Inquirer chair opens Asian media leaders’ meet
SINGAPORE—Sandy Prieto-Romualdez, chair of the board of Inquirer Interactive Inc., formally opened here on Wednesday the Asian Media Leaders Summit (AMLS) attended by about 200 journalism industry leaders and media professionals from Asia.
Organized by the World Association of News Publishers, or WAN-Ifra—of which Prieto-Romualdez is Asia-Pacific chair—the AMLS is the Asian counterpart of the WAN-Ifra’s World Congress.
According to Prieto-Romualdez, news leaders’ concerns worldwide as captured by WAN-Ifra’s own industry outlook include:
• lack of trust in news media
• global geopolitical economic uncertainty
• creating sustainability of business models
• platform power and unpredictability
• aging audiences
• user habit and expectations
“But the outlook will show you also that there’s a general sense of optimism because of opportunities that have come our way,” she said, adding that these present new action points for the news industry.
“It’s important to build direct relationships with our readers and consumers, double down on our journalism, collaborate like never before, and develop other revenue streams,” she said.
Key themes
These will be key themes at the two-day conference, which has gathered attendees from 41 countries representing 106 companies.
Many speakers and session moderators are senior editors and news industry leaders. But there are headline sessions that tackle artificial intelligence and news content creators, and how these affect publishing content and business, and some best cases and practices on these worldwide.
AMLS is “Asian-centric and aligns closely with the business environment that Asian media operates in. It is a compact but intense conference, with plenty of learning and networking opportunities,” WAN-Ifra says on its website.
