Momani opens conference on media governance

AMMAN — Deputising for the Prime Minister, Minister of State for Media Affairs Mohammad Al Momani on Monday inaugurated the "Media Governance in the Arab Countries: Media Legislation, Education and Professionalism" conference, in the presence of a number of Jordanian and Arab academics and researchers, the Jordan News, Agency, Petra, reported.

The two-day event is organised by the Middle East University Faculty of Media in partnership with the Jordan Media Commission and Arab Universities Governance Council.

Momani, who is also the government's spokesperson, said that media governance is based on transparency and citizen's freedom to express their stances and opinions in accordance with the law in a way that serves the community, stressing the media's role in fostering these interpretations. He highlighted importance of the conference in clarifying the concept of media governance, its principles and mechanisms.