The 27-year-old has six caps for the national team but has never played a full 90 minutes
The conference, organised by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, a German think tank, and the College of Communication and Media Services of Zayed University aimed at exploring the reciprocal relationship between societal changes and the media.
In his keynote address, Dr Johannes Beermann, Media Minister of the German Federal State of Saxony, elaborated on the universal duties of journalists worldwide, no matter which cultural background they work in, to provide information that allows people to understand current events in politics, economy and culture, and enable them to orient themselves.
In the first panel “Western and Arab News Media: A comparative approach” panelists included Dr Jan Keulen from the Centre for Media Freedom in Doha, Dr Abbas Sadig and Dr Rainer Herrmann from the German daily newspaper, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
“There is no Arab or Western journalism,” Keulen said. “There is only good and bad journalism.”
During the discussions on the recent coverage of developments in the Arab world, Michael Peel from the Financial Times explained just how difficult it was to get access to reliable information, particularly where governments stop journalists travelling to countries or try to control their movements while they are there.
He added that relying on the social media as an information source is not possible.
Bill Spindle, Middle East Bureau Chief of the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswire agreed.
“There are many false leads by people who use social media,” he said. “Hence, there is still a strong need for professional journalists to be on the ground and report directly from the hotspots.”
The 27-year-old has six caps for the national team but has never played a full 90 minutes
Zverev's win marked his return to the Miami Open semifinals for the first time since his runner-up finish in 2018
The unseen photo was taken during their visit to India to promote their 2017 action movie 'xXx: Return of Xander Cage'
From exploring the Louvre Museum in Abu Dhabi to Easter brunches, there are several things to do in the UAE this weekend
The film is a tense thriller about a group of journalists documenting societal collapse
One song has a reference to the groundbreaking country performer who became the first Black woman to play the 'Grand Ole Opry'
The Oscar-nominated actress is no stranger to big-budget films
In the film, Tabu, Kareena, and Kriti are essaying the roles of daring and mischievous air hostesses