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Fake news and the future of journalism: The case of Lebanon

By Ghena Halik Laha Magazine & Asia N – Lebanon BEIRUT: Participating in the World Journalists Conference (WJC) 2020 was an opportunity to listen to reports by senior South Korean officials and seasoned journalists about three themes – Fake news and the future of journalism, global responses to COVID-19 and the 70th…
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Society

WJC2020 discusses peace, conflicts in Korean Peninsula

By Chhay Sophal Kampong Chhnang province, Cambodia: The World Journalists Conference 2020 on Wednesday actively debated on peace and possible war in the Korean Peninsula due to chronic conflicts between North Korea and the United States. The online conference conducted by the Journalists Association of Korea (JAK) brought about 100…
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Society

Importance of peace in Korea and everywhere else – A presentation

Pooneh Nedai Editor-in-chief of Shokaran magazine TEHRAN: Peace, or the lack of it, has a significant importance in my life and the situation in my country Iran, which has enabled me to understand well the situation in the Korean Peninsula after it was divided into South Korea and North Korea…
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Society

Overview of an online forum

By Pooneh Nedai Editor in Chief of Shokaran Magazine TEHRAN: We had a fruitful Zoom gathering in World Journalist Forum established in Seoul by the Journalists Association of Korea (JAK). First it was not easy to make a real sense for such an online conference, but when I met all…
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Politics

World media share and seek cooperation to help combat COVID-19

By Chhay Sophal Kampong Chhnang province, Cambodia: Global journalists and media experts participating in the Online ‘World Journalists Conference 2020’ on Tuesday recognize the media role to help fight against the world deadly COVID-19 while seeking cooperation for the common problem. Besides sharing many countries’ experiences on the virus at…
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Society

JAK President: Journalists work hard with a warm heart and a cool mind to make truth known

SEOUL: The President of the Journalists Association of Korea (JAK) has highlighted the commitment of journalists to the truth despite the formidable challenges posed by the spread of COVID-19 and fake news. “Although we may have different genders, skin colors, and ideologies, we still share some commonalities. We, journalists, all…
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Society

Korea’s PM hails journalists’ commitments in WJC 2020 opening remarks

SEOUL: World Journalists Conference 2020 (WJC 2020) got off to a flying start with Korea’s Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun expressing special support to journalists during the trying times of COVID-19 and sharing his hope that the international gathering will serve as a venue of wisdom to reaffirm the importance of…
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Society

Journalists from 53 countries to discuss future of journalism amid viral fake news

By Habib Toumi SEOUL: The rapid spread of fake news amid a deluge of misinformation, disinformation and mal-information during the COVID-19 pandemic will be addressed by international journalists at a three-day conference next week in the Korean capital Seoul. The World Journalists Conference 2020, an annual media event organized by…
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Society

Indonesia media tycoon Oetama passes away at 88

By Peter Song Head of Foreign Cooperation Department – AJA Contributor to AsiaN SEOUL: Jakob Oetama, the owner of Indonesia’s largest media group “Kompas Gramedia” and the founder of the daily newspaper “Kompas Daily,” passed away on September 9. He was 18 days short of turning 89 on September 27.…
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Business

New Covid-19 outbreak brought under control in Vietnam

By Phong Lan Head of World News, Dantri Online Newspaper, Vietnam HANOI: Tourist sites, hotels, restaurants, bars and clubs have resumed operations in many areas in Vietnam as the latest Covid-19 outbreaks have been basically contained in the country. The central coastal city of Danang, the country’s new Covid-19 hotspot, has…
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