The press and media family in the Kingdom of Bahrain celebrates the silver jubilee of the founding of the Bahraini Journalists Association (House of Journalism), which is one of the fruits of the comprehensive and pioneering development march of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the king of the country, may God protect and preserve him. And in its leading historical role in raising awareness and education that inspired many Arab journalists, intellectuals and thinkers in the region, starting from the generation of the pioneers at the beginning of the last century, through successive generations of traditional visual and audio paper, to the generation of modern digital press.
During the past twenty -five years, the Bahraini press succeeded in representing a basic pillar of supporting the comprehensive development process witnessed by the Kingdom of Bahrain, thanks to the high care and the unlimited support that it enjoys from His Majesty the King, may God protect and preserve him, and the continuous attention and close follow -up of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Prime Minister, may God protect him. Continuous Semitism to develop and sponsor the press sector and support freedom of the word and expression in the Kingdom of Bahrain, a clear road map for the progress and development of Bahraini media in its various sectors, which enabled the national press to complete the performance of its role in serving the issues of the country and the citizen, and providing the opportunity for the creative press pens to exercise its active role in a framework of national sense and responsibility, and in light of the commitment to the values and authentic societal principles, and freedoms that the constitution guaranteed The National Action Charter regarding the freedom of the press and expressing opinion. The Bahraini press also has become through its various institutions and schools, and a supervising interface for the sincere national press that is keen to reflect the identity, heritage and the ancient civilized heritage of the Kingdom, in parallel with high professionalism and discreet practice responsible in transferring events with integrity, objectivity and transparency. And through its cooperation with all various parties and media institutions, various media institutions, The Bahraini Journalists Association was able to play a pioneering and active role in developing the Bahraini journalistic scene, supporting and qualifying national cadres working in this vital sector, and consolidating its position as a leading professional institution, which proved a distinguished presence at the local, regional and international level The Bahraini Journalists Association, based on being the official representative of Bahraini journalists and the effective party in developing the national press and upgrading the professional and cultural level of journalists, and preserving the traditions, honor and ethics of the profession. Its ability to keep abreast of modern and accelerating technical and digital developments. The Bahraini Journalists Association was also a real partner in the completion of a draft amending the “Press, Printing and Publishing and Publishing Law” issued by Decree Law No. (47) of 2002, which was approved by the House The Highness of His Majesty the Great King, and to establish a more appropriate legal environment for the requirements of the modern media age, and embodies the constant commitment of the Kingdom of Bahrain freedom of opinion and expression in light of the comprehensive development process of His Majesty the King of the country, may God protect and preserve him. Which represents a detailed development in the history of the national press, the Bahraini Journalists Association in Lines.
With the celebration of the twenty -fifth anniversary of the founding of the Bahraini Journalists Association (House of Journalism), the association launched at the beginning of last April the slogan of its celebration of the silver jubilee and the 25th anniversary of its establishment, in order to distinguish this occasion, which represents an important station in its history and the history of the national press, and a firm witness to the paths of development, renaissance, progress and prosperity witnessed by the Kingdom of Bahrain in light of the prosperous rule of His Majesty the King, may God protect him Since His Majesty, he took care of the reins of government 25 years ago.
In the following lines, we recall some historical information about the association that was established under the Associations and Social and Cultural Clubs Law and private bodies working in the field of youth, sports and private institutions issued by Decree Law No. (21) of 1989 AD. 2000, headed by His Excellency Mr. Nabil bin Yaqoub Al -Hamr, and Mr. Khalid bin Abdullah Al -Zayani as Vice -President, and then a number of senior journalists and editors of the distinguished Bahraini newspapers, who were elected through periodic periodic elections held every two years, were punished with the voting of the members of the General Assembly, according to the statute of the Association of Journalists. (2023-2025) Professor Issa Al-Shayji, head of the editorial board of the Bahraini Al-Ayyam newspaper. In the framework of the goals stipulated in the statute of the Bahraini Journalists Association, the association is obligated to enhance professional values such as integrity and objectivity in journalistic work, and work to care for the rights of journalists and defend their interests, and ensure the necessary freedom for them to perform their journalistic duties freely and easily. And Arab, foreign and international press unions, to develop the profession of journalism, preserve the traditions and honor of the profession, and to commit to organizing specialized workshops and training courses to raise the professional, cultural and training level of journalists and qualify them in the sectors of the press and modern digital media.
