In a crowded Arab media space, Kuwait launched its own news channel, reserving its place alongside other satellite channels despite rumors of a possib
In a crowded Arab media space, Kuwait launched its own news channel, reserving its place alongside other satellite channels despite rumors of a possible shift to social media platforms. The question remains whether this reflects a need for diversity or a difference in the region’s orientations and platforms for expression.
Dr. Saad bin Tufla, the former Kuwaiti Minister of Information, considers the spread of news satellite channels a big challenge, as everyone tries to find a place in spreading the news and influencing local and global public opinion. He notes that the idea of news satellite channels will face the same challenge as the press and print media, as people today have transformed from silent consumers to mobile media outlets.
The former Minister of Information believes that this reality will force those in charge of these satellite channels to focus on new forms of content that go beyond relying on news, developing programs that add something new to the viewer and meeting the different needs and tastes of the audience saturated with news.
Dr. Saad ruled out that the shape of the Arab and international media scene would stabilize soon, as the region is witnessing a digital revolution that requires patience until the current digital generation has fully grown.
For his part, Dr. Ghazi Al-Omari, a researcher in political media, rules out that the public will abandon television, as it is an old invention that is developing and expanding in terms of hot events, diversity, and enrichment. He notes that the public cannot abandon media outlets that speak on behalf of its land and sky, as it only replaces devices.
Regarding the reflection of diversity or the expression of different political orientations in these satellite channels, Dr. Al-Omari says that there is a clear difference in orientations in the region, politically, economically, socially, and culturally, and attempts at domination have become more apparent.
Dr. Al-Omari adds that government-funded media proves day after day that it is the main feeder for the audience following news, cognitive, ideological, and entertainment enrichment, and the trends of the world and its inhabitants in entertainment, sports, and cooking, through feeding social media platforms.
Majed Al-Jariwi, an academic specializing in media, believes that the continued launch of new news channels affirms and renews the importance of the media and its influential role in shaping trends and opinions, and the keenness to control the sources of news and present political propaganda for each entity.
According to Al-Jariwi, the difference in orientations and the diversity of political propaganda are among the most important motivations for forming media arms for each project or orientation, which builds media outlets that guarantee the achievement of its goals. He notes that objectivity is witnessing a noticeable decrease, especially after most of these channels have become nothing more than entities, projects, and propaganda arms, which makes the space for neutrality and objectivity decrease in the media space.
**TV Evolves and Content Expands**
**It’s a Big Challenge**
**Political Propaganda… and the Harm to Objectivity**
Conclusion:
The rapid launch of new news channels in the Arab region reflects a complex landscape of challenges and opportunities. While some experts believe that the public will abandon television, others argue that television is evolving and expanding in terms of hot events, diversity, and enrichment. The importance of the media in shaping trends and opinions is undeniable, but the decrease in objectivity raises concerns about the impact on the media space.
FAQs:
Q: Will the public abandon television?
A: No, according to Dr. Ghazi Al-Omari, television is an old invention that is developing and expanding, and the public cannot abandon media outlets that speak on behalf of its land and sky.
Q: What is the impact of the rapid launch of new news channels on objectivity?
A: According to Majed Al-Jariwi, objectivity is witnessing a noticeable decrease, especially after most of these channels have become nothing more than entities, projects, and propaganda arms.
Q: What are the motivations behind the formation of media arms for each project or orientation?
A: According to Al-Jariwi, the difference in orientations and the diversity of political propaganda are among the most important motivations for forming media arms for each project or orientation, which builds media outlets that guarantee the achievement of its goals.
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