07 May 1998
IFJ Congress 1998: Call for IFJ Activities in Asia
RESOLUTION
CALL FOR IFJ ACTIVITIES
The 23rd IFJ World Congress, meeting in Recife, Brazil, from 3 to 7 May 1998,
agrees that IFJ activities should be made more effective in Asia.
The Congress welcomes the support of NIPPORO in Japan which organised a three-day seminar for Cambodian journalists in May 1996 in Cambodia, in co-operation with the UNESCO, for the journalistic training and which also made a financial contribution for the publication of DirectLine for Asia.
Congress also notes the impact of the recent problems of economic collapse in Asia and is seriously concerned that jobs will be diminishing form the journalist sector as well, and will increase the unemployment of journalists in the future.
At the same time, the multi-channel age and the introduction of television by satellite broadcasting across national borders and digital broadcasting will present journalism of 21st century in Asia with a number of unprecedented problems and challenges.
Therefore, Congress agrees that the IFJ convene a regional conference mainly in Hong Kong, at least once a year, to exchange information and to make strategies about the problems particularly concerning Asia.
CALL FOR IFJ ACTIVITIES
The 23rd IFJ World Congress, meeting in Recife, Brazil, from 3 to 7 May 1998,
agrees that IFJ activities should be made more effective in Asia.
The Congress welcomes the support of NIPPORO in Japan which organised a three-day seminar for Cambodian journalists in May 1996 in Cambodia, in co-operation with the UNESCO, for the journalistic training and which also made a financial contribution for the publication of DirectLine for Asia.
Congress also notes the impact of the recent problems of economic collapse in Asia and is seriously concerned that jobs will be diminishing form the journalist sector as well, and will increase the unemployment of journalists in the future.
At the same time, the multi-channel age and the introduction of television by satellite broadcasting across national borders and digital broadcasting will present journalism of 21st century in Asia with a number of unprecedented problems and challenges.
Therefore, Congress agrees that the IFJ convene a regional conference mainly in Hong Kong, at least once a year, to exchange information and to make strategies about the problems particularly concerning Asia.
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