Discussion on media role in alleviating poverty [Archives:2004/783/Local News]

The media people participated in a session held on Wednesday 11th October at the Ministry of Information on the role of media in the strategy of poverty alleviation. They confirmed that media alone can not contribute to poverty alleviation without making concrete achievements in reality.
The media people slashed at the poverty alleviation strategy because it is not clear enough to enable media personnel to contribute purposeful programs to poverty alleviation. They also criticized the strategy for not publishing studies and researches about media program.
Attended by representatives of several media means, the session displayed numerous views and proposals on the programs to be implemented by radio, television, and other media means for the purpose of alleviating poverty.
The participants affirmed that 95% of the poor are illiterate. This is why radio programs are preferable when it comes to supporting the strategy.
The researches and papers offered by some media institutions and journals indicated that there are many difficulties and barriers to the awareness programs of the strategy. They also reported lack of coordination between the main unit responsible for executing and monitoring the strategy of poverty alleviation and the relevant media means.
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