Responsibilities of a Neutral Media in the Success of GCC Elections

Media Debate:

What will be the role of leading 6 news channels? (Al Jazeera – Al Arabia – Al Hurra – CNN – BBC – Abu Dhabi TV)

Planned media coverage, Cover ups, Half-truths, Scoops, Witch Hunts……

• Does media need a regulated environment for optimum performance?
• What GCC media should do to provide real information on parties, policies, candidates and the election process itself?
• Responsibilities of Public Officials for Ensuring Neutrality & Media Ethics
• Ensuring Fairness in Press Reporting, Internet Press, Opinion Polls