المملكة: “Media Professions Guide” is a strategic step towards effective media

Minister of Information Salman bin Youssef Al-Dosari confirmed that the Media Professions Guide is a strategic step towards influential media, through governance that controls the scene and limits the practice among members of the profession.
He indicated through his account on the X application that this step enhances professionalism and professionalism, and achieves transformation, with an effective national vision towards creating media influence.

Developing media sector governance

The General Authority for Media Regulation launched the “Media Professions Guide,” through which it aims to develop the governance of the media sector and raise it to new levels of quality and professionalism.

The CEO of the General Authority for Media Regulation, Dr. Abdul Latif Al Abdul Latif said that the guide is a reference for describing and classifying media jobs, and is one of the fruits of the Authority’s new strategy, which aims to improve the governance of the media sector and raise its efficiency.
To view and download the guide, follow this link.

Professional registration and media development

Al-Abdul Latif pointed out the importance of professional registration in developing the media sector, and said that the guide comes as a complement to professional registration for the governance and control of media professions, and defining a reference for their description in institutions and media bodies in a way that raises the quality of media practices.
He explained that the Authority will continue its efforts to develop the media sector to be a tributary to the national economy and keep pace with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 and its prosperous future.

Through this regulatory guide, the Authority seeks to develop the governance used in regulating media professions, starting from the professional registration process, up to improving the performance of workers in media professions, and raising the level of awareness among media practitioners and media establishments, to make the media work environment organized and attractive to creative people, and motivating to achieve higher levels. Levels of quality and efficiency.

General principles of media work

The guide presents the general principles that govern the performance of work in media professions and the controls that media professionals must adhere to, as they complement the media content controls stipulated in the audiovisual media system and its executive regulations.
These controls include: verifying the accuracy of information, identifying sources, differentiating between analysis and news reporting, naming analysis and commentary, and distinguishing news from propaganda.

The guide touched on the controls of media work and the principles of practicing the profession based on international standards for the media profession, which include: integrity, objectivity, maintaining confidentiality, efficiency, correcting facts, fairness and integrity, as well as the conditions and benefits of professional registration for media professionals and professional accreditation.
The guide also provides an explanation of the responsibilities and tasks of all professions licensed by the General Authority for Media Regulation.

More transparency and professionalism

The General Authority for Media Regulation is working to achieve more transparency and professionalism among media practitioners, seeking to provide an incubating environment for innovation and competition in development.
In addition to its commitment to responsibility and credibility, which enhances trust between the public and the media.
The Authority urged practitioners of the professions included in the guide to register professionally through the media platform here.