Time to restore trust in journalism
The speech delivered by Kim Dong Hoon, President of the Journalists Association of Korea at the World Journalists Conference (WJC2022): “Welcome to the World Journalists Conference 2022. I am Kim Dong Hoon President of the Journalists Association of Korea. It is a great pleasure to greet you all in a healthy disposition albeit online, due to […]
The Great Transformation of Civilization, the Role of Journalism
The speech delivered by Boo-kyum Kim, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea Boo-kyum Kim at the opening of the World Journalists Conference (WJC2022): “Honorable journalists at home and abroad, Welcome to the World Journalists Conference. I’m Kim Boo-kyum, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea. This year marks the 10th anniversary of holding the […]
A journalist with a waterproof watch!
Alireza Bahrami Text of the speech delivered by Alireza Bahrami, Editor in Chief, ISNA News Agency, Iran, at the World Journalists Conference (WJC 2022) By Alireza Bahrami Editor in Chief, ISNA News Agency TEHRAN: With the rise of social networks in daily lives of people, some speculated that the age of formal media is over. But at […]
Journalists from 34 countries to address WJC2022
SEOUL: Journalists from various countries will highlight the significance of fighting disinformation and the need to strengthen support for fact checking and exchanging experiences when they participate in an international conference next week. The World Journalists Conference (WJC2022), organized by the Journalists Association of Korea (JAK) will be held on April 25-26 in a hybrid […]
Google doodle marks Earth Day 2022 with alarming images of climate change
Today’s annual Earth Day Doodle addressed one of the most pressing topics of our time: climate change, Google said Using real time-lapse imagery from Google Earth Timelapse and other sources, the Doodle shows the impact of climate change across four different locales around our planet. Acting now and together to live more sustainably is necessary […]
“An Afternoon in My Mind”, a beautiful juxtaposition of serene and dramatic images
‘An Afternoon in My Mind’ by Sonnet Mondal Reviewed by Sarbari A. Basu Seventy-five poems in Sonnet Mondal’s latest collection, “An Afternoon in My Mind,” are pleasant and resonant to the reader—we find the physical manifestation of wordplay: tone, serene rhythm, melody, and particularly flashes of vivid imagery. On the page, Sonnet Mondal develops poetry […]
Korean Ambassador to Egypt dances to Nubian rhythms
Ambassador Hong Jin-wook By Aya Medhat Korean Culture Promotion Ambassador at the Korean embassy CAIRO: South Korean Ambassador to Egypt Hong Jin-wook has continued to show his love and support for Egypt, this time in the Nubian way, during his recent visit to Aswan. The ambassador fell in love with the Nubian culture and many […]
Korea: Yoon nominates ex-PM Han as prime minister
SEOUL: President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol on Sunday nominated former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo as the first prime minister of his incoming government. Han is the first person to be named to the Cabinet of the Yoon administration, which will launch on May 10, YONHAP news agency reports. Yoon said in explaining his choice that the new […]
International Meeting of Writers The Moon With Trigger in April
BUENOS AIRES: The fifth International Meeting of Writers la Luna con Gatillo will be held in Monte Hermoso, Province of Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina on April 15 – 17. This important world literary activity is organized by the International Federation of Writers for Freedom and is sponsored by the Municipality of Monte Hermoso. Face-to-face […]
War, destruction, death, peace… and then?
By Dr. Hassan Humeida Kiel, Germany: Worn out and worried, abandoned and fearful people. Serious faces of the soldiers who feed themselves from sources of their own euphoria until the next raid. Commanders who push the soldiers into the front line to burn and smolder – some stay and burn with them and others slink […]
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