The prospects and challenges of journalism in the age of artificial
intelligence, digital technologies, tackling information overload, developing
media talent, and transforming traditional newsrooms were among the key topics
discussed at the third Kazakhstan-Russia
Media Forum in St. Petersburg.
The forum brought together media professionals, government officials, and
experts from both countries. Raushan Kazhibayeva, Director of the Kazakh
President’s TV and Radio Complex, underscored the important role of the media
in supporting the partnership and allied relations between Kazakhstan and
Russia, which, under the leadership of Presidents Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and
Vladimir Putin, have reached the level of comprehensive strategic cooperation.
She also noted that Kazakhstan’s new Constitution contains provisions
establishing a modern legal framework for the development of the media, digital
journalism, and information cooperation.
«We believe it is essential to firmly uphold the
standards of quality journalism, safeguard editorial responsibility, and
prevent the professional media landscape from being replaced by a stream of
unchecked and manipulative content,» Kazhibayeva
said.
Kanat Kulshmanov, Head of the Communications Department of the Presidential
Administration of Kazakhstan, also addressed the media forum.
«Today,
the media industry is undergoing another technological transformation. In the
past, the internet reshaped print media, as well as television and radio. Now,
artificial intelligence is transforming digital media, which until recently was
redefining the information landscape. However, the impact of this process goes
far beyond that,» Kulshmanov said.
TASS Director General Andrey Kondrashov highlighted Kazakhstan's
achievements in digitalization and AI development. He pointed to the adoption
of the AI law, work on the Digital Code, and the development of specialized
education. According to him, this experience is also of interest to Russian
colleagues. Kondrashov also stressed that the media forum carries not only
industry significance but also broader social and political importance. The
forum also featured the opening of the exhibition The Conquest of Space Through
the Eyes of Russian and Kazakh Photographers, a joint project by the Kazakh
President’s TV and Radio Complex and TASS. The exhibition features unique
photographs from the two media organizations that tell the story of the
Baikonur Cosmodrome.
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