Papers need to keep up with the times, say publishers


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 12 Mar 2015

Light moment: (From left) Khoo, Wong, Mohammad Azlan, StarBiz associate editor Mohd Hafidz Mahpar (moderator), Karthi, CEO of GroupM Malaysia Girish Menon, Syamil Fahim and Lee before the start of the forum.

KUALA LUMPUR: Newspaper publishers have to evolve in order to keep up with market trends and audience interest.

This was the message that was conveyed at the 2015 Malaysian Newspaper Publishers Association (MNPA) Forum here. The panel consisted of The Star Media Group managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai, Kumpulan Media Karangkraf chief operations officer Syamil Fahim Mohamed Fahim, Crush Communications managing director, 4As council member and Audit Bureau of Circulations chairman Karthi Palanisamy, Malaysian Advertisers Association special adviser and Nestle Products Malaysia communications director Khoo Kar Khoon and AirAsia Bhd head of commercial Spencer Lee Teck Leong.

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