Date: 28 August 2009
Venue: Korea Press Foundation Building 19th floor, Conference Room. 

 

Host: KSJCS (Korean Society for Journalism & Communication Studies)
Sponsors: NAPF (News Agency Promotion Foundation)
                 KPF (Korea Press Foundation)

 

International Conference on News Flows in Asia shall be held on August 28 in Seoul, South Korea. This conference will highlight emerging trends and orders in the flow of news in Asia and to explore the cooperative possibilities among news agencies in the region.

 

Recently, Asia has been quite dynamically activating so enough to just calling "Age of Asia" has become a cliché There’s a general consensus that the coming century will likely belong to Asia. Rapid economic growth among many East and Southeast Asian countries has contributed to engendering this view in the world arena, where previously, the West had dominated for centuries. In recent years, economic cooperation effortin Asia has gained momentum, which in turn enhanced foreign direct investment and greater movement of labor within the region. Such an economic cooperation, trade and exchange in Asia has been coincident with a broader open-door policy, increased diplomatic relationship and intertwined cultural and social networks among Asian countries.

 

Notwithstanding the arrival of Age of Asia, media critics have said that Asia news has been and continues to be conveyed to Asians through the lenses of western and global media. There is also criticism that even Asia’s own media outlets do not procure enough "Asian issue" news and information. The critics also point out that reports on Asia have been superficial and often negative.

 

From this perspective, International Conference on News Flows in Asia aims to provide a forum to explore new phenomena and trends in the news flows in Asia. The conference will afford an opportunity to stimulate and exchange different views and also help facilitate better understanding of Asia’s journalism and news agency systems.

 

The conference organizers welcome contributions on relevant topics including (but not limited to):
       ● Analysis of a New/Emerging News Flows in Asia
           - Newsgathering, Production & Distribution of Asia News
       ● Comparing News Media Systems in Asia
       ● Role of News Agencies in Exchange of News among Asian Countries
       ● News Values of Asia-specific Content
       ● Ethics of Practice in Asian News Media
       ● The Impact of New Media Technologies on Journalism in Asia
       ● Journalism, Democracy and the Public Sphere in Asia
       ● Employment and Employability of Journalists in Asia
       ● The Education of Journalists in Asia

 

The conference organizers want to encourage a vigorous dialogue between various stakeholders involved (e.g. news agency practitioners, news managers, owners, legislators, technologists, educators etc.) and would welcome contributions, papers and panels from professional journalists in Asia.

 

Initially, an abstract of 250 words or the full paper, accompanied by contact details and a brief biography, to be received by 10th July 2009, should be tendered. Once accepted, the completed paper will be due no later than August 1st, 2009.

All documents should be emailed to:
E-mail: yyjjchoi@hotmail.com  or  yjchoi@hallym.ac.kr

 

Upon acceptance as a speaker, the U.S. $ 500 and two-day hotel accommodation and program-related meals etc. will be provided.

 

For more information, please contact:

 

Choi, Young Jae
/ Organizer, International Conference on News Flows in Asia
/ Associate Professor, Hallym University, Korea
T : +82-33-248-1921 / Mobile: +82-10-3063-4713
E-mail: yyjjchoi@hotmail.com  or  yjchoi@hallym.ac.kr

 

ICNFA Organizing Committee
Choi, Kyu Chul, Chairman, NAPF (News Agency Promotion Foundation)
Choi, Young Jae, Associate Professor, Hallym University, Korea
Joo Chang Yun, General Director, KSJCS (Korean Society for Journalism & Communication Studies)
Kim, Jung Kee, Chair, Chairman, KSJCS (Korean Society for Journalism & Communication Studies)
Kim, Sa Seong, Associate Professor, Soongsil University, Korea
Kim, Young Uk, Director of Media Research Bureau of Korea Press Foundation
Seol, Jinah, Associate Professor, Korea National Open University, Korea