The 2023 China New Media Conference will be held in early July in Changsha. With the theme of "Ten Years of Integration, Firm Commitment to Advancement", the conference aims to comprehensively summarize the achievements made by workers in the press sector in strenghening new mainstream media over the past decade under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. The conference will promote the exchange of new achievements and experiences in various aspects such as content innovation, international communication, social responsibility, and technological applications. It will actively guide journalists to remember their responsibilities and missions, enhance the construction of a comprehensive media communication system, shape a new pattern of mainstream tone in public communication, and better tell China's stories on a new journey.

The conference will consist of one opening ceremony and a main forum, as well as six parallel forums featuring content innovation, international communication, social responsibility, technological applications, "Media+", and provincial integrated media innovation. Additionally, there will be four thematic events including "Malanshan Time" Cultural and Creative Activities and China New Media Technology Exhibition. The "Media+" Forum and Provincial Integrated Media Innovation Forum will be held for the first time, which will systematically summarize how mainstream media explore and establish the "News + Government Serving Business" operating model and their active participation in social governance. These forums will facilitate the exchange and sharing of innovative initiatives by provincial-level media in building regional communication platforms and supporting local economic and social development, and further promote the construction of a comprehensive media communication system.

The conference will also initiate a call for excellent works in integrated media innovation and outstanding cases from new media studios. The 2023 China New Media Joint Public Welfare Action and Excellent Case Study Collection event will be held, which aims to showcase outstanding innovative cases in "integrated media technologies" and "news + government serving business," and launch the "Malanshan Initiative" for international communication workers in the new era.

This conference is guided by the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee and jointly organized by the All-China Journalists Association (ACJA) and the Hunan Provincial People's Government. It is undertaken by the ACJA New Media Professional Committee, the Publicity Department of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee, the Office of Cyberspace Affairs Commission of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee, the Hunan Provincial Radio and Television Bureau, the Hunan Provincial Journalists Association, and the Changsha Municipal People's Government.

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Xiao Juan

Chinese source: hunan.gov.cn