The second session of the 5th News Agencies World Congress has discussed the challenges and opportunities of new technologies and social media.

It was moderated by Secretary General of OANA, First Deputy Director General of TASS Mikhail Gusman. He said the Congress is a good platform to share ideas, and find ways of tackling the challenges that the media business is facing.

Speakers at the session included President of South Korean news agency Yonhap Park No-Hwang, Editor in chief of Australian Associated

Press (AAP) Tony Gillies, Editor in chief of Press Association Peter Clifton, and CEO of Islamic Republic News Agency Mohammad Khodadi.