Tina Mari Flem, the editor-in-chief of the Norwegian News Agency, has been elected president of MINDS, the international media innovation network. The election, which took place during the annual general meeting in Vienna on Thursday afternoon, marks Flem’s assumption of the role following the expiration of the term for the chief executive officer of the Finnish News Agency. At the event, BTA Director General Kiril Valchev congratulated Flem and presented her with the English-language edition of The Real News: Stories on Life 1898-2023, a publication commemorating the 125th anniversary of the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA).
BTA joined MINDS as its 23rd member at the end of April 2022. This admission followed a unanimous decision by the MINDS General Assembly during the organization’s 32nd conference in Helsinki, which operated under the theme, “Stronger Together – Collaboration and sharing for success.” This inclusion placed Bulgaria’s national news agency among prominent global agencies, including Reuters, Agence France-Presse, and the Associated Press. Currently, BTA maintains agreements with 16 agencies that are members of MINDS.
These partnerships include Anadolu Agency, ANP, Athens-Macedonian News Agency, ANSA, AFP, AP, Austria Presse Agentur, Belga, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, EFE, Kyodo News, LETA, Lusa, Polish Press Agency, Press Trust of India, and Reuters. The election of Flem solidifies leadership within the global news sector.
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