About Her Editor In Chief Mohammed Fahad Al-Harthi held a speech in Abu Dhabi at the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research on February 18th on the ever-changing state of media and the representation of the Saudi Arabia and the “Other” in Western media. Read through these notable quotes from the talk:
"There's no country going through real and concrete cultural, economic, and political change the way Saudi Arabia is." – @mfalharthi at the #ECSSR symposium in Abu Dhabi. pic.twitter.com/xQPUsU3r9P
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1. Change in the Kingdom
“There's no country going through real and concrete cultural, economic, and political change the way Saudi Arabia is..”
2. The perception of the West on Saudi Arabia
“I found that most of the studies focus on how the West perceives us. It’s rare to find media examples of "how we see the "West””
3. Hate Speech
“I think that hate speech on any media platform should be criminalized; it’s the duty of opinion writers and leaders to always report the two sides of a story.”
4. Media Vs Social Media
“Traditional media doesn’t have an influential role anymore. Social media is influential to the point that media outlets follow the online conversation rather than leading it. And, I think that this is a disadvantage of this new media structure.”
5. The practice of openness
“Our values have to revolve around internal peace, reconciliation with others and being open to other societies. Societies don't succeed when they're closed off or fighting imaginary enemies. Our real battle is with ignorance, poverty, and disease.”
