Qatar Media Center holds seminar on social media roles in news industry

• Published date: 06 February 2023
• Publication title: Gulf Times

Qatar Media Center (QMC) of the Ministry of Culture organised Sunday evening at its headquarters a seminar entitled 'social media as media platforms, did it pass the test'.

Led by presenter Buthaina Abdul Jalil, the seminar brought together a host of researchers and specialists, and discussed many topics, including the role of social media as news platforms, and its impact on the users' psychological and social status. The panel also discussed the most prominent laws related to the news industry on social media platforms.

In an exclusive statement to Qatar News Agency (QNA), Director of QMC Iman Al Kaabi said the seminar hosted many guests and participants and saw a wide exchange of views.

The QMC hosts seminars that motivate the public to contribute to their outputs, leading to the formation of a general vision regarding multiple fields, Al Kaabi said, highlighting the subject of today's seminar that discussed the contributions of social media as news platforms, with a focus on some aspects, which still seem to represent drawbacks in the work of the social media.

The QMC seeks to elevate interaction between the public and the meaningful content creators by holding workshops that contribute to qualifying those wishing to enter these fields, or by...