West needs to know Asia better

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West needs to know Asia better

08:30, April 08, 2010      

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That is the advice Pana Janviroj, executive director of the Asia News Network (ANN), has for Western media, who he said should pay more visits and have better comprehension of ground realities before churning out stories on the fast-changing continent.

"If they come, they will see more themselves and they will have less distorted information," said Janviroj, who arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for an annual meeting of ANN, one of the world's most active newspaper alliances founded in 1999.

Before the board meeting on Friday, ANN, together with China Daily and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, a German foundation, is organizing a forum, "Reacting to Climate Change: Vision, Action Plans and Media Involvement", on Thursday.

"I think senior editors from the West don't come to Asia as much as we from Asia visit Europe or North America," said Janviroj, also president of The Nation, a leading media group in Thailand.

Because they do not visit Asia often and resort to a stereotype that reporting on progress does not make for a good news story, the Western media's gatekeepers often use distorted and biased information.

"To report Asia in a more fair and balanced way, our Western colleagues should come and experience the fast-paced changes," Janviroj said.

The 21 leading newspapers of the news alliance have already raised Asia's profile by exchanging articles, especially comment pieces; publishing a bi-monthly magazine; and operating a website.


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