The news: The General Authority for Audiovisual Media monitored more than 4,000 media violations during the first quarter of this year 2023, of which 15% were monitored through public cooperation through the available reporting channels.
Details: The reports varied between violations of the electronic publishing of media content, sports fanaticism, and the practice of media work without a license, in addition to non-compliance with the controls for importing and distributing media content, and unauthorized receivers.
Here, the Minister of Information comments: One of the most important roles of the media system is to ensure a healthy media environment.. In order to activate this role, during the first quarter of 2023:
– Monitoring +4000 violations of publishing controls, sports fanaticism, and media work without a license.
Issuing +1,700 summons requests for violators.
We will seek to implement the controls, and let us all cooperate to reduce violations.
There is no doubt that the concern of His Excellency the Minister, Professor Salman Al-Dosari, gives great hope in finding radical solutions, especially with regard to sports fanaticism, which has reached an unbearable stage.
Unfortunately, this fanaticism is fueled by media professionals. If you search their content, you will find many abuses against the profession and against sports, and public incitement to abuse against those who do not follow their desires.
Sport, and specifically football, is no longer an internal affair, but rather a soft Saudi power that is watched by millions outside the country. Unfortunately, most of the current sports programs are run with a mentality that is far behind the level of professionalism that is supposed to keep pace with this benign and very important aspiration, given the accompanying financial spending. We need a new school, completely different from what is being broadcast these days.
This is how colleague Fahd Al-Deghaither commented, in a clear indication of the reminder that some sports programs are the problem, not the solution.
In conclusion: If the apology is heavy on yourself, then the offense is heavy on the souls of others as well.
Ahmed Al-Shamrani