Shiliuyun-Xinjiang Daily (Reporter Fan Qiongyan) news: The six-day World Media Summit is held in Beijing and Urumqi until Oct. 17. Themed "Artificial Intelligence and Media Transformation," the summit has garnered widespread attention. So, what do you know about the World Media Summit? Here is some essential information worth knowing about the summit.

Co-initiated by a collection of media organizations with global influence -- including Xinhua News Agency, the Associated Press, Reuters, TASS Russian News Agency, the first summit, organized by Xinhua, was held in Beijing in 2009.Thanks to the efforts of media professionals worldwide, the summit has evolved into a high-level platform for global media exchange and coordination, earning broad international recognition.

The World Media Summit aims to promote media cooperation and development, and has been successfully held five times. The Sixth World Media Summit is being jointly co-hosted by Xinhua News Agency and the people’s government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Themed "Artificial Intelligence and Media Transformation," the summit gathered over 500 participants from 106 countries and regions, including representatives of 208 mainstream media outlets, government agencies and international organizations.

Aim

The World Media Summit is committed to fostering inclusivity and ensuring a diverse representation of global media perspectives. the World Media Summit has demonstrated its commitment to inclusivity and a diverse representation of global media perspectives. From top executives and editors-in-chief to seasoned journalists and media scholars, as well as press officials, the summit seeks to foster dialogue, share insights and collectively address the multifaceted challenges confronting contemporary media.

Structure

The WMS presidium is the supreme decision-making body of the summit, with Fu Hua, the President of Xinhua News Agency serving as the executive chairman. The Secretariat as part of the daily administrative structure is located in Xinhua News Agency.

What has been achieved by the Summit?

Since its inception, the summit has achieved remarkable progress in its effort to promote international people-to-people exchanges as well as exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations. A series of documents have been issued to strengthen media connections and promote cooperation, including the World Media Summit Joint Statement, the World Media Summit Convention on the Protection of Intellectual Property Related to Media Results, the World Media Summit Doha Statement, the Fourth World Media Summit Presidium Meeting Shanghai Consensus, and the joint statement of the 4th World Media Summit.

Multiple activities have been successfully held to enhance practical cooperation. For instance, the World Media Summit Global Awards for Excellence were organized in 2014 and 2021. Training programs for media professionals from Asia, Africa and Latin America were set up, and several large-scale international public welfare projects were initiated, like the Global News Day for Children with a global live broadcast around the clock, the Zoom-in on Poverty Global Photo Contest, as well as media campaigns focused on Africa.

Key facts of the previous summits

The first WMS was held in Beijing from Oct. 8 to 10, 2009. More than 170 media leaders from across the world attended the event, which issued the World Media Summit Joint Statement.

From July 5 to 7, 2012, the second WMS was held in Moscow. This summit drew more than 300 representatives of 213 media outlets from 102 countries. Representatives exchanged views on electronic media development around the theme of "Global Media: Meeting Challenges of the 21st Century," the role of social networks in contemporary media space, and the relationship between media and the business sector.

The third WMS was held in Doha, Qatar, on March 20-21, 2016. Around 350 delegates of media agencies from nearly 100 countries and regions attended the meeting. Cai Mingzhao, executive president of the WMS and president of Xinhua, presided over the meeting and put forward three proposals on media outlets' social responsibilities, innovation and development, and exchanges and cooperation. The World Media Summit Doha Statement was issued.

The fourth World Media Summit was held on November 22, 2021, and issued a joint statement.Under the theme of "Media Growth Strategy under the Impact of COVID-19," the attendees held in-depth exchanges on five topics, namely, "Media Development: New Technology, Better Vision," "Media Marketing: New Partners, New Markets," "In the Spirit of Science and Cooperation: Media Response in Public Health Emergencies," "Media: A Bridge Among Civilizations," and "Role of Media in Global Development."The participants called on global media to share authentic, objective, and comprehensive information in the battle against COVID-19, and jointly uphold the authority and credibility of the media to secure the health and wellbeing of humanity.

The fifth World Media Summit (WMS) was held in the city of Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province and the city of Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. According to the issued statement, with the theme of "Boosting Global Confidence, Promoting Media Development," the attendees conducted extensive and in-depth discussions on four topics, namely, "Bolstering Confidence: Media's Role in Promoting Human Development and Security," "Embracing Changes: Media's Response to New Technological Opportunities and Challenges," "Pioneering Innovation: Media's New Markets in the Digital Age," and "Seeking Growth: Media's Worldwide Cooperation for a Better Future," to explore ways for the media industry to address global challenges.

(Source:Xinhuanet)