2026 Asian Journalism Forum｜Agenda
AGENDA
Saturday, July 4th
09：00 Registration
09：40～09：55 Opening Remarks
- Moderator: Tzen-Ping Su｜Chairman, FEJA
10：00～12：00 Session 1
- Topic: From AI Assistance to Agentic AI: Emerging Trends in Newsroom Applications
- Automation of journalism practices
- News content personalization: Is Liquid Content the future?
- Development and Current Uses of News Chatbots
- Can chatbots become a credible news channel and a viable business model for media?
- Panelists:
- Korea｜ Juhyun Park
- Thailand｜Kanokporn Prasitphon
- Taiwan｜Sara Wu
- Taiwan｜Lun-Wei Ku
- Moderator: Yuan-Hui Hu｜Chairperson, Taiwan Public Television Service
12：00～13：00 Lunch
13：00～15：00 Session 2
- Topic: News Content, Narratives, and Professional Authority in the AI Era
- News Categories Susceptible to AI and Those Resistant
- For whom is news narrated—human understanding or AI extraction?
- From SEO to AEO and GEO: AI’s impact on news narratives?
- Shifts in Narrative Control in Journalism and Challenges to News Professionalism
- Panelists:
- India｜Rahul Sabharwal
- The Philppines｜Bernice Sibucao
- Malaysia｜Ling Fong Ng
- Taiwan｜Wen-Chun Lin
- Moderator: Shih-Che Tang｜Board member, FEJA
15：00～15：20 TEA BREAK
15：20～17：20 Session 3
- Topic: The Journalist’s Evolving Role under AI and the Creator Economy
- Evolving Journalists’ Skills and AI Literacy
- Influencer Journalists: Navigating Ethics Between Personality and Neutrality
- The Rise of Journalist Branding and Shifting Newsroom Power
- Panelists:
- Japan｜Hiroki Sugita
- Taiwan｜John Wang
- Taiwan｜Zoe Lee
- Taiwan｜Shin-Tsung Chen
- Moderator: Sherry Hsueh-li Lee｜Chief Operating Officer & Deputy CEO, The Reporter
Sunday, July 5th
09：30 Registration
10：00 ～12：00 Session 4
- Topic: Tension and Balance Between News Ethics and AI Use
- News Ethics Issues Arising from Agentic AI
- AI News Ethics: Effectiveness and Response to AI Evolution
- AI-Generated Content: Identification and Verification
- How to Balance AI Use with News Ethics?
- Panelists:
- Indonesia｜Tri Joko Her Riadi
- Thailand｜Kanokporn Prasitphon
- China｜Ansel Li
- Taiwan｜Shu-Fang Huang
- Moderator: I-I Chan｜Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Journalism, National Taiwan University
12：00 ～13：00 Lunch
13：00～15：00 Session 5
- Topic: Digital Divide and the Erosion of News Diversity
- AI Challenges for Small and Medium Media
- The Digital Divide Challenge for Media in the Global South
- How the Digital Divide Threatens News Diversity
- Panelists:
- The Philippines｜Bernice Sibucao
- Indonesia｜Tri Joko Her Riadi
- Malaysia｜Ling Fong Ng
- Taiwan｜Nico Fang
- Moderator: Chris Liu｜Vice President, Radio Taiwan International (Rti)
15：00～15：20 Tea Break
15：20～17：20 Session 6
- Topic: From Scraping to Licensing： Resistance and Negotiation Strategies of Asian Media
- The Licensing Battle: International Media vs Big Tech
- Response Strategies of Asian Media
- The Approach of Collective Licensing Negotiation
- Panelists:
- Japan｜Hiroki Sugita
- India｜Rahul Sabharwal
- Taiwan｜Je-Bing Huang
- Taiwan｜Elaine Kung
- Moderator: Tzen-Ping Su｜Chairman, FEJA