Tina Mari Flem, the current editor-in-chief of the Norwegian News Agency, has been elected president of MINDS, the international media innovation network. Flem succeeds the chief executive officer of the Finnish News Agency, whose tenure has concluded. The election took place on Thursday afternoon during MINDS’ annual general meeting held in Vienna.
At the event, BTA Director General Kiril Valchev congratulated Flem on her election and presented her with the English edition of The Real News: Stories on Life 1898-2023, a book released to mark the 125th anniversary of BTA. BTA joined MINDS as its 23rd member at the end of April 2022. This inclusion 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 membership places Bulgaria’s national news agency among prominent international news providers, alongside organizations such as Reuters, Agence France-Presse, and Associated Press.
BTA currently maintains agreements with 16 agencies that are members of MINDS. These 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 appointment of Flem to the chief role underscores continued collaboration within the global news industry.
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