Lebanese Ministry of Information
Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Friday said that the media sector is facing many challenges, especially amid the stifling economic situation facing the country.
Minister Abdel Samad assured representatives of the electronic media websites at the closing of the consultative meetings “on the present and the future of information” organized by the Ministry at the Grand Serail: “We are partners and in a context of collaboration, not confrontation,” adding that the sector is in need of organization and is facing many challenges.
“I hope the new law will serve all parties as we try to address the gaps to find points of convergence,” said the minister.
“We are seeking through this meeting to collect ideas and opinions upon which we can draft a law and a plan for the public and private media and their role.”
She added: “The electronic website sector faces great challenges and things are not clear neither to the website owners nor to the concerned authority in this sector.”
Information Ministry Director General, Dr. Hassan Falha, for his part, saw that “the problem of the media today is an existential problem represented by its survival and continuity.”
Dr. Falha regretted the absence of special articles related to electronic websites in Lebanese legislation, saying electronic websites imposed their presence by power of modernization and not by the law.
Dr. Falha stressed the need for coming up with flexible legislation that is compatible with technological development.
NNA
