Gilles Demptos

    Director for Asia Pacific, AAJA

    Gilles is the Director for Asia Pacific of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA). He is also the Executive Director of AAJA-Asia’s Advancing News Diversity in Asia (ANDA) Project. Prior to joining this organization, Gilles has worked at advancing press freedom and the sustainability of quality, independent journalism for over 15 years at WAN-IFRA, the World Association of News publishers, in particular as Director of Asia between 2014 and 2018. More recently, Gilles was heading Public Policy and Government Affairs APAC for the news and media industries at Google.

    Gilles started his carrier in the press department of the European Commission Representation in Madrid, Spain. He graduated in both Law and Philosophy and holds a Master Degree in Philosophy of the Law from La Sorbonne University (Paris IV).

    All Sessions by Gilles Demptos

    • 3 Aug

      Tues

    • 17:00  - 17:30
      AAJA-Asia is launching, with the support of the Facebook Journalism Project, an ambitious project that will define Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) from an Asian perspective. It aims to raise awareness about DEI in newsrooms and in news coverage in Asia. This session will give an overview of the initiative, introduce key partners and present the first results of its research in seven markets.
      General

    • 17:30  - 18:30
      The media industry is instrumental in influencing views on race, diversity and equality. News media have a responsibility to fairly represent the diversity of the communities they cover. Inclusive storytelling needs a diverse media workforce. This session features a panel discussion among APAC newsroom executives sharing the challenges and benefits they've encountered in implementing diversity projects.
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      General

    • 4 Aug

      Wed

    • 18:30  - 19:30
      All along the N3Con 2021 week, AAJA-Asia members will take you for a virtual tour of Asia newsrooms over lunch time. Each session will feature a conversation with a media executive sharing insights about her/his newsroom reporting, processes, career opportunities, challenges... We are visiting today Google for an updated on their latest news products and initiatives, as well as so tips for journalists interested in a career in a tech company.




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