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East Asia
Seoul seeking a place among World’s five top tourism cities
SEOUL: As I was walking across the majestic Incheon Airport in Seoul, impressed with its imposing structure, my mind raced to a paragraph I read in Bill Clinton’s book My life. “In Seoul, Hillary and I were the guests of President Kim Yong-Sam in the official guest residence, which had…
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Media
Two days inside the World Journalists Conference
On Monday April 26, scores of journalists from 34 countries convened for an international conference launched in Seoul but followed online across the globe. The World Journalists Conference, on its 10th anniversary, tackled two themes over two days. On the first day, Korea’s Prime Minister Boo-kyum Kim called for a…
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The Necessity of Culture Journalism
Speech delivered by Rahul Aijaz, Writer/Filmmaker, Film N’ Chips Media Productions, at the World Journalists Conference (WJC2022) “Hello everyone, I am Rahul Aijaz. I’m a writer, filmmaker and journalist from Pakistan. It’s wonderful to be part of the World Journalists Conference once again this year. The topic for today’s conference is ‘Society…
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Media
The impact of online journalism and new media on society
Speech delivered by Norila Mohd Daud, Malaysia, at the World Journalists Conference (WJC2022) “Hi good afternoon to everybody The topic covers a big scope and perspectives depending on the medium used by the journalist whether newspaper or online news portal. Before the social media and online news portal came into…
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Media
Fact checking and media self-regulation
Text of the speech delivered by Alin Ferrer-Garganera at the World Journalists Conference (WJC 2022) “Thank you for inviting me to make a sharing in this conference. I hope to make a contribution by answering the following questions. Why is fact-checking important? Why should we self-regulate as media? Then I…
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Media
Journalism helps change society for the better
Speech delivered by Lan Phong, Dantri Online Newspaper, Vietnam, at the World Journalists Conference (WJC2022) “Over the years, journalism has been creating social changes by providing information for the public, thus helping raise awareness among them and pushing local authorities to have sound decisions and policies. Journalism has actually changed…
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People
GCS International to deliver development funds for Ukraine Taekwondo Federation
By Seok-Jae Kang Asia Journalists Association Vice President SEOUL: GCS International will deliver taekwondo equipment and/or funds for the war-ridden Ukraine Taekwondo Federation. In this regard, Kim Sang-jin, vice president of the GCS Global Peace Corps under the auspices of GCS International, handed over a taekwondo development fund board to…
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Media
Journalists’ perspectives change societies
Speech delivered by Hassan Humeida, at the World Journalists Conference (WJC2022) “As carriers of important messages, journalists are able to positively change entire societies and make them better and special. Journalists do not carry guns, but they have stronger influence with their peaceful means – such as pen, paper, camera,…
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Education
Fact checking and controlling minds
Speech delivered by Pooneh Nedai, Editor in chief of Shokaran magazine, Iran, at the World Journalists Conference (WJC2022) “Fact checking or finding reliable sources in journalism is a main column for producing valuable news or report. Nowadays that fake news has filled our life more than before, every media has responsibility for…
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South Asia
3 Chinese, their driver killed in bomb attack in Pakistan’s coastal city Karachi
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: Four people, including three Chinese nationals, were killed while several others sustained injuries in a van explosion in the premises of the University of Karachi in the Southern Sindh province. The explosion occurred at 1:52p.m in a van near the Confucius Institute —…
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