Staff Writer
KOBE -- Now that the multimedia age has arrived, newspapers can still remain a vital public service and a profitable business as long as publishers, editors and reporters understand the strengths and weaknesses of their technology and the role the traditional paper format plays.
That appears to have been the main message of the 51st World Newspaper Congress, which ended here Wednesday. The conference drew nearly 800 people from around the world involved in all aspects of newspaper publishing. The congress was divided into two sessions: a general meeting that focused for the most part on noneditorial issues and technology, and the World Editors Forum, which discussed newspaper content.