Tunisia hosts Arab police media chiefs

Arab police media chiefs will hold their second conference in Tunis today to discuss the media’s role in crime combating.

The conference agenda will incorporate means of promoting the media's role in creating a more positive atmosphere to help cooperation between citizen and police authorities in crime prevention.

The conference will discuss citizen’s negative attitude toward police authorities, and the means to change this attitude through effective and objective media campaigns.

The conference entitled “police Media and 21 century challenges” will stress the importance of preparing competent Arab media officers who will transmit security related news and data from officials to the masses and vice verse.