Foreign Policy News publishes article by AzerTAc Director General

Washington, October 30, AzerTAc The US-based Foreign Policy News portal has published an article by Director General of Azerbaijan State Telegraph Agency (AzerTAc) Aslan Aslanov titled “Transformation from traditional media to the worldwide information network is inevitable”. “Social media and new technologies are virtually indivisible when it comes to production of multimedia reports. Infographics, video and audio materials, statistics tables, geo-economic maps are all important integral parts of a multimedia report,” the article says. “Social networks have a serious impact on modern journalism all over the world. They continue to remain not only a source of exclusive information received from newsmakers and witnesses of events but also have a great leverage over forming audiences.” The article highlights the round-table addressing the role of media in societal developments organized by AzerTAc within the framework of the Fourth Baku International Humanitarian Forum in early October. Yusif Babanli Special Correspondent