World Media Summit tackles digital challenges facing conventional media
Date
3/21/2016 7:12:35 AM
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) By Nawaf Al-Daqbasi
DOHA March 21 (KUNA) -- Participants in the International Media Summit have discussed future of conventional media and information organizations in shadow of emerging challenges namely the mushrooming competition by the digital media and electronic social media a ranking Kuwaiti official said.
Assistant Undersecretary of Ministry of Information Mohammad Bader bin Naji on Monday stressed importance of the topics discussed in the Third World Media Summit in Doha -- themed "The Future of News and News Organizations" -- especially in the development of the media organizations' strategies.
The summit is very important for exchange of experience among journalists and for discussing topics that serve the media personnel and news institutions bin Naji told KUNA in a statement on Monday on the summit sidelines.
He underlined importance of cooperation among media organizations to provide better protection for journalists.
The conferees are tackling non-stop developments in telecommunication and information technology for greater collaboration and coordination among media outlets he said.
The World Media Summit kicked off in the Qatari capital Doha Sunday with a large participation from international media organizations. It serves as an efficient platform for media outlets to communicate and pool ideas for their survival and development.
The summit jointly initiated by Xinhua News Agency and other leading media organizations is hosted by Al-Jazeera Media Network. During the two-day summit around 350 delegates from 100 countries explore major challenges media organizations are facing. (end) nnd.ss
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