According to Arab News, media and technology experts gathered at a symposium in Jeddah to discuss the future of traditional media in Saudi Arabia. The seminar entitled "Media Between the Curriculum and the Field," particularly focused on traditional press and whether it will disappear with the age of new media.

Dr. Saud Kateb, media technology professor at King Abdulaziz University, confirmed that traditional media were facing a great challenge due to new media. "Traditional media are being challenged by new media users. However, students in mass communication colleges in Saudi Arabia suffer weakness in several fields, such as language, self-confidence, creating ideas, writing and using technology to promote their work. Traditional media students have to develop their skills to keep the established press alive," said Kateb.

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