Damascus-Sana
To the left of the main entrance of the Damascus International Fair is the bottom line and the news of the beginner to a question echoed by the followers of the Damascus International Fair on the media work and direct coverage and the timely accompanying an event of this magnitude and importance includes various events and activities over a period of ten days.
The Media Center in the Ministry of Information booth at the Damascus International Fair did not know the inactivity throughout the days of the exhibition was a beehive produces news from time to time from the coverage and live broadcast, pictures, meetings and other media materials delivered the message "from Damascus to the world."
The Media Center comprises the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), the Unity Foundation for Press, Printing, Publishing and Distribution, the General Organization for Radio and Television, the Arab Advertising Foundation, the Television Production and Electronic Media Foundation and the Journalists Union.
Minister of Information Emad Sara Bin said in a statement to SANA that 125 local, Arab and foreign media covered various activities and activities of the Damascus International Fair, of which 42 means obtained the entry visa which came from outside Syria, while 83 are present in Syria, including the national media in addition to the accredited offices of the media. Foreign Affairs such as "Associated Press, France Press and Reuters" and other offices are already in Syria, pointing out that the media center provided various services to the media such as free high-speed Internet and satellite broadcasting at subsidized or semi-free prices.
The Minister pointed out that the Damascus International Fair has sent many political, cultural, social, tourism and media messages, adding that “the most important message I speak as a Minister of Information is the media message that any media came to Syria to cover the activities of the exhibition and saw this smile on the faces of Syrians from different segments of society felt completely The extent of misinformation he was subjected to about the situation in Syria because those outside Syria are being misled by various media, whether through social networking sites or through traditional media.
The Minister of Information confirmed that the image presented by the Syrian media through its material and broadcast images refuted all the attempts made by the United States to limit participation in the Damascus International Fair.
On the logistics and technical equipment of the center between the Syrian Arab News Agency SANA Abdul Rahim Ahmed that the technical staff of the Agency provided a distinctive efforts to equip the center with all the requirements of the successful media coverage of the exhibition events and convey his message to the world, pointing out that the media team of the Agency composed of editors and photographers worked throughout the days of the exhibition As an integrated team to cover this great event from the field to convey the real image of the exhibition events directly and from the ground to local and international public opinion through more than 1900 images and 66 video reports and about 300 news and written report covering various activities and events Grant participating in the exhibition and monitored in real time and direct traffic daily visitors.
Throughout the exhibition, the center witnessed the presence of journalists from various local, Arab and foreign media. The hall was full of movement, conversations and continuous work in addition to the influx of visitors wishing to learn about the work of the media directly through the center.
In turn, journalist Safa Mohammed, director of the office of the Voice of the Arab channel in Damascus, pointed out their work to cover the activities of the exhibition since the opening until the last day and her keenness to show the image of the exhibition on the reality, stressing that the exhibition has achieved success at all levels, especially international participation and the volume of agreements and contracts concluded within it Syria's recovery.
Ali Hassan, a reporter for the Syrian satellite news, noted the facilities and services provided to the media at the center to practice their work directly from the exhibition ground, pointing out that the media cadres did not provide any effort to reflect and deliver real and real coverage moment by moment to the Damascus International Fair to contribute to the embodiment of its slogan “From Damascus” To the world. ”
Wasim Al-Saqr, a photographer at the General Authority for Radio and Television, described his work during the exhibition with pleasure.
The journalist Abdul Hadi Daas of Juhayna magazine thanked the Ministry of Information for the services provided to journalists through the media center equipped with the best technology, saying that the presence of media professionals in the center formed an atmosphere of intimacy and cooperation among them.
Youssef Badawi, a photographer for the European Agency for Images, “API” pointed out the work of the media team within the continuous center to convey the live image of visitors to the exhibition and its wings, pointing out that the war correspondents who have experienced the most difficult circumstances meet today in this beautiful event in an atmosphere of love and intimacy.
Fahad KM inscribed SANA's correspondent in Moscow who visited the media center and talked about the success of the media coverage that accompanied the activities of the Damascus International Fair in delivering a large Arab and international presence despite threats and American attempts to prevent foreign participation.
He said how much of the inscription I congratulate colleagues on this outstanding activity and what we have seen from the work of the SANA news agency and the Syrian satellite channel and national media channels where there was space to compete.
The diversity of the media presence inside the center, including a platform in the form of a mobile with pictures and phrases bearing the names of service programs put on the Syrian screens in general, which attracted people and followers to take a memorial image in addition to a box to put complaints and observations about these programs, according to Nour Youssef editor of the General Authority for Radio and Television.
For his part, Ammar Al-Barri from the Lebanese Godfather website noted the popular demand and media witnessed in the exhibition and the cooperation between the media, pointing to their coverage of artistic events, stressing that Syria is not worthy of it but joy.
Maha Atrash and Rehab Ali
