Lebanese Ministry of Information
Information Minister, Ziad al-Makari, on Thursday welcomed in his office at the Ministry, Agence France-Presse (AFP) Beirut Bureau chief, Jean-Marc Mojon, in the presence of the Head of the Ministry’s Foreign Correspondents Press Room, Marwan Shoukri, and Francophone Affairs Advisor, Elissar Naddaf.
Discussions reportedly touched on media issues, especially foreign media professionals’ affairs.
Minister Makari expressed readiness to facilitate matters of foreign media offices and agencies present in Lebanon.
Discussions also touched on the possibility of training journalists of the National News Agency, whereby Minister Makari suggested conducting training workshops on ways to combat false news, in addition to the issue of covering parliamentary elections.
Mojon pointed out the cooperation between the Information Ministry and the AFP, highlighted the necessity of fighting fake news to restore citizens’ trust in the media.
Mojon also spoke about the problems faced by the foreign media in Lebanon, especially the Internet crisis.
