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Global Climate Issues and the Role of Journalism: Case of Georgia

By Khatuna Chapichadze Georgian Technical University San Diego State University Professor TBILISI: The World Journalists Conference (WJC), organized by the Journalists Association of Korea (JAK) annually, was conducted from Monday, April 19 to Tuesday, April 20, 2021, online for the second time in its history – due to the continuing global…
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Media

The Prospect of Post-COVID Era and the Role of Journalism: Focusing on Recovery or Applying the Special Energy Accumulated during the Quarantine Times? (Global Context)

By Khatuna Chapichadze Georgian Technical University San Diego State University Professor TBILISI: The World Journalists Conference (WJC), organized by the Journalists Association of Korea (JAK) annually, was conducted from Monday, April 19 to Tuesday, April 20, 2021, online for the second time in its history – due to the continuing…
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Society

All journalists are puppets!!!

By Chhay Sophal Cambodia PHNOM PENH: As you all know, media has played a key role in all areas like: – Politics – Democracy and human rights, as well as free and fair elections – Social justice, leaders’ transparency and accountability, and social equality and equity; – Gender, women’s’ rights, children’s…
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Society

Journalists praise WJC2021 as among the best ever, pay tribute to Journalists Association of Korea, organizers

SEOUL: Participants at the World Journalists Conference 2021 have hailed the annual meeting as a tremendous success. Journalists paid special tribute to the Journalists Association of Korea and the organizers for their special endeavors to iron out any obstacle and ensure that the conference, held both in-person for people living…
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People

Modesty: Malaysian minister assists workers in sweeping rainwater

KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian minister has posted a picture of himself helping to sweep the rainwater that fell on the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. “Today the rain of grace fell heavily. Thank God, I was able to contribute a little service and energy with the staff of the…
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Society

Climate change conference stresses need for prompt collective action, proactive role of media

By Habib Toumi MANAMA: An international media conference in the Korean capital Seoul has warned that the threats associated with climate change are so ominous that inaction to take collective action would have a high cost for humanity. Participants at the World Journalists Conference 2021, an annual event hosted…
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Society

South Korean Youn Yuh-jung of ‘Minari’ wins best supporting actress Oscar

SEOUL: Youn Yuh-jung has won best supporting actress at this year’s Academy Awards for her performance in the immigrant film “Minari,” becoming the first South Korean to win an acting Oscar. At the awards ceremony held at Union Station in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday (U.S. time), Youn was awarded…
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Society

Global Moment for Earth: Media should dedicate daily time slots exclusively to climate change

By Dr. Hassan Humeida Kiel, Germany KIEL: Climate change is not a new phenomenon. Described as the cooling or warming of the Eart’s climate over a long period of time, it is considered the most important problem on planet Earth. For the last decades, a climate crisis that affects the…
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Society

Kim Dong Hoo: WJC becoming one of the greatest events for journalists around the world

SEOUL: The World Journalists Conference is becoming one of the greatest events for journalists around the world for its bringing journalists from across the world to discuss crucial issues and the future of journalism, the President of the Journalists Association of Korea (JAK) has said. “We have invited journalists from…
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Society

The true vaccination needed for journalism in post-COVID era

By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid (Egypt) President, AJA Editor-in-Chief, the Silk Road Literature Series CAIRO: Since the dawn of history, through the centuries, humanity has been resisting diseases and epidemics that stroke the planet. We had known all about that in the past; thanks to historians. But in modern times we owe…
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