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Mediathon, “Media Race”
an event in which media professionals and interested parties compete, to create quality initiatives, projects, and innovative solutions to media challenges.
Deadline has passed for receiving your projects and solutions for this edition.
We care about your participation in the upcoming editions.
One of the projects of
the Center for International Communication at the Ministry of Media.
In cooperation and
partnership
with stc group.
Objectives
Finding solutions to media challenges through quality projects and innovative initiatives, to serve and develop national media institutions.
Strengthening the Ministry of Media's Idea Bank with innovative initiatives and qualitative solutions
Promote constructive engagement with the community.
Creating a virtual world for media solutions with the participation of the people of the Kingdom's regions and residents.
Registration Terms
The participant must be a Saudi national or a legal resident of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The participant must be at least 18 years old.
The idea should be in one of the main challenge tracks.
The outputs of ideas should be integrated media projects and initiatives that solve challenges, and not media products such as films, press reports, television programs, and other media templates.
Who can participate in "Mediathon"?
Individuals
Individuals
For all creative individuals with outstanding ideas
You can turn your idea into reality whether you are an interested person, a student in media and communication college, or you work in the sector, and you have a creative team consisting of 2 to 5 people.
Parties
Parties
For all parties and institutions that want to make a difference in the media sector.
An opportunity for all media production and advertising companies, media institutions, and corporate communication departments in the public and private sectors, as well as universities.
How can you participate in Mediathon?
Register now and choose one of "Mediathon" challenges to share your idea with.
Traditional media presentation challenge
Some media means suffer from traditional presentation and content, due to the repetition of some media figures, lack of innovation in artistic forms and media methods, and slow adoption of new methods of media and communication, which reduces the interest of some recipients in the media (television, radio, newspapers). It directs them to on-demand platforms, where local content is scarce.
Take on this challenge and share project ideas that distinguish media presentation and attract viewers to it.
Apply Now
Media data collection, monitoring, and analysis challenge
In the field of media, we have a lot of various data, and there may be a lack of tendency to benefit from that data, monitoring, analysing and benefiting from its results. By Finding new technological means that will contribute to producing data and help the sector and its workers, will be very helpful.
Apply for this challenge and share ideas of projects that will contribute to benefiting from the data of the media sector.
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The gap between academic knowledge and professional practice challenge
Some media and academic institutions suffer from the lack of projects that benefit from media knowledge and enhance it through professional practice. Some students may face relative differences in educational attainment and skills required in the labor market, in addition to the lack of benefit from research activity, and the reflection of its outputs on the labor market. Hence, the challenge seeks to create balance between knowledge and practice.
Take on this challenge and share project ideas that contribute to the creation of joint projects in the media field.
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International Communications challenge
Poor access to some information to the international media, and limited tools that convey the true image of the Kingdom, which keeps pace with its progress in various fields.
Take on this challenge and share project ideas that enhance international communication and increase the reach of Saudi media content to the world.
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Dialogue Sessions
Join us for a series of valuable dialogue sessions, in cooperation with the most prominent international bodies and experts in the media sector locally and globally, to provide you with knowledge and information on topics in the media field and related to the main four challenges tracks of Mediathon race.
Awards
Mediathon Timeline
Starts from
Connect the winning teams with expert companies in the field
Register and upload ideas
on the portal
on the portal
From April 9 - May 27
Announcing the qualified
teams for winning
.
teams for winning
.
Connect the winning teams with expert companies in the field
Workshops stage
and reaches to
Marathon day and
final ceremony
.
final ceremony
.
and enhances its effect
Connect the winning teams with expert companies in the field
Training the winner teams
Connect the winning teams with expert companies in the field
Starts from
Register and upload ideas
on the portal
on the portal
From April 9 - May 27
Announcing the qualified teams
for winning
for winning
Workshops stage
and reaches to
Marathon day
and final ceremony
and final ceremony
and enhances its effect
Training the winner teams
Connect the winning teams
with expert companies in the field
with expert companies in the field
FAQs
You can contact via e-mail: [email protected].
Come up with an idea for a creative project in one of the targeted challenges of Mediathon, then submit your idea by registering in the portal.
Projects can be presented in two languages: Arabic and English.
The owner of the idea is required to register his idea individually, then register the members of his team that may consist of minimum 2 to maximum 5 people.
There are no fees, all you have to do is to share your creative ideas with us.
It is not possible; it is allowed to register with one idea per participant.
The duration of “Mediathon” is 3 days, two virtual days (workshops), and the last day is (the day of the marathon and the final ceremony).
May 27, 2022.
Yes, it is required to attend workshops and dialogue sessions.
It is not necessary to attend the virtual Mediathon sessions, which are held during the reception period, and it is preferable to attend them to develop your creative idea.
- Traditional media presentation.
- Media data collection, monitoring, and analysis.
- The gap between academic knowledge and professional practice.
- International Communications.
Mediathon does not receive media products. It is a competition dedicated to presenting integrated projects and initiatives that contribute to solving media challenges.
The first stage is receiving and sorting ideas, the second stage is the nomination of the winning ideas, and the third stage is the workshops, and then enters “Mediathon” competition.
The award is given to the person through whom the idea was registered through Mediathon portal.
