DHAKA: The final Judgement meeting of the World Media Summit Global Awards for Excellence-2014 was held in Beijing, capital of China on October 27.

Li Congjun (C), president of Xinhua News Agency, presided over the final Judgement meeting.

Marc Lavine, AFP's Editor-in-Chief for the Asia-Pacific region, also attended the final judgement meeting.

The WMS Global Awards for Excellence, launched by the World Media Summit, is the first comprehensive news awards covering multiple media formats, including press, photo, video and integrated media.

The awards, designed to become an authoritative, credible and globally influential news showcase, are open to news agencies, newspapers, TV stations and news websites around the world.

The WMS Global Awards for Excellence honors “TRUTH, OBJECTIVITY, EXCELLENCE” in journalism. The awards encourage all people working in the media sector to keep honing their professional skills and pursue excellence, while inspiring media setups to work with the times in the spirit of innovation.

The awards include three categories: New Media Reporting Awards , Media Innovation Awards and Awards for Exemplary News Teams and News Professionals in Developing Countries.

BDST: 1908 HRS, OCT 27, 2014