Vietnam leaves imprint at Asian Media Leaders Summit
Vietnam attended the Asian Media Leaders Summit 2024 held by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) in Singapore on November 6 - 7.
Le Quoc Minh, member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Chairman of its Commission for Information and Education, Editor-in-chief of the Nhan dan (People) newspaper, and Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists’ Association, gives a presentation at the summit. (Photo: VNA)
Singapore (VNA) – Vietnam attended the Asian Media Leaders Summit 2024 held by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) in Singapore on November 6 - 7.
Le Quoc Minh, member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Chairman of its Commission for Information and Education, Editor-in-chief of the Nhan dan (People) newspaper, and Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists’ Association, participated in and delivered a speech at the event.
The summit touched upon such issues as digital transformation, media brand adaptation and amplification, audience attraction, financial sustainability, business innovation and models, challenges related to journalistic ethics, and the optimisation of newsroom resources.
Media leaders discussed pressing issues facing the media sector, future orientations, ideas, models, and solutions to develop sustainable media organisations.
Minh delivered an address about how to build an innovative newsroom, attracting great attention from participants.
At the event, WAN-IFRA presented the Asian Media Awards 2024, which saw 251 entries from 42 media organisations.
Making its debut in the prestigious awards, the Nhan dan newspaper won the gold prize in the “Best in Newspaper Marketing” category for its coverage of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory. The six-month coverage comprises three key products: the subweb on the Dien Bien Phu Victory (dienbienphu.nhandan.vn), the interactive panorama of the victory on the May 7, 2024 issue, and two interactive exhibitions held in Hanoi and Dien Bien Phu province.
Minh highlighted this award’s significance to his newspaper as it has impressed not only domestic readers but also foreigners while persuading journalism experts that the coverage is an innovative and meaningful work for the community.
💖 Founded in 1948, WAN-IFRA currently gathers 3,000 news publishers and technology companies, along with 60 national publishers’ associations in 120 countries and territories. It protects the rights of journalists and publishers around the world to operate independent media, develops high-quality journalistic works, and provides its members with expertise and services to innovate and prosper in a digital world and perform their crucial role in society./.
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