The Lower House Media Committee, headed by MP Omar Zeiyoud, discussed on Monday, plans and strategies related to Jordan’s media and culture sectors, in a meeting with Minister of State for Media Affairs, the government’s official spokesperson, Faisal Shboul, and Minister of Culture, Haifa Najjar.
Speaking at the meeting, the MP said culture and media are the basis for consolidating Jordan’s national values, in light of the social platforms’ impact, which have caused “a state of chaos.”
Discussing action to address related concerns, the MP called for concerted efforts among the various ministries and public institutions to develop culture and media in the Kingdom.
The MP also stressed the need to launch plans and strategies to achieve the “desired” goals in this regard, aimed to enhance Jordan’s cultural and media landscape.
Shboul said all ideas discussed by the Cabinet focus on achieving “more media-based freedoms,” voicing the the government’s belief that empowering Jordan’s media and raising its level are an essential part of solving related concerns.
Jordan’s media is “historically respectable and balanced,” and had an impact locally and globally to “best” present Jordan’s image, according to Shboul.
The minister noted the gov’t is consulting today with stakeholders to develop plans and strategies for Jordan’s media sector.
To develop its performance, Jordan’s media need “moral and financial” support, by restoring the advertising market, a large part of which was taken for the benefit of social media, he said.
This market is a right for the Jordanian media to continue its work and its desired role, Shboul noted.
Source: Jordan News Agency