(ANN) - The executive board of the Asia News Network, an alliance of 21 media organisations in 18 Asian countries, has elected The Star Group Chief Editor Wong Chun Waias chairman for 2012-2013.
ANN held its annual board meeting in Kathmandu, Nepal, hosted by The Kathmandu Post and supported by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung on February 16-17. The editors also attended a conference on the "Himalayan System in a Changing Climate: Future and Media's Role" where environment issues were discussed. The Himalaya is a main source of three great rivers in Asia and an Asian News Network's chosen symbol on efforts to combat climate change by countries in the region.
At the conference, Nepali President Ram BaranYadav delivered a keynote address, while Speaker SubasNembang delivered the closing remarks. Both highlighted the media's crucial role in raising climate change issues with the public.
“Climate change threatens to unravel decades of development—displacing millions from their habitat, destroying their livelihoods and condemning many more to poverty. It also threatens to upend development objective, unless urgent measures are taken to adapt and mitigate the consequences of climate change,” said AkhileshUpadhyay, chief editor of The Kathmandu Post.
The Star's Chief Editor Chun Wai, 51, thanked the editors for their unanimous decision to elect him as ANN's new chairman. He extended his vision to see ANN become more dynamic as Asia plays an increasing role in global affairs.
“We need to take the ANN to another platform. At present, we have been successful in editorial content sharing but we need to look at a possible business model for ANN. There are many areas with revenue possibilities which we can explore.
“We should also consider introducing a CEO- level ANN meeting which will also include participation from business development and marketing directors of the various member countries”
Wong said the ANN has been recognised as a formidable media group in the region and he believed that more could be achieved by ANN.
Asia News Network is the worlds most active newspaper alliance with 21
member newspapers in 18 countries. The alliance was founded in 1998 to
provide avenues for cooperation among Asian press under the motto "We Know
Asia Better". The members are China Daily, China Post, Yomiuri Shimbun and Daily
Yomiuri (Japan), The Island (Sri Lanka), The Korea Herald, The Statesman (India) The Straits Times (Singapore), The Nation (Thailand), Vietnam News, The Daily Star
(Bangladesh), the Philippine Daily Inquirer, The Jakarta Post (Indonesia),
The Star and Sin Chew Daily (Malaysia), The Kathmandu Post (Nepal),
Vientiane Times (Laos), Rasmei Kampuchea (Cambodia), Brunei Times, Kuensel (Bhutan) and Dawn (Pakistan). Our website is www.asianewsnet.net.
ANN held its annual board meeting in Kathmandu, Nepal, hosted by The Kathmandu Post and supported by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung on February 16-17. The editors also attended a conference on the "Himalayan System in a Changing Climate: Future and Media's Role" where environment issues were discussed. The Himalaya is a main source of three great rivers in Asia and an Asian News Network's chosen symbol on efforts to combat climate change by countries in the region.
At the conference, Nepali President Ram BaranYadav delivered a keynote address, while Speaker SubasNembang delivered the closing remarks. Both highlighted the media's crucial role in raising climate change issues with the public.
“Climate change threatens to unravel decades of development—displacing millions from their habitat, destroying their livelihoods and condemning many more to poverty. It also threatens to upend development objective, unless urgent measures are taken to adapt and mitigate the consequences of climate change,” said AkhileshUpadhyay, chief editor of The Kathmandu Post.
The Star's Chief Editor Chun Wai, 51, thanked the editors for their unanimous decision to elect him as ANN's new chairman. He extended his vision to see ANN become more dynamic as Asia plays an increasing role in global affairs.
“We need to take the ANN to another platform. At present, we have been successful in editorial content sharing but we need to look at a possible business model for ANN. There are many areas with revenue possibilities which we can explore.
“We should also consider introducing a CEO- level ANN meeting which will also include participation from business development and marketing directors of the various member countries”
Wong said the ANN has been recognised as a formidable media group in the region and he believed that more could be achieved by ANN.
Asia News Network is the worlds most active newspaper alliance with 21
member newspapers in 18 countries. The alliance was founded in 1998 to
provide avenues for cooperation among Asian press under the motto "We Know
Asia Better". The members are China Daily, China Post, Yomiuri Shimbun and Daily
Yomiuri (Japan), The Island (Sri Lanka), The Korea Herald, The Statesman (India) The Straits Times (Singapore), The Nation (Thailand), Vietnam News, The Daily Star
(Bangladesh), the Philippine Daily Inquirer, The Jakarta Post (Indonesia),
The Star and Sin Chew Daily (Malaysia), The Kathmandu Post (Nepal),
Vientiane Times (Laos), Rasmei Kampuchea (Cambodia), Brunei Times, Kuensel (Bhutan) and Dawn (Pakistan). Our website is www.asianewsnet.net.
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