Tina Mari Flem, the current editor-in-chief of the Norwegian News Agency, has been elected president of MINDS, the global media innovation network. Her election took place on Thursday afternoon during the annual general meeting of MINDS in Vienna. Flem succeeds the chief executive officer of the Finnish News Agency, whose term has concluded.
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 book published to mark the 125th anniversary of BTA. BTA joined MINDS on April 23, 2022, following a unanimous decision by the MINDS General Assembly. This decision was made during the organization’s 32nd conference in Helsinki, which operated under the theme “Stronger Together – Collaboration and sharing for success.” BTA’s inclusion positioned the Bulgarian national news agency alongside major international entities such as 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 underscores continued collaboration within the international news sector.
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