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Media and Society

الإِعْلَامُ وَالمُجْتَمَعُ

Level B2 · ~5 min read · 14 key words

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نَظَّمَتْ كُلِّيَّةُ الْإِعْلَامِ مُؤْتَمَرًا بِعُنْوَانِ «الْإِعْلَامُ وَتَشْكِيلُ الرَّأْيِ الْعَامِّ». حَضَرَ الْمُؤْتَمَرَ صَحَفِيُّونَ وَبَاحِثُونَ وَصُنَّاعُ قَرَارٍ مِنْ مُخْتَلِفِ الدُّوَلِ الْعَرَبِيَّةِ.
Transliteration

naẓẓamat kulliyyatu al-iʿlāmi muʾtamaran bi-ʿunwāni «al-iʿlāmu wa tashkīlu ar-raʾyi al-ʿāmmi». ḥaḍara al-muʾtamara ṣaḥafiyyūna wa bāḥithūna wa ṣunnāʿu qarārin min mukhtalifi ad-duwali al-ʿarabiyyati.

English translation

The media faculty organized a conference titled 'Media and Shaping Public Opinion.' Journalists, researchers, and decision-makers from various Arab countries attended the conference. The first session addressed the phenomenon of fake news and its danger to societies.

Sample vocabulary

حُرِّيَّة
ḥurriyya
freedom / liberty
حَقِيقَة
ḥaqīqa
truth / reality / fact
كَذِب
kadhib
lie / falsehood

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