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"The world is not flat" -- Asian media challenge dominating Western rivals (2) |
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13:49, August 09, 2007 |
The imbalance and differences of information flow between the developing and developed areas have not been narrowed by disputes for decades and most of the criticism against Western media were focused on bias and misinterpretation on developing countries, according to scholars.
"The image of Asia depends on how the world media describe it in a globalized era," said Li Xiguang, a scholar on communications of Tsinghua University.
Zhu Yinghuang, honorary editor-in-chief of China Daily, suggested Asian media cooperate by reallocating their resources to make the whole Asian media more powerful.
Asian media need their own view angle and there truly is the possibility for Asian countries with diverse political systems and cultures to cooperate, said Ravindra Kumar, editor and managing director of the Statesman from India.
High level forums and meetings have been raised by media groups from China and members of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). An agreement of cooperation on communication signed by members of the Non-aligned Movement at Kuala Lumpur in 2005 has shown the developing countries'' strong willing to speak louder in the world.
Delegates of Asian media attending the BFA conference reached the consensus that Asian media should shoulder a responsibility for broadcasting "a harmonious Asia" with "a harmonious Asian image" and provide a value of "harmonious region" to tell the world a real Asia.
Source: Xinhua
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