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Youths launch campaign about Saudi society
[Al Arabiya Latest] Saudi youths have launched a media awareness campaign on the Internet in response to "faulty" media portrayals of their country, in hopes to correcting the image the world has about their society.The campaign, which so far includes more than 320 supporters, is called "Never compromise your homeland" and is aimed at Western media. It instructs western journalists to be cautious and accurate when presenting information about the kingdom. "This campaign aims at responding to the negative image Western media presents of the Saudi society," Amgad al-Manif, the official spokesman of the campaign told Al Arabiya. The campaign's main target is to present the true identity of Saudi Arabia, starting with reviewing all media reports and T.V. shows targeting Saudi audiences and combating those that tarnish the image of the kingdom. "The campaign is not after imposing censorship on journalists. We are not against freedom of expression," Manif explained. "We are against incorrect information, which defeats the purpose of journalism." Manif said organizers of the campaign are planning to launch a website and to start addressing businessmen in order to take part in the initiative. A portion of the campaign trains Saudi youths in ways to represent their country when going abroad, and also teaches them how to tackle local issues facing their society. Posted by: Fred 2009-08-06 |
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