THE MINISTER OF CULTURE AND INFORMATION IYAD BIN AMIN MADANI RECEIVED HERE TODAY CHIEF EDITORS OF LOCAL NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES. DURING THE MEETING, THE MINISTER EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION OF THE MEDIA IN THE KINGDOM FOR THEIR GREAT ROLE IN DEALING WITH EVENTS AND THEIR CONTINUAL EFFORTS IN FURTHER PROGRESS OF THE JOURNALISTIC ACTION. MINISTER MADANI WAS ALSO BRIEFED ON CHIEF EDITORS' VIEWPOINTS, IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS ON A NUMBER OF JOURNALISTIC TOPICS, DURING THE MEETING, THEY REVIEWED MEDIA'S EFFORTS IN FOLLOWING UP LOCAL AND EXTERNAL EVENTS, HIGHLIGHTING THEIR REAL IMAGE, REPORTING THE KINGDOM'S POLITICAL, CULTURAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND PROFESSIONALLY PRESENTING THEM TO READERS. THE MEETING WAS ATTENDED BY THE MINISTRY'S UNDERSECRETARY FOR INFORMATION AFFAIRS DR ABDULLAH AL-JASSER; ADVISOR AND GENERAL SUPERVISOR OF THE MINISTER'S OFFICE IBRAHIM ALMUSALEM; ACTING DIRECTOR GENERAL OF SAUDI PRESS AGENCY (SPA) ABDULAZIZ AL-GHAMDI; AND ACTING ASSISTANT UNDERSECRETARY OF THE MINISTRY FOR INTERNAL INFORMATION AIDHAH AL-ZAHRANI.
