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Fri, 04/23/2010 - 23:01
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ASIA-PACIFIC NEWS AGENCIES VOW TO GET INTO TV BUSINESS
Seoul, April 23 (ANTARA) – At least 40 news agencies across Asia and the Pacific has vowed to get themselves into the television business, something seen as an unavoidable trend for the future.
The commitment was pointed out in “Seoul Declaration,” released by news agencies members of the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) at the closing of their Summit Congress in Seoul, Wednesday. The declaration was signed by OANA President Dr. Ahmad Mukhlis Yusuf and South Korean News Agency’s President Dr. Park Jung-chan.
The congress, attended by some 100 heads and executives of OANA member agencies as well as observers, was opened by Wednesday by South Korean Prime Minister Chung Un-chan and the closing ceremony was attended by Minister of Sports and Tourism Yu In-chon. President Lee Myung-bak also received the heads of delegations at the presidential palace Blue House earlier Wednesday.
In the declaration read out by Yonhap President , it was stated that OANA members recommended to expand content exchanges to include news materials in the form of video and audio-clips, TV programs and interactive graphics. Such measures was required to meet the growing subscriber demand for en ever greater variety of contents.
The 43 news agencies members of OANA from 35 countries also agreed to “strengthen a system through which information on new services can be shared at all times between member agencies in order to meet subscribers’ needs in multimedia format.
“We are committed to sharing best practices among members in experiencing difficulties and dealing with crisis on newsrooms and management,” the declaration adds.
In the other part of the declarion, it is mentioned that OANA members will continue to support the core values of Freedom of the Press and Ethical Journalism. Particularly they urged governments to implement safety measures to protect the lives of journalists who put their lives at risk working in conflict zones and war-torn regions.
Unavoidable trend
Meanwhile, news agency expert Dr. J. Oliver Boyd-Barrett , professor of journalism at Bowling Green State University, Ohio, the United States, responding to questions by ANTARA, said that it was unavoidable that news agencies get into and involved in television because the future trend would demand for it.
News agencies, he added, will have to cater to other platforms of services that to include footage of news contents, mobile phone and even i-Pod.
Dr. Boyd-Barret said that the trend for news agencies expand their services into television was not something news because Reuters and Associated Press had already started their television footage services for more than 10 years.
On the possibility for news agencies to expand into television broadcasting, he said they might do so especially for bigger and financially feasible news agencies. Only conflicts might also arise with the existing stations, especially with state television stations due to open competition with them.
However, he added that CNN now has become “a news agency” as it cater also to customized demands from subscribed users.
OANA was formed in 1961 under the initiative of UNESCO to facilitate direct exchanges of information between news agencies in the region. end
The commitment was pointed out in “Seoul Declaration,” released by news agencies members of the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) at the closing of their Summit Congress in Seoul, Wednesday. The declaration was signed by OANA President Dr. Ahmad Mukhlis Yusuf and South Korean News Agency’s President Dr. Park Jung-chan.
The congress, attended by some 100 heads and executives of OANA member agencies as well as observers, was opened by Wednesday by South Korean Prime Minister Chung Un-chan and the closing ceremony was attended by Minister of Sports and Tourism Yu In-chon. President Lee Myung-bak also received the heads of delegations at the presidential palace Blue House earlier Wednesday.
In the declaration read out by Yonhap President , it was stated that OANA members recommended to expand content exchanges to include news materials in the form of video and audio-clips, TV programs and interactive graphics. Such measures was required to meet the growing subscriber demand for en ever greater variety of contents.
The 43 news agencies members of OANA from 35 countries also agreed to “strengthen a system through which information on new services can be shared at all times between member agencies in order to meet subscribers’ needs in multimedia format.
“We are committed to sharing best practices among members in experiencing difficulties and dealing with crisis on newsrooms and management,” the declaration adds.
In the other part of the declarion, it is mentioned that OANA members will continue to support the core values of Freedom of the Press and Ethical Journalism. Particularly they urged governments to implement safety measures to protect the lives of journalists who put their lives at risk working in conflict zones and war-torn regions.
Unavoidable trend
Meanwhile, news agency expert Dr. J. Oliver Boyd-Barrett , professor of journalism at Bowling Green State University, Ohio, the United States, responding to questions by ANTARA, said that it was unavoidable that news agencies get into and involved in television because the future trend would demand for it.
News agencies, he added, will have to cater to other platforms of services that to include footage of news contents, mobile phone and even i-Pod.
Dr. Boyd-Barret said that the trend for news agencies expand their services into television was not something news because Reuters and Associated Press had already started their television footage services for more than 10 years.
On the possibility for news agencies to expand into television broadcasting, he said they might do so especially for bigger and financially feasible news agencies. Only conflicts might also arise with the existing stations, especially with state television stations due to open competition with them.
However, he added that CNN now has become “a news agency” as it cater also to customized demands from subscribed users.
OANA was formed in 1961 under the initiative of UNESCO to facilitate direct exchanges of information between news agencies in the region. end
