Dmitry Gornostaev, deputy editor-in-chief of Russia's Sputnik news agency, addresses the opening ceremony of the fourth BRICS Media Forum in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Oct. 31, 2019. Media representatives from the BRICS countries discussed the development of new media technologies and adopted an action plan to promote cooperation at the fourth BRICS Media Forum here on Thursday. The forum, which was held on Oct. 30-31, gathered nearly 100 representatives from 55 mainstream media organizations of the group's member countries -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. At the closing session, an action plan for 2019-2020 BRICS media forum was adopted. (Xinhua/Xin Yuewei)