Why Is Media Apprehensive About Working In FIFA World Cup?

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Despite the hue and cry over freedom of speech and the fourth estate, media has been restricted to do its job over the FIFA event in Qatar 



Media is having a hard time in the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, as the mini but rich Middle eastern country is preventing media from reporting anything from there. Apparently, the international media has been banned from the international sporting event.

None of the well-known media houses are going to be allowed under a ban to report anything from Qatar. This includes the well-known names as BBC, ITV under the so-called filming permits that are given away by the Qatari government.

In focus will be things like the accommodation sites of migrant workers, apart from footage “near or within” government buildings, universities, places of worship and hospitals, along with recording on “any privately owned property”, even with the owner’s consent.

All this is prohibited and could lead to imprisonment as well.

Media will be allowed to access only and film public places in only three locations in Doha: The Corniche waterfront promenade, the West Bay area and the Towers area. These are rules to be agreed to before even applying for the filming permit, reliable sources have confirmed.

These rules also apply to photographers but do not explicitly refer to print journalists who do not film their interviews.

The rules do not prohibit reports on specific subjects but barring crews from filming on private property – “including but not limited to houses, apartment complexes, accommodation sites” – is likely to make it difficult for them to investigate reported abuses, such as the mistreatment of migrant workers, or to conduct interviews on subjects’ people may be reluctant to discuss in public, such as LGBTQ+ rights.

Fifa said it was “working with the supreme committee and relevant organisations in Qatar to ensure the best possible working conditions for media attending the tournament, as well as ensuring that broadcasters continue to report freely without any restrictions”.


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