GCC Satellite and Youth Standing Committee convenes in Riyadh

Riyadh, Feb 02, 2010, SPA -- Sheikh Faisal Khalifah Al malik Al Sabah, The
Under Secretary of the Kuwaiti ministry of Information chaired here today the
First meeting of the GCC Satellite and Youth Standing Committee comprising GCC
General Secretaries, Under Secretary of Ministries of Information and delegates
of media institutions and those engaged in the field of satellite of member
countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council.


Khalid Omar Al Marhoun, The GCC Deputy Assistant Secretary-General for
Political Affairs, pointed out that the satellite channels targeting the Arab
audience continues to increase, and other means of communication channels are
equally affected if not beyond, most notably the Internet, and mobile phones.

He pointed out that the negative impact on young viewers is not limited to,
necessarily, to suspicious channels, but includes most of the channels that
encumber the Arab space. These distracting channels are with shallow contents
for the youth.


He added that the influence and the rehabilitation cannot be limited to a means
of communication, as other elements of impacts are involved such as home,
school and community.

The meeting will discuss a number of submissions from the Secretariat and
members of the Committee.


--SPA

11:58 LOCAL TIME 08:58 GMT NNNN


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