About 300 representatives from more than 170 media outlets from around the globe gathered in Beijing Friday to discuss the seismic shifts and challenges in the industry at the World Media Summit (WMS).

Full text of World Media Summit Joint Statement

Highlights of President Hu's speech

 

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?? Media urged to provide 'fair' reportage

•??Senior leader vows more cooperation between Chinese, foreign media

•??WMS ends, calling for 'accurate, objective, impartial and fair' news coverage

•??AFP director: Internet piracy a major threat to world media

•??Media tune to web age amid challenges, opportunities

•??News Corporation chairman praises China's openness to foreign media

•??Free access or not, global media houses think differently

•??Media will provide free content, access on Internet

•??Google: New technologies help change media

•??AP president urges news organizations to find breakthroughs

•??Time Warner eyes bigger market share in China

•??Itar-Tass director general: Media need guidelines against terror

•??BBC satisfied with partnership with China

•??Kyodo president urges media's social responsibilities

•??Reuters' editor-in-chief stresses media's role in market economy

•??Murdoch: World media should "adapt and adopt" amid challenge

•??Xinhua president stresses media's social responsibility

•??President Hu vows to safeguard media rights (Video)

•??Hu pledges more transparency, urges media social responsibilities

?? China vows to safeguard rights, interest of foreign media

?? China sticks to peaceful development, opening-up strategy

?? World's media should respect each other 

?? Global media urged to promote world peace, development

?? World Media Summit begins in Beijing

?? Reporters sign in at press center to cover WMS (Photos)

?? Reporters receive more protection in China  

?? World Media Summit to help global media explore ways of survival