SHANGHAI, Nov. 19-- The World Media Summit (WMS) presidium has issued consensus reached by delegates at the presidium's fourth meeting, which was held in Shanghai on Monday. The delegates were senior executives of 13 international media organizations from 11 countries, namely, the Agence France-Presse (AFP), Al Jazeera Media Network, the Associated Press, BBC, Kyodo News, Naspers South Africa, Reuters, Folha de S. Paulo Press Group of Brazil, International News Agency and Radio Sputnik, TASS Russian News Agency, the Hindu Group, Xinhua News Agency and ANSA. Speaking highly of the achievements made over the past decade since the establishment of the WMS, the delegates agreed that summit meetings held over the years have played a significant role in facilitating the communication and cooperation of media organizations around the world, making the WMS one of the most important high-end communication platforms for media globally. The delegates analyzed the situation faced by the global media industry today, proposing that media organizations should ride the wave of changes, embrace innovation, seize development opportunities, overcome challenges, mitigate risks, and strive to open up new development space. According to the consensus, media organizations should place greater importance on technological innovation, and integrate technological innovation into the process of news transmission, creating a harmonious synergy between the advancement of technology and the creativity of humanity. |