“In Russia and Egypt, there is a real freedom of speech. There are alternative opinions, it is permissible to argue and prove your point of view”, – the Head of Rossotrudnichestvo Yevgeny Primakov told Egyptian journalists at a meeting at the Russian Foreign Ministry on September 11. About 30 young media specialists came to Moscow under the “New Generation” program for an internship on the RT Arabic TV channel.
Primakov also stressed that the main purpose of the Agency’s work is the destruction of stereotypes about Russia abroad. In turn, one of the journalists shared his impressions of the country: “We see good-natured and friendly people. And our task is to show that Russia lives much better than some countries that allow themselves to criticize it”.
Representatives of the leadership of the Information and Press Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry told the delegates about the information work of the department, in particular about the methods of combating digital totalitarianism against the Russian media.
According to the Egyptian Ambassador to Russia Nazir Ali Bahaeldin Elnaggari, RT TV channel is watched with great interest in the Republic. “There is an intensive exchange between our countries in various fields. And we are ready to make efforts to develop further relations. It is important that there is an opportunity to exchange experience in the field of media”, he said.
During the week, the leading employees of the TV channel will introduce Egyptian media specialists to the main areas of modern multimedia work. In practice, journalists will participate in the creation of a news block and the production of exclusive stories in the online space.