Bahrain Red Crescent Society has taken part in a regional workshop on media and communication in Lebanon

Bahrain Red Crescent Society (BRCS) has taken part in a regional workshop on media and communication in Lebanon. The International Committee of the Red Cross, the regional office of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies for the Middle East and North Africa organised the three-day event. The workshop focused on media and communication during crises, the significance of field media, target audience and appropriate media messages, ways of dealing with social media and preparing influential media materials through smartphones. Head of public relations Ali Kadhim Madan stressed the importance of social media in conveying media message to the public during disasters and crises. He said the principle of partnership in humanitarian work adopted by the Bahraini Red Crescent calls for the optimal investment of social media to establish communication and co-operation with international humanitarian organisations.