March 09, 2016 Newspapers
Dubai Media Incorporated has announced a major shake-up to the senior editorial teams at its publishing division, including the appointment of Emirati women Editors-in-Chief for Al Bayan newspaper and online English newspaper Emirates 24/7.
Muna Bu-Samra has been appointed Editor-in Chief of Al Bayan, with Riyad Mickdady also joining the newspaper as Executive Editor-in-Chief. Khadija Al-Marzouqi replaces Mickdady as Editor in Chief of Emirates 24/7, while Sami Al Reyami remains Editor-in-Chief of Arabic tabloid Emarat Al Youm.
Ahmed Al-Hammadi has been appointed overall Executive Director of the Publishing Sector at DMI, with new managing editors at the three media outlets among other newly appointed roles.
Mona Al Marri, Director General of the Government of Dubai Media Office, said the appointments and structural re-organisation at DMI aim to improve performance, as well as promote Emirati talent.
“We are pleased to announce the recruitment and appointment of a group of prominent local media competencies as part of a comprehensive restructuring process of the publishing sector,” she said.
“The Emiratisation rates within the media sector didn’t reach yet the general level of our ambitions, in the executive and leading positions in particular. In DMI, we look forward to introducing a radical change through mid and long-term plans towards increasingly rallying, training and preparing eligible citizens, and the appointment of such a cadre of media leading figures is only the first step.”