Saudi Television… Facing the Counter-Media
This article was translated using artificial intelligence and the original language of the article is Arabic.
I was pleased, like others, to see the development taking place in Saudi channels, which had long suffered from monotony and repeated many of its scenes for many years. Saudi Television has planned well to connect viewers with the changing times, and in competing with other channels that have continued to renew in a bad way that is harmful to values and abusive to the minds of young people.
As we are facing a comprehensive development in Saudi Television, one of the most important files that I believe should be subject to study and planning is related to external media. Our country still faces a fierce campaign in the channels of falsehood and in social media and through paid mouthpieces from abroad. I have previously called for the importance of having counter-media, especially by the parties that represent the state abroad. As we know that the space is open, it is very important that television in its new form and bright future be one of the most important tools for introducing the homeland and its capabilities, as well as directing organized media campaigns to respond to the sedition planned by spiteful people abroad. Therefore, there must be continuous programs that introduce the world from the Gulf to the ocean in the religious, political, social and cultural aspects, reflecting the image of the homeland and our superiority in many aspects, with the importance of having events abroad receive unprecedented media coverage to ensure that the image is delivered with complete clarity to all countries of the world, and so that the people of sedition see that there are minds that think and respond to them in a refined language and a strategic style.
It is very important that there is effective coverage of the activities of embassies and attachés and that television intensifies its presence, competing with the channels of the world to convey the image from the scene of the event so that it reflects to the outside world the strength of Saudi satellite media on the one hand and so that there is a strong presence in media arenas that are witnessing a continuous struggle, in addition to the importance of publishing important national programs and focusing on the achievements that Saudis achieve abroad, with the need to convey the national voice to all parts of the world by introducing our heritage, culture and history, as well as educating the closed societies that do not know anything about us that the echo of the homeland reaches all countries through media platforms, and this is one of the most important tools of response and confrontation to the counter-media that practices its tricks in secret to undermine our country and its reputation.
As we are facing a promising Saudi vision, the media is a supporter and partner for all goals and plans, and the qualitative leap and development that began a few days ago in Saudi Television must be invested in for the benefit of the homeland and introducing the world to it, as well as inflicting defeats on the external media cells that weave sedition through their channels and speakers so that their fate is defeat and so that the means of media confrontations multiply in an institutional manner that reflects development and high professionalism in managing media content at home and abroad.
With the approach of this holy month, I extend my congratulations to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and His Highness the Crown Prince and the Saudi people and the Arab and Islamic nations, may God bring it back to us with goodness and blessings.
