The attention of the world media is focused on Guangzhou city, China. The 5th World Media Summit is taking place here.

Uzbekistan National News Agency delegation is also attending the forum, attended by more than 400 media representatives from 101 countries.

The official opening ceremony of the summit took place on December 3. The event was attended by Hu Heping, Executive Deputy Head of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Melissa Fleming, UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications (via videoconference), Fu Hua, President of Xinhua News Agency, Wang Weizhong, Governor of Guangdong Province, and leaders of many media and international organizations.

The participants discussed the issue of media development and exchanged views. Many proposals and opinions were expressed.

The participants adopted the Joint Statement of the 5th World Media Summit.

“We held extensive, in-depth discussions on building trust in the world, promoting the development of the media”, the document says. “It should be noted that today, the world is going through a period of unprecedented change. Uncertainty and unforeseen factors are growing, creating global problems for humanity. Therefore, the international community must strengthen solidarity and join forces in the face of such challenges. The media needs to build a communication bridge to answer the questions posed by the world, time, and history”.

The statement also notes that the global media believes that eliminating inequalities in development can be done by focusing on pressing issues such as poverty reduction, food security, development financing, and industrialization in developing countries.

In the information age, in the context of the accelerated development of new technologies, the world media must actively introduce innovations, adhere to journalistic ethics, meet professional standards, and wisely use modern technologies. To maintain the reputation and credibility of the media, it is necessary to disseminate factual, objective news to a broad audience and vigorously combat misinformation, rumors, and bias.

The summit continues.

UzA