It may be said that the traditional mass media are in a great crisis due to dramatic changes in people’s life patterns and their methods of obtaining information amid the development of Internet-based mass media and the widespread use of Microblog and Twitter. In Asian countries, certain newspapers’ ill-conceived commentaries on neighboring countries are triggering controversies. Such problems are caused by a mutual lack of understanding despite close geographical proximity. It is time that the mass media in Asia collaborate with each other under the current situation in which Asians are establishing common values and life patterns.
- Traditional mass media’s crisis due to changes in the social environment, and the need for joint efforts to address the situation
- How journalists in Korea, China, and Japan can change their mindset
- The mechanisms of Asia’s mass media

- Moderator
HONG Ji-a (Professor, Kyung Hee University )

- Speakers
KIM Jin (Editorialist, Joongang Daily)
KIM Chan-ho (Producer, KBS)
LIU Zhou Wei (CEO, 21ST Century Economic Magazine)
WANG Ying (President, China CCTV Animation Ltd.)
Sam Jameson (the dean of American journalists in Japan)
CHEN Ting (President, Global CEO&Partner, Taimei Media Company)
LEE Seong-hyun (Commissioner, Korea Times, Beijing)
CHOI, Woo-suk (Deputy General Manager, Chosun Daily)
HE Li (Editor in Chief, Finance and Economics Magazine)