Hamdi Abdulaziz
- The award is a station to develop reform, development and community media roles
- Media is a basic partner in achieving the goals of the comprehensive development process
- Highlighting the Renaissance, enlightening society, and communicating the voice of the citizen, the most prominent roles
The Prime Minister of the Press, which is an annual national award, was launched to enhance the press and support the roles and successes of the national media, as it is a main partner in achieving the comprehensive development march goals led by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the king of the country. It is a milestone in the development of Bahraini media and its roles with regard to achieving the national identity, reform and development process and joint Gulf action, as well as encouraging creativity and innovation and enhancing the role of digital content in the service of Bahraini and Gulf society.
Bahrain witnessed the issuance of the first newspaper in the Gulf region in 1939, as well as the first radio in 1940, to local newspapers, in both Arabic and English, which contribute to the media movement in the Kingdom, by performing its national functions and duties assigned to it with all responsibility and competence.
Since His Majesty has assumed the reins of government in the country, His Majesty is keen to pay attention to the media, and to create ways in front of its institutions in order to exercise its responsibilities and roles in highlighting the renaissance and development of the Kingdom and highlighting the issues of concern to society, as well as delivering the citizen’s voice to officials.
The selection of Manama came as the capital of the Arab media for the year 2024 as an Arab and regional recognition of Bahrain as the capital of creativity, cultural diversity, cultural openness, and the adoption of the techniques of the times in a modern constitutional kingdom, as the number of public used for the Internet reached 1.48 million by 99% of the Bahraini people.
Bahrain has a distinct media and digital infrastructure, which has made digital uses available to citizens, until digitization became pivotal in business and services management, and media production, along with digitization of the media through the presence of electronic platforms that are an extension of every printed, audible or visual media.
The Kingdom embraced the Union of Gulf Journalists several years ago and provided it with all facilities, to approve the legislation and media projects that contribute to keeping pace with the development of the media, supporting media professionals in the Arab Gulf region, and encouraging the media and its platforms in strengthening these relations and highlighting what unites us as Gulf countries, and celebrating the stories of Gulf success that reflects the depth of these relations, their strength and the unity of their goals, in a way that is in the interest of our Gulf unity We hold on all levels.
Bahrain seeks to enhance awareness in the digital age to face the increasing challenges in societies, by enhancing the role of journalism and media in combating the spread of misleading news and incorrect information, and avoiding misunderstanding of political decisions. In this context, national, governmental, research and training bodies, in this context, enhance the concept of self -control of young people, and build a conscious society capable of participation, through continuous innovation in the fields of digital media and artificial intelligence, so that the audience becomes more aware and involved in reform and development work.
The development witnessed by the Bahraini media, in kind and quantity, during the reformist era, has become a role model in the professional and moral commitment, as a media that has a social responsibility and aims to preserve the cohesion and unity of society and preserve its achievements and gains, and the Prime Minister of the Press Prize came as a milestone to encourage high professionalism and social responsibility in a way that serves Bahrain and its society and holds Bahrain’s civilized message to the world.
