Mon, 2019-09-23 00:57
JEDDAH: When television came to Saudi Arabia in 1965, it was rejected by some as the “devil’s handiwork.”
But far from being in shock, Saudis generally were keen to embrace the new mass medium and learn what was going on in the world.
One TV station with a variety of programs was all it took to ensure that a Kingdom on the cusp of unprecedented prosperity and power also became home to an intellectually curious and informed society.
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