honoured the winners of the 8th edition of the Arab Journalism Award, which received record participation this year with the number of entries reaching well over 3000 from 19 [...]
Seymour Hersh, the iconic American investigative journalist who exposed the Abu Ghraib, the failure of American intelligence with regard to Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, and other ground-breaking news developments to change the course of American politics, today complimented positive changes in the Arab media in his keynote address at the eighth annual Arab Media [...]
Dubai: 12 May, 2009 – Electronic media platforms have usurped all the space in the international media scene and have begun attracting millions of people from around the world and in all languages. They meet the expectations of individuals through what is known as ‘user-generated content’, pointed out Hossam Al Sokkari, Chairman of BBC Arabic.
The lion’s share of advertising will soon shift to the digital media, relegating the print media to a position of relative marginality, said the speakers at a conference at Dubai Press Club, adding that the current projections for ad spent on the media assume that while print media will hold on to a mere 20%, [...]
The second edition of the Arab Media Outlook predicts excellent growth opportunities for the region’s media despite the present global economic downturn Developments in digital media and the emergence of broadband access and TV delivered directly to mobile devices present exciting growth opportunities for media companies across the Arabic-speaking world. However, the relatively limited availability [...]
Dubai, Sunday, February 01, 2009: The General Secretariat of the Arab Journalism Award has revealed that participation for the prestigious award in its latest and 8th round has exceeded all expectations, with the number of entries in the 13 categories from 19 Arab countries reaching 3113, an increase of 19% over the previous year.
Dubai, November xx, 2008: The General Secretariat of the Arab Journalism Award has announced the addition of health journalism to the existing 12 categories and the special prize for the Media Personality of the Year. The new award carries a cash prize of US$ 15000, taking the total value of the Arab Journalism Award to [...]
“Cut the grass.” A seemingly innocuous message to most people. But when the message came over Kenyan airwaves, and the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights became concerned. The independent rights organization had been monitoring local radio for hate speech in the run-up to the election on Dec. 27, 2007. And when callers to one [...]
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Democratic presidential front-runner Sen. Barack Obama is in excellent health, according to a statement from his doctor released by the campaign. Obama, 46, last saw Dr. David Scheiner in January 2007, shortly before he declared he was running for president.