The Abu Dhabi Media Office has announced the launch of the "Abu Dhabi Press Club," a strategic initiative aimed at enhancing professional cooperation and exchanging expertise among journalists and media professionals, and developing partnerships with various media institutions locally, regionally, and internationally. This contributes to building a comprehensive platform that supports the development of the emirate's media landscape and consolidates its position as a leading global destination on the map of media content and creative industries.
The establishment of the club comes within the framework of the vision of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi to develop an integrated and innovative media system that conveys the stories of national achievements to the local, regional, and international audience, and highlights the leadership of the UAE and Abu Dhabi in economic, cultural, and developmental fields, reflecting its status and role as a bridge for civilizational and cultural communication among peoples of the world.
The office also announced the appointment of Faisal bin Khuraim as the club's director, in appreciation of his contributions to the development of media and academic work through his professional career, which spans over 20 years in leading local and international media institutions.
The "Abu Dhabi Press Club" aims to support media and journalistic work by providing a stimulating professional environment based on media creativity and exchange of knowledge and expertise, in addition to developing the skills of sector employees through specialized training programs and workshops that contribute to producing qualitative content that reflects the Emirati identity and its human and cultural values.
The club will also work on establishing partnerships and cooperation relationships with various media institutions and research centers to expand the horizons of cooperation and exchange of expertise, and to organize dialogue sessions aimed at developing media skills and competencies, and supporting national efforts to convey our success stories to the world with an innovative perspective that keeps pace with the latest trends in the media sector.
On this occasion, the Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Media Office, Maryam Eid AlMuhairi, confirmed that the launch of the "Abu Dhabi Press Club" embodies the vision of the wise leadership in building a media system based on empowering media cadres and providing a stimulating environment for creativity, which contributes to conveying the success story of the UAE and the Emirate of Abu Dhabi to the world.
She added that the club constitutes an important step in providing a professional platform that allows for opportunities for cooperation and exchange of expertise and knowledge among media cadres and talents, to support initiatives for producing creative content that embodies the Emirati identity and its cultural values, and consolidates the country's position as a hub for media talents at the regional and international levels.
The "Abu Dhabi Press Club" is considered a new milestone within the achievements of the Abu Dhabi media system, which aims to enhance media diversity, support creative production, and contribute to building a meaningful content industry, in line with the aspirations and vision of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi to consolidate its position as a global platform for development and media creativity.
