DAU hosted a seminar last Week,  11^th October entitled “The role of Saudi Media in Supporting National Issues”. The seminar was attended by elite academics and the media.

Dr. Naif Bin Thunayan AlSaud , Dean of College of Arts in King Saud University Prince/ participated in the seminar, which was organized by The Journalists Forum.  Dr. Muhammad Alhaizan (member of the Consultative Council), and Dr Fahad Alaskar (Saudi academic researcher) also attended the Seminar.

The session was run by Dr. Naser Albrag (Head of the Journalism department in the college of Media and communication in Imam Muhammad bin Saud University). The seminar discussed the role of Saudi media during the Gulf crisis, and the importance of defending the Kingdom against attacks from the media.

The speakers all agreed that the Saudi Media plays an important role towards these attacks against the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, whether it is traditional media or social network media. The attendees also stressed the importance of rooting the study of national media.