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MEDIA
Future of Media Role

16 : 00 – 18 : 00
Al-Dafna Hall

MEDIA
FUTURE OF THE ROLE OF FREE MEDIA
Moderator:
David Foster , Al Jazeera English, Qatar
Speakers :
• Wadah Khanfar, Director General of Al Jazeera Network, Qatar
• Lord Tim Bell- Chime communications, UK
• David Lidington MP, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, House of Commons, U.K
• Prof. Ali Shomou, Former Minister for Information and Culture, Sudan
• Abdelbari Atwan - Chief Editor, "Alquds Alarabi" Newspaper - London
Topics:
• Satellite Channels in a World without boudaries
• Influence on Public Opinion
• Arab Media Approach
• Hindering Laws
• Research Centres & Think Tanks

Arab world needs freer media: Forum
2008-04-15
The Eighth Doha Forum on Democracy, Development and Free Trade concluded here yesterday with veteran journalists stressing the need for reviewing the regulations imposed on mass media in the Arab region.

Talking on 'Future of Media Role', a session that marked the finale of the three-day Forum, Wadah Khanfar, Director General of Al Jazeera Network, said free media faces several challenges in the region.

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