Media unity amplifies Global South stories: Costa Rican broadcaster

Jorge Alberto Abarca Arce, general manager of Costa Rica's Canal 1, has endorsed the new Global South Media Partners Mechanism, stressing that such collaboration platforms are essential for boosting exchanges and allowing the stories of the Global South to be better told.

He reaffirmed the broadcaster's commitment to cross-border media cooperation and content sharing in a video message for the Global South Media Partners Mechanism Inauguration Meeting and the 13th Global Video Media Forum (VMF), which will be held on November 6 in the ancient city of Xi'an in northwest China's Shaanxi Province under the theme "Building Consensus for Shared Benefits: Media's Role in Global Governance."

The Global South Media Partners Mechanism aims to deepen collaboration among media outlets of the Global South, encouraging practical cooperation, content sharing, professional training and joint productions, as well as fostering dialogue and research among participating media partners.

The VMF is an annual professional journalism forum launched by the CCTV Video News Agency (CCTV+) in 2011, focusing on the latest video content communication and innovation trends, and providing a highly specialized and interactive platform for domestic and foreign media peers.