المملكة: With a world record, the Media Forum concludes its work by announcing the winners of its awards

Record The Saudi Media Forum reached a world record, with the number of visitors reaching 65,603, crowned by obtaining a certificate from Minister of Information Salman bin Youssef Al-Dosari On Wednesday evening, the closing ceremony of the Saudi Media Forum in its fifth edition, which was held under the slogan "Media in a world that is shaping up" And the Future of Media Exhibition "Fomix"accompanying it, and announcing the winners of the forum’s awards tracks, in the presence of a number of their excellencies, and media professionals from inside and outside the Kingdom.
In his speech, the President of the Saudi Media Forum, Mohammed bin Fahd Al-Harithi, expressed his thanks and appreciation to all supporters, partners, and participants, saying: "How beautiful is gratitude, which is the title of our event tonight, and how enjoyable are the moments of gratitude, for it is the moment in which we affirm the essence of our truth and the authenticity of our humanity. Whenever people meet and awareness increases, their interest in their symbols, honoring them, and honoring their creators increases. Gratitude is a single word that is not ordinary, but rather a word that reflects a culture. If you give thanks, I will give you more. Gratitude is the essence of nobility."

300 speakers participated.

Al-Harithi explained that the forum witnessed the participation of about 300 speakers from various countries of the world, and a wide attendance that contributed to enriching the discussions and transforming the event into an exceptional media carnival, stressing the forum’s endeavor to transform from a seasonal event into sustainable institutional work through specific initiatives, the most prominent of which are "Media Innovation Centre"And initiative "growth" To support media entrepreneurs, and an initiative "Media ambassadors" To discover and empower the talents of university students, in addition to an initiative "a light" Which conveys the forum experience to various regions of the Kingdom.

The Chairman of the Forum indicated that the Future of Media Exhibition achieved wide global participation, as more than 250 companies participated in it and displayed the latest content creation technologies, stressing that the media today is a partner in development, creating awareness, and an engine for change, in light of the support of the wise leadership and the follow-up of the Minister of Information.
He appreciated the efforts of the strategic partners, sponsors, work team, and attendees, extending his thanks to everyone who contributed, participated, and attended the forum.

Names of award winners Forum

During the closing ceremony, the names of the winners of the Forum’s award in its fifth session were announced in its various tracks, which comes as a commitment from the Forum to support and stimulate media creativity.
The journalistic reporting track award was won by Khaled Al-Badr, and in the journalistic dialogue track the award was won by Abdul Hadi Habtoor, while the academic research track won by Lama Al-Sahli.
In the audio-visual media category, the winner of the Artificial Intelligence-generated media content award was announced, while the social talk show program track won the award. "Rashid Shaw" From the Kingdom of Morocco.
The Ministry of Culture won the Podcast Track and Radio Talk Shows Award for the program "Podcasts 1949".

The award for best media work on National Day was won by the Tourism Development Fund for a work "Have you heard about Saudi Arabia?"
In the category of best work on Founding Day, the Ministry of Defense won for the film "The crookedness"
The Advisor to the Royal Court and General Supervisor of the King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid, Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabiah won the Global Competitor Award, while Dr. Al-Rabiah won the Press Column Award. Muhammad Al-Rumaihi.
In the category of best media work for Science Day, the Vision 2030 account won the award.
After that, the Media Personality of the Year was announced, which was awarded to the distinguished journalist Dr. Hussein Najjar, in honor of his media career.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, memorial photos were taken for the winners with the Minister of Information Salman bin Youssef Al-Dosari, then His Excellency honored the partners and sponsors.

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