Media regulator highlights efforts to facilitate Hajj coverage

The General Authority for Media Regulation concluded its participation in the sixth edition of the Hajj Conference and Exhibition, held in Jeddah over four days under the theme "From Makkah to the World," as part of the "Media Bridge" pavilion.

The authority highlighted its efforts to empower the media sector and introduced participants to its services and initiatives aimed at organizing and facilitating media coverage of the Hajj season.

During the event, the authority launched two early registration initiatives: the first targets local media production companies wishing to cover Hajj, while the second allows international Hajj affairs offices, Hajj and Umrah companies, and government entities to submit requests to contract with local production companies.

The authority also held a meeting to support local media production companies in covering Hajj and organized a workshop titled "Media Coverage of the Hajj Season: Regulation in Step with the Event," aimed at international Hajj affairs offices and local media organizations. Additionally, it participated in a panel discussion on organizational and operational arrangements for Hajj affairs offices.

The workshops and panel discussion drew more than 150 participants from media organizations and international Hajj affairs offices, where organizational arrangements for media coverage were reviewed, and services, initiatives, and opportunities for cooperation with local media production companies were presented.