Deputy General Director of Vietnam News Agency Le Quoc Minh at the event (Photo: VNA) Sofia (VNA) - The sixth News Agencies World Congress (NAWC) convened its final discussion session in the Bulgarian capital city of Sofia on June 14. During the two-day four sessions, participants pointed out global-level trends, opportunities and challenges to news agencies and looked into ways to diversify income sources, build effective ownership models and process to fight fake news, and use artificial intelligence. In an interview granted to Bulgarian News Agency, Deputy General Director of Vietnam News Agency Le Quoc Minh said the strong development of social media is pulling the press into a speed race that, in some cases, neglects the core requirements. In order to diversify income, he suggested producing contents with paid subscription, promoting ads or sponsored contents, or seeking other solutions such as e-commerce, data service and information technology. The sixth NAWC … [Read more...] about Sixth News Agencies World Congress convenes final session
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Sixth News Agency World Congress convenes final session
Deputy General Director of Vietnam News Agency Le Quoc Minh at the event (Photo: VNA) Sofia (VNA) - The sixth News Agencies World Congress (NAWC) convened its final discussion session in the Bulgarian capital city of Sofia on June 14. During the two-day four sessions, participants pointed out global-level trends, opportunities and challenges to news agencies and looked into ways to diversify income sources, build effective ownership models and process to fight fake news, and use artificial intelligence. In an interview granted to Bulgarian News Agency, Deputy General Director of Vietnam News Agency Le Quoc Minh said the strong development of social media is pulling the press into a speed race that, in some cases, neglects the core requirements. In order to diversify income, he suggested producing contents with paid subscription, promoting ads or sponsored contents, or seeking other solutions such as e-commerce, data service and information technology. The sixth NAWC … [Read more...] about Sixth News Agency World Congress convenes final session
OANA 44: Asia-Pacific news agencies share experience to combat fake news
First Deputy Director General of Russia’s TASS news agency Mikhail Gusman stressed that it is time to use every advantage to develop mechanisms in the fight against fake news. The first step will be forming close ties among news agencies, possibly in a traditional alliance like the OANA, he suggested, stressing on the need to give a clear definition of “fake news,” along with legal arguments and regulations. According to Gusman, the OANA is not only a venue for news agencies to share experience, but also to make important decisions affecting the stability of the global information space. When TASS assumed the OANA Chairmanship, a code of professionalism ethics for OANA was issued with the support of the Australian Associated Press (AAP), which dictates responsibility for the correctness of information, including news, photos, and videos, and bans the publication of news that could promote the activities of terror groups. Photo: The Guardian … [Read more...] about OANA 44: Asia-Pacific news agencies share experience to combat fake news
Asia-Pacific news agencies share experience to combat fake news
First Deputy Director General of Russia’s TASS news agency Mikhail Gusman (Source: wikimedia) Hanoi (VNA) – Members of the Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) expressed concern over the spread of fake news and its negative impact on society, sharing measures to help news outlets and the public to conduct fact-checking on the occasion of the 44th OANA Executive Board Meeting hosted by the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) in Hanoi from April 18-20. First Deputy Director General of Russia’s TASS news agency Mikhail Gusman stressed that it is time to use every advantage to develop mechanisms in the fight against fake news. The first step will be forming close ties among news agencies, possibly in a traditional alliance like the OANA, he suggested, stressing on the need to give a clear definition of “fake news”, along with legal arguments and regulations. According to Gusman, the OANA is not only a venue for news agencies to share experience, … [Read more...] about Asia-Pacific news agencies share experience to combat fake news
World news agencies discuss future of journalism
The event, sponsored by Russia’s TASS news agency, was attended by representatives from nearly 30 major news outlets around the world, including Russia Today, AP of the United States, ANSA of Italy, AFP of France, Kyodo News of Japan, Xinhua of China, EFE of Spain, PA of the United Kingdom, IRNA of Iran and Prensa Latina of Cuba. Speaking at the summit, TASS Director General Sergei Mikhailov stressed there is a need to develop verification mechanisms to counter fake news. Deputy Director General of the Vietnam News Agency Le Quoc Minh (L) talks to leaders of IRNA of Iran on the sidelines of the summit in St. Petersburg "It is no news that media outlets have been using social media as sources of information, it is also no news that social media users learn about various events, particularly incidents, before the media do," he said. "It is impossible and wrong to ignore this, so professional media outlets should learn to make the most of it," Mikhailov added. He … [Read more...] about World news agencies discuss future of journalism