The Asia Media Summit 2012 kicks off its plenary sessions today with a discussion on how media can make a difference in addressing development issues such as food and water scarcity, inadequate educational and employment opportunities, limited access to health, and peace and security.
The Asia Media Summit 2012 kicks off its plenary sessions today with a discussion on how media can make a difference in addressing development issues such as food and water scarcity, inadequate educational and employment opportunities, limited access to health, and peace and security.
Recognizing that development has remained elusive for the world’s poor, the first session titled “ Media, Development, Conflict: Can Media Make a Difference” Summit will delve into the state of media reporting, best practices and gaps.
Ms. Moneeza Hashmi, President of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association, and General Manager, International Relations of HUM TV, Pakistan will chair this session, while five speakers will share their views on this topic.
They are Zhao Houlin, ITU Deputy Secretary General, Yasser Abed Rabbo, Executive Committee Secretary of the Palestine Liberation Organization and Chairman of Palestine Public Broadcasting Commission, Mohd Naguib Razak, Director General of the National Film Development Corporation, Malaysia, Liu Cong, Deputy Controller, CCTV News, China Central Television, China, and Etinee Fiatte, Director General of Canal France International, France.
Five plenary sessions are lined up during the two-day conference.
AMS Plenary Sessions Starts
The Asia Media Summit 2012 kicks off its plenary sessions today with a discussion on how media can make a difference in addressing development issues such as food and water scarcity, inadequate educational and employment opportunities, limited access to health, and peace and security.
Redefining PSB Mandate
Public service broadcasters need to redefine their mandate for the future and ensure they offer relevant content and earn the trust of audiences to survive and grow in the digital landscape. This becomes more urgent as they face tough challenges brought about by the fast changing technology and global realities.
Public Interest in Facing Ethical Dilemmas
Dr. Venkat Iyer, a Law Barrister in Northern Ireland, says ethics is as important as law and media practitioners should be careful in carrying out their journalistic work to inform the public that can violate ethical standards and do harm to individuals and organizations who may be the subject of broadcasts and articles in newspaper and social media.
Eight-Step Model of Change Leadership
Henrik Keith, former Editor-in-chief and Head of TV News, DR, Copenhagen, introduced the eight-step model of change leadership that guides news managers deal with the fast changing media landscape and help them move the newsroom forward towards a better future.
Greater Media Coverage of MDG Issues
Media leaders in Asia Pacific are expected to generate an agreement/statement for increased and improved coverage of stories dealing with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the region. It will call for increased partnership between UN agencies and media practitioners to achieve this objective. This document.
‘Out of the Box’ Ideas for PSB in Asia
Some 45 delegates from 26 countries across the globe began today a review of the needs and directions of public service broadcasting in Asia-Pacific as they participate in a seminar on ‘Creating and Enabling Environment for Public Service Broadcasting (PSB)’ in Bangkok.
Confronting Ethical Issues in the Age of Social Media
Broadcast journalists and other media practitioners will have the opportunity to examine ethical issues confronting providers and users of online media such as internet forums, blogs and microblogs, Wikipedia, Twitter, etc. as they participate today in a workshop on “Media Ethics in the Age of Social Media “ in Bangkok.
Effecting a Successful Change in the Newsroom
Henrik Keith, former Editor-in-chief and Head of TV News, DR, Copenhagen, urges heads of newsrooms to be both a manager and leader in effecting change so that they are able to move effectively from the current state of affairs to a new future, one where a clear vision and strategy is defined and where the news people are actively engaged to ensure success in implementing the change.
News Managers in the Modern Media Landscape
Faced with the challenges of converging content on various media platforms, incorporating social media in news stories, injecting a creative spark into the workroom and being able to give constructive and learning feedback to staff, news editors and managers need to become movers and shakers rather than reactors to change in the modern media landscape.