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The Qatar Sports Press Committee is committed to ideologies of fair journalism and as such has welcomed the AIPS Executive Committee & Jury Meet being held in Doha, says Mubarak al Boainin, Member, Qatar Sports Press Committee.
Emphasising on importance of the meet that is focusing on the 'AIPS Sport Media Awards' scheduled for Lausanne, Switzerland, in January 2019, Mubarak said,"Qatar has become a hub of global sporting events and is the sought after destination in terms of sports and promoting sporting culture. In such a scenario, it is obvious that members of the Qatar Sports Press Committee are playing host to this prestigious event.
"As AIPS President Mr. Gianni Merlo, pointed out yesterday, the organisation has received 1,276 submissions in eight different categories; it means that the journalists from across the world are following it. The submissions have come from 119 countries," said Mubarak, about the importance of the event for journalists across the world.
"We at Qatar Sports Press Committee are committed towards the ideologies of fair journalism, so it is only obvious that we welcome such a Meet in Qatar."
Speaking about the schedule for the meet, Mubarak added,"The event is spread across four days. In the first two days, the Executive Committee Meeting will take place before the Jurors meet.
"We also intend to take the members of the AIPS Executive Committee to the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy and a trip to Qatar Foundation is also planned.
"There is also a planned visit to the Aspire Dome, which is hosting the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships," he added.
On the intentions of the tour, he said,"The tour also intends to highlight the development made by Qatar in all walks of life, rather than just sports. For example, the first time Mr. Merlo came to Qatar was 21 years ago and since then he has been a regular here. But, the thing he noticed the most is its development.
"He said recently in an interview that Qatar changes every six months. Not to speak of the fact that the state-of-the-art sports infrastructure like the Aspire Dome is an example in itself for other nations desirous of hosting premier events. And Qatar hosts more than 90 events in a year including the big ticket ones," added Mubarak.
"Also such events like the AIPS Executive Committee/Jury Meet, provides a platform for developing technologies in sports journalism to come to the fore as premier journalists and photographers get recognised for their work. When that happens, they innovate and that builds upon the sports culture and that's what we want," Mubarak added.
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