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Fixing a journalism in crisis: Sama'a Al-Hamdani at TEDxSanaa 2013

3,992 views · Published 23 December 2013 · 13:28 · Indexed 12 October 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2013 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Sama'a Al-Hamdani portrays the sad state of affairs of journalism and sees to it that major changes need to apply for it to emerge from the current crisis. By describing how media coverage ranges from sensationalism in Yemen to a more negative form of coverage on Yemen in the West, she highlighted the urgent need to be more objective and commit to massive sweeping changes for this negative image to be transformed.

سماء الهمداني: إصلاح صحافة في مأزق
تبين سماء الوضع المؤسف الذي وصلت إليه الصحافة وكيف أنها تحولت إلى أداة لتغييب الوعي وإعطاء صورة غير حقيقية للواقع عبر التركيز على الإثارة. كما استعرضت الطرق التي أوصل الإعلام عبرها صورة اليمن للغرب . لتغيير ذلك، تؤكد سماء ضرورة تغيير واقع الإعلام من الداخل والعمل بشكل أكثر جدية بموضوعية ومهنية عالية.
 
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