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WAN-IFRA Middle East Conference opens in Amman

15-03-2014 09:19 PM


Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - The ninth conference of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) Middle East opened in Amman on Saturday with a large number of leading journalists and media representatives in the Arab region and the world participating.

Her Royal Highness Princess Rym Ali, founder of the Jordan Media Institute, said in her opening remarks that journalists "are nowadays playing a role in our societies similar to that of teachers and educators." She said changes prompting countries towards political and social reforms are closely tied to the media and its ability to inform citizens and involve them in the public domain, stressing, "There will never be real reform without a real media reform." The development in the media field is on a fast track, which could spaces in the freedom of expression as a result of its rapid spread, she told the two-day annual conference held under the motto "The future begins today." Princess Rym urged the participants to focus their deliberations on such key issues as accuracy and professionalism to assist the traditional media to carry on with the highest ethical and humane standards. WAN-IFRA is the global organisation of the world’s press, representing more than 18,000 publications, 15,000 online sites and over 3,000 companies in more than 120 countries.

*Petra




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