Manama, February 8th (BNA) –A workshop on “Media and Political Socialization,” organized by Bahrain Institute for Political Development kicks off tomorrow morning at Diplomat Hotel. The workshop is presented by Media Professor, Adel Salah at the University of Sohaj, Egypt.

Professor Adel Saleh has attained his doctorate in political communication from Friedrich Alexander University, in Federal Republic of Germany, and he is also an Assistant Professor of political communication at the Media International Institute in the Arab Republic of Egypt.

During the workshop, the lecturer will address a number of themes, and most important of them are the concept of political socialization agencies, the nature of the relationship between media and politics, the impact of media means on individuals and societies, the duties of media in the political field, as well as the challenges facing the media in political socialization, in addition to the role of modern media in the political socialization.

Marking the occasion, Bahrain Institute for Political Development’s CEO, Dr. Isa Ahmed Al-Khaiyat said, “The workshop is very important as it addresses an urgent issue, which is the impact of media means on individuals and societies.”

On the other hand, it is expected that about 200 people from various sectors of society, including citizens and affiliates of political societies, other civil society’s institutions and employees of ministries and government bodies will attend the workshop and participate in its events.

Dr. Isa Ahmed Al-Khaiyat stressed that the media means in general play a major role in creating a political awareness for the citizen, particularly if these institutions are based on national foundations which positively reflect and contribute, through the forum, in reinforcing the spirit of loyalty, and citizenship.

In addition, there should be an avoiding of exploitation of these platforms that are no longer confined to any geographical or technological boundaries, which seek to achieve narrow personal purposes and interests, taking into consideration that these institutions have to be flexible to cope with the era’s professional, and technical developments.

MR.