Information Minister patronises Fourth Authority Forum

Manama, Mar. 16 (BNA): Information Minister Ali bin Mohammed Al Romaihi, the Board of Trustees Chairman of Bahrain Institute for Political Development (BIPD), said monopoly imposed by specific channels for political goals violates the public’s right. He was speaking as he patronised the Fourth Authority Forum which was organised by the University of Bahrain’s Media Club in cooperation with Bahrain Journalists Association (BJA). Al Romaihi said 90% of the Arab people are deprived of watching football matches on sport channels. He added there are regional and international efforts to stop violating the public’s right to watch the matches of their national team. He stressed common challenges in the media and telecommunication sector in the Arab countries, calling for concerted efforts to boost awareness among the youth and adopt joint regional and international mechanisms to attain set up goals in upgrading the media and telecommunication sector in the region. The Information Minister affirmed that the need to deal with fast-spreading social media networks cautiously, pointing out that not all what is being circulated in this virtual world reflects the reality. He called on social media websites users to ascertain of the information and never fall victims of the prevalent systematic anarchy in this virtual world. Responding to students’ queries, Al Romaihi pointed out the growing job opportunities in the media field, stressing that communication with the youth is an essential factor to develop media work. He underlined the importance for the students to boost their skills and capabilities continuously in order to improve their media competence.