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Formed in 1961 on UNESCO's initiative, OANA promotes and facilitates cooperation among member agencies in order to serve their common interests and help them exchange information and experience. |
The Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) is a non-profit membership association of news agencies from the UN member states in the Asia-Pacific region. 
OANA Training Courses (updated)
Explore the latest courses, exclusively created for OANA and taught by renowned instructor Mike Reilley. Simply log in and click on the links to get started:
- Fact-checking & deepfake detection
- AI trends and hand-on labs
- Basic spreadsheet and database work
- Data visualization software and techniques
- Working with SORA
- AI editing tools and tips for journalists
- Training Google Earth Suite
- Deep search training
- Mobile and desktop apps for storytelling
- Getting started with Generative AI. How to learn the tools and put them to work
OANA Award Winners
On September 21, 2026, the OANA Awards were held as part of the Media Forum dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the Organization.
The OANA Awards was held in three categories:
- Best Photo;
- Best Photo report;
- Best Article.
The following topics were selected for the OANA Awards:
- Journalists at Work Through the Lens of OANA;
- Reflecting National Traditions and Culture in Modern Media.
Please click on this link to see the lists of 2026 award winners.
GFCN Monthly Fact-Checking Report
OANA and GFCN Training Courses
Explore the latest courses, OANA and GFCN Training Courses exclusively created for OANA. Simply log in and click on the links to get started:
- Introduction to fact-checking and today’s information disorder | Daniil Bisslinger | GFCN
- Fact-checking tools and methods using examples from OANA countries | Timofey V | GFCN
- Deepfakes in OANA countries: what they are, the threats they pose, and how to detect them | Timur Shafir | GFCN
- Cognitive traps for fact-checkers: why we believe falsehoods and how to develop critical rather than myth-based thinking | Ivan Serov | GFCN
- Organizing fact-checking in a news agency and international cooperation | Yaroslav Kurilo | TASS
- Getting started with generative AI and putting the tools to work | Aziz Sultanov | New Media School
- Developing Creative Thinking: Theory and Practice for Media Professionals | Evgeny Kleshch | New Media School
- The economics of a creative media project | Vyacheslav Sukhanov | New Media School
