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Asia Media Summit 2024

19TH ASIA MEDIA SUMMIT
The Asia Media Summit (AMS) is an annual international media conference organised by AIBD as its flagship event. Every year in consultation with the members, partners and various global media gurus, a theme guides the direction and delivery of the summit. Being a unique broadcasting event in Asia-Pacific, it attracts around 500 top-ranking broadcasters, decision makers, media professionals, regulators, scholars, and stakeholders from within and outside the region. Apart from plenary sessions and pre-summit workshops, Asia Media Summit also provides a platform for intergovernmental dialogues to uplift the benchmarks of the regional media industry.

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May 2012

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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.
 

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.