Global Journalism Review
News agencies meeting in
From the Islamic Republic News Agency managing director, Jalal Fayyazi, comes news that the 28th session of the executive committee
of the Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies is to be held in
The new IRNA chief said that OANA's editorial
and technical group will also hold its 22nd meeting in the Iranian capital
simultaneous with the executive committee session.
The meetings are aimed at exchanging news and information and promoting
regional news cooperation among member states.
Mr Fayyazi said OANA has 39 news agencies from 34
regional states as its members. With a
total population of four billion, they account for 56 percent of the world's
gross domestic product and half of global total trade turnover.
Referring to the increasing propaganda against the world of Islam, Mr Fayyazi said strengthening of regional cooperation is the
best way of countering one-sided journalism.
He said that IRNA will play a more active role in news and information
dissemination and thereby increase its standing in the field.
OANA was founded in 1961 to promote cooperation in professional matters
and to undertake mutual exchange of news, features, etc, among news agencies of
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