By: Alia Humaid
The highlight of the Arab Media Forum (AMF), recently held at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Dubai, was one session that was solely carried out by Arab youth. The AMF agenda came to discuss current revolution in the Arab world triggered by changes in the platform of the Arab media. Dubai Press Club was keen to dedicate sessions for young Arabs to express their opinion and ideas regarding new media, and its influence in addressing public social concerns.
The “Arab youth create their own media platform” workshop took place on the second day of the Forum, where all four speakers were communication students, coming from leading universities in the Emirates.
The speakers argued on the importance of new media and social networks in revitalizing news and personal opinions. One student, Amina Rehimi form Dubai Women’s College, said social networks such as Facebook and Twitter will eventually help change the agendas of some traditional Arab media agencies who seem to have lost their credibility due to their political stance.
On the other hand, another aspect underlined at the workshop was the accuracy of information published on social networks. All speakers agreed that new media cannot be relied upon as the main source of news and information.
This workshop gave young people the opportunity to reflect on the latest happenings in the Arab world in respect to the current role of Arab media in addressing such issues.
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