‘Kingdom to host regional community media conference’

AMMAN — Jordan is scheduled to host the third Arab Regional Community Media Conference from February 24 to 26 at the Dead Sea.

The conference is part of the Aswatona network and is organised by the Amman-based Community Media Network (CMN) and the UK-based Community Media Solutions in association with the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters, a CMN statement said.

 The Audio-Visual Commission is also supporting the conference.

Titled “Our Independent Voices”, the conference will bring to Jordan more than 100 community broadcasters “many of whom have emerged as part of the Arab Spring’s emphasis on the search for independent voices and freedom of expression”.

Initially planned for the Yemeni capital Sanaa, the conference shifted location due to the unstable security situation in Yemen, the statement said.