Asian media to enhance cooperation
BEIJING. April 9. KAZINFORM Editors from Asia's leading newspaper organizations concluded their annual board meeting in Beijing on Friday with pledges of cooperation and exchanges of skills, and efforts to monetize content to interested news outlets; Kazinform refers to China Daily.
An active alliance of 21 newspapers in Asia, Asia News Network, or ANN, is a platform for exchanges of stories, photos and skills and as well as journalists among its member newspapers.
The annual board meeting, which was held following a climate change forum a day earlier, also explored potential business opportunities with Yahoo! where selected content from ANN members would be made available to users of the online portal.
In 2008, ANN and Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH (DPA) signed an agreement under which DPA would distribute news and articles published in member newspapers of ANN throughout the world.
China's State Council Information Office said it would continue to support ANN and push Chinese media to forge tighter links with counterparts in other Asian countries. In his keynote address, Wang Chen, minister of the State Council Information Office, said China appreciates the unique role ANN plays in encouraging media partnership and its efforts to promote Asian journalists reporting on Asia.
He said he hoped that both government information agencies and media organizations commit to more exchanges and collaboration to increase understanding on common issues affecting Asia; Kazinform cites China Daily.
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