International media gathered in Taiwan to exchange experience in digital transformation of public media

A recent PTS International Symposium was held in the Taipei International Convention Center (TICC). Six public media professionals from the United Kingdom, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, and Switzerland were invited by Taiwan Public Television to a discussion about fake news and media regulation in various nations.

2023 PTS International Symposium, inviting public media from six countries to discuss together.Photo provided by Taiwan Public Television

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The senior vice president and general manager of BBC Studios Asia, Phil Hardman, underlined that maintaining trust is a key component of media management and that social media platforms should continue to consider this issue. Social media, according to a senior producer at the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK), NHK will create a monitoring team to keep an eye on and combat fake news 24 hours a day, 365 days a year since there are an increasing number of stories on the Internet.

General manager of Thai PBS, sharing the changes in digital media.Photo provided by Taiwan Public Television

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In 2030, fewer than 50% of the public would continue to watch linear TV, and 30% will select mixed audio-visual media, according to Dr. Wilasinee Phiphitkul, general manager of Thai PBS. The younger generation, Thailand, is more aware of the shift. Thai PBS aggressively invests in staff and technological improvements, upholds the people's confidence in and belief in the importance of public media, and anticipates transitioning from a traditional television station to a diverse platform in order to accomplish digital transformation.

According to Kristian Porter, CEO of Public Media Alliance (PMA), false news has a significant impact on the media in many different nations, making it crucial to preserve openness in front of the general public. The participating worldwide media hope that no matter how the public media changes in the digital era, they will uphold the people's confidence regardless of how the PTS worldwide symposium addresses the issue of inadequate resources and dissemination.