BRICS media plan to work together

"We feel sorry for those people who passed away. But what is worrisome is why some Western media assume that they were Chinese without enough evidence to verify that," Wang said.

"BRICS countries' media should work together to curb the spread of fake information, including misrepresentations of BRICS countries by international media," he added.

Dimitri Gornostaev, deputy editor-in-chief of Sputnik News Agency and Radio, also proposed a practical measure.

"In order to have balanced and impartial news of BRICS countries, BRICS media outlets should increase the reports of our own, but not rely on the reports from the 'third party' like CNN, BBC or Reuters," he suggested.

The participating BRICS media also noticed the impact of the application of new technologies on media.

"BRICS media outlets will continue to deepen exchanges and cooperation and strengthen cooperation in the field of new media," said Jose Juan Sanchez, president of Brazil CMA Group.

The forum, held with the theme of "Strengthening Media Cooperation in Building the BRICS Community With a Shared Future", included some 100 representatives of 55 media outlets from BRICS countries to share their in-depth thinking.

The event also is part of the calendar of the upcoming 11th BRICS Summit to be held in November.

During the forum, a BRICS media joint photo exhibition was held to showcase the development and cooperation achievements of BRICS. It included nearly 100 pictures selected by media outlets from the five countries.