An association of leading Asia-Pacific news agencies vowed Tuesday to combat terrorism through continued reporting of such acts in a fair and accurate manner.
The Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies made the announcement in the Seoul 2015 Declaration adopted at the 39th OANA Executive Board Meeting that will end its two-day run later Tuesday.
The event took place at the headquarters of Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's largest news agency, in Seoul.
"In response to recent terrorist attacks, OANA condemns such acts and resolves to continue to report on acts of terrorism accurately and without fear or bias," the declaration says, in reference to the Paris terror attack that has left more than 120 people dead.
The association also said it will expand cooperation to maintain credibility of the member news agencies, especially in the age of mobile media.
In his closing remarks, Yonhap CEO Park No-hwang said the board meeting has allowed member organizations to share their common interests and concerns.
The annual conference gave rise to the first winner of the OANA Award for Excellence in News Agency Quality -- the Media Technology Bureau of Yonhap for starting an open API initiative in 2012 to provide technical and editorial assistance to fledging news agencies.
The next boarding meeting has been slated for spring 2016 in Bahrain, OANA said.
The association is scheduled to hold a general assembly in the Azerbaijan capital of Baku in November 2016. (Yonhap)
