AVN members request for more human interest stories
During a recent online editorial meeting, Asiavision (AVN) members have reiterated their desire for more human-interest stories to be shared within the exchange. The monthly online editors meeting included members from FBC Fiji, NHK Japan, TV5 Mongolia, Pasifika TV New Zealand, ABS-CBN Philippines, CNA Singapore,
News Under Fire: Leading in the age of misinformation
“We’re not only under literal fire in conflict zones, we’re under fire from misinformation, AI, and political agendas,” said the Chair of the ABU News Group & TRT Haber News Coordinator, Ahmet Görmez, who moderated the News Leaders’ Forum at the 2025 Global News Forum.
News leaders on balancing breaking and evergreen news
“Maybe we don’t have to choose between 100% breaking news and 100% soft news. Maybe we need to be grey — and balance both,” said TRT Türkiye’s News Coordinator, Ahmet Görmez, while moderating a high-level news executive discussion on the direction of the Asiavision (AVN)
ABU Global News Forum 2025 – Journalism Under Fire
ABU Global News Forum 2025 – a landmark gathering brought together newsroom leaders, journalists, technologists, and media visionaries from across the Asia-Pacific and beyond. Under the powerful theme “Journalism Under Fire”, this year’s forum tackled the urgent challenges confronting the news industry, from algorithmic bias and disinformation to journalist safety and public trust.
ABU News Group Meeting & Global News Forum highlights
The ABU News Group Meeting and Global News Forum 2025 officially commenced on 21 May 2025 at the Hilton Bomonti Hotel and Conference Center in Istanbul. The three-day event, held from 21 to 23 May 2025, brought together leading broadcasters and media professionals from across the Asia-Pacific region.
Journalism workshop features newsroom tools
A visit to the Pacific Island Forum Secretariat and a media conference on the International Court of Justice hearings on climate change were two highlights of a journalism workshop for Pacific members, held on 10-11 February to coincide with the Pacific Media Partnership Conference in Suva.
Register for the Global News Forum
Join us in Europe for the 2025 Global News Forum to be held on 21–23 May at the Hilton Bomonti in Istanbul. This year’s theme, Journalism Under Fire, will explore journalism in conflict zones, the battle against disinformation, and the dangers of algorithmic bias.
2025 Future of News survey launched
ABU members are invited to take part in the 2025 Future of News survey. The online survey was launched at the Asiavision Coordinators’ meeting in Hanoi and looks at newsroom challenges, priorities and responsibilities, audience behaviour and generative AI usage. It also examine journalists’ roles
Asiavision members share international strategies
The international expertise of ABU members was demonstrated during the recent Asiavision Coordinators’ meeting in Hanoi. In a workshop, ‘Going Global – News for an International Audience’, ABU members presented a range of production and delivery models. Kuriki Seiichi from the Global Strategy Division of
Boosting audience growth: Insights from the ‘Multiplatform Content Delivery’ workshop
Drawing on three witty keywords – Wildlife, Weather, and Weird (3Ws) – social media can be leveraged to boost audience growth through strong visuals, emotional resonance and good story-telling, according to Esra Ozkul, Social and Video Producer for ABC International Services. In a workshop on
