Soft censorship continues to be a major threat to press freedom and the governments of Hungary, Mexico and Serbia appear unwilling to follow recommendations that would guarantee a non-discriminatory allocation of public funds and government advertising across the media.
The impact of ad blockers on news publishers’ advertising revenues and the release of Google’s Accelerated Media Pages (AMP) are two of the latest topics added to the programme of Digital Media Asia (DMA), which will take place this year in Hong Kong, on 17-19 November.
An international delegation of media and freedom of expression organisations met with the Indonesian government to discuss the state of media in the country. It highlighted concerns regarding journalist safety and an environment that poses significant threats to freedom of expression.
Some of Asia’s leading news media companies, including Apple Daily, South China Morning Post and Thomson Reuters were among the winners of the 6th annual Asian Digital Media Awards, presented in Hong Kong by Google and the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA).
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers’ (WAN-IFRA) leading Asian digital event – Digital Media Asia (DMA) – will take place in Hong Kong from 17 to 19 November. The event, which offers three days of conference sessions, master classes and an expo, will also host an exclusive workshop organised by the Guardian News & Media’s Publisher Network.
The world’s news media are coming together to address the danger to their businesses posed by the rapid rise of ad blockers, whose products are now used by more than 200 million users world-wide.
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