Riyadh : Saudi Press Agency (SPA) will tomorrow host the 48th Conference of the General Assembly of the Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA), with the participation of FANA’s member agencies.
The two-day conference will discuss ways to develop the media performance of the member agencies, as well as consolidate their presence in the international media arena.
It will also review FANA’s activities in 2021 and action plan for 2022 action plan, as well as elect FANA President, two vice-presidents, members of the secretariat-general and the secretary general, in addition to announcing the winning agencies of FANA’s awards for of the best report and best photo.
On the occasion, SPA President, Fahd bin Hassan Al Aqran, said that the conference is part of the continuous efforts being exerted by FANA, which is now among the top three international news organisations, and to push forward joint action aimed at developing the work of member agencies and improving their roles as influential source, at a time when private news institutions and wide spaces of publications through modern technologies imposed a new challenge related to the accuracy of the content of media messages.
SPA chief welcomed heads of member agencies at FANA to their second country, Saudi Arabia, which has always been and still is a main supporter of the joint Arab action in various fields, including the media sector.
He asserted that that the theme of the conference, “The Role of a News Agency in Addressing Fake News”, reflects the importance of these media institutions and their influence at the internal and external levels as a reliable source for the transfer and flow of information, stressing the significance of joining efforts among FANA members to realise a quantum leap in performance and tools of the media discourse.
