WEF
17th World Editors Forum, Hamburg

World Editors Forum

The tablet year:
Why mobile distribution will change The news Business

Conference Programme:

Optimism and New Business Models
Innovation & Tablet Technologies
Training for Journalists & Working with Google
WEF 2011

OPTIMISM & NEW BUSINESS MODELS - Wednesday 6 October
- Jpod day one – optimism and new business models

Shaping the Future of the Newspaper Round Table

Moderator:
Lucy Küng, Professor, University of Jönköping, Sweden
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Presentation of the 2010 WAN-IFRA Golden Pen of Freedom

- Akbar Ganji: The power of our opposition movement in Iran is the power of new media
- Akbar Ganji: Ahmad Zeid-Abadi is the courageous journalist of 2010 fighting for democracy
Fotos:
Akbar Ganji receives 2010 WAN-IFRA Golden Pen of Freedom. #WE... on TwitpicAkbar Ganji during his speech at the #WEFHamburg. on Twitpic

Keynote speaches

"Why I believe in print"
By Giovanni di Lorenzo, Editor-in-Chief, Die Zeit, Germany

- Giovanni di Lorenzo: Why I believe in print
- Die Zeit editor-in-chief - 'Fear of death can be a cause for suicide'

- Giovanni di Lorenzo: „Wir brauchen Paid Content!“
- News outlets need to know more about online display ads, says Zeit Online editor

"Why I believe a mutually beneficial relationship with newspapers is possible"
By Philipp Schindler, Vice President, Northern and Central Europe, Google
- Google keynote – ‘we are not eating your omelette’
- Google's Philipp Schindler: "We come in peace"
Fotos:
Giovanni di Lorenzo during his Keynote Speech: "Why i be... on TwitpicPhilipp Schindler, a Vice President of #Google @ #WEFHamburg on Twitpic

McKinsey & Company 2010 Newsroom Barometer

Presentation by Eric Hazan, Partner, McKinsey & Company
- Newspaper editors more optimistic than expected, according to Newsroom Barometer
-
WEF newsroom study suggests high optimism, demand for greater multimedia
Fotos:
Eric Hazan, McKinsey & Company, during his presentation o... on Twitpic

First Session: New ways to finance quality journalism: the other face of content monetization

Keynote speech :
Paul Steiger, Editor-in-Chief and Founder, ProPublica, USA

And with :
John Yemma, Editor-in-Chief, Christian Science Monitor, USA
Olav Bergo, Editorial advisor, A-pressen, Norway
David Cohn, Founder, Spot.us, and Knight News Challenge winner, USA

Moderator:
Patrice Schneider, Director of Development, Media Development Loan Fund, Switzerland
- CSM's John Yemma on how to be successful with online journalism
- SFN Study reveals surprising results on newspaper business
- "I want people to start trying, because it's all an experiment:" David Cohn (Spot.Us)
- Crowd-funded news site Spot.us is sticking to startup roots, says founder
- How Spot.Us Doubled Its Grant Money with Community-Focused Ads
Fotos:
John Yemma, Editor-in-Chief, Christian Science Monitor, USA, ... on TwitpicOlav Bergo, Editorial advisor, A-pressen, Norway, during his ... on Twitpicspot.us Founder David Cohn @WEFHamburg on Twitpic

"WEF meet Günter Grass"

- Germany's famous writer Günter Grass about his life and memoires

 

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INNOVATION & TABLET TECHNOLOGIES - Thursday 7 October
- Jpod day two – innovation and tablet technologies

First editors breakfast: 'WEF meets German editors'

Chairman:
Wolfgang Krach
, deputy Editor-in-Chief, Süddeutsche Zeitung, and
Felix Bellinger, Managing Editor, Hamburger Abendblatt
- Working breakfast with editors: "The art-director will run the newsroom of the future!"

Keynote speech

Janet Robinson, CEO, The New York Times, USA
- News companies need to be in 'perpetual beta', says New York Times CEO
- Paywall will not remove NYT from 'online conversation', says CEO
- New York Times Co's Janet Robinson on the paper's plans for paid online content and new distribution method
Fotos:
Janet #Robinson during her speech @ #WEFHamburg on TwitpicJanet Robinson, CEO New York Times, during her Keynote Speech... on Twitpic

Panel 1: Multimedia newsrooms vs. pure online players: which model is the most sustainable?

With:
Raju Narisetti, Managing Editor, Washington Post, USA
Wataru Sawamura, Deputy Managing Editor, Asahi Shimbun, Japan
Benoît Raphael, Former Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder, LePost.fr, France
Neil McIntosh, Editor-in-Chief of Europe.WSJ.com, Wall Street Journal, UK

Moderator:
Jacques Rosselin, Medias Entrepreneur, Apaches, France

- Multimedia newsrooms vs. online-only outlets
- Raju Narisetti: "We should not be gatekeepers, but gateopeners"
- Washington Post managing editor stresses value of legacy in digital age
- Multimedia newsrooms in Japan: Asahi Shimbun
Fotos:
Raju Narisetti, Managing Editor, Washington Post, during his ... on Twitpic

Panel 2: How to break away from the "he said yesterday" journalism?

With :
Sylvie Kauffmann, Editor-in-Chief, Le Monde, France
Abdel-Moniem Said, Chairman of the Board, Al-Ahram group, Egypt
Jeff Reifman, Founder, NewsCloud, USA
Francisco Amaral, Director, Cases I Associats, Spain

Moderator:
Malte von Trotha, CEO, DPA News Agency, Germany
- Values at the heart of a news organisation’s journalism, structure and business
- Social media is just a piece of the puzzle, not a solution itself, said Jeff Reifman (NewsCloud)
- NewsCloud sets its sights on communities of connected readers
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Slides: Building Online Community with NewsCloud’s Open Source Facebook Application
- Sylvie Kauffmann: "The social cloud enriches newspapers, even in an investigative way" (Le Monde)
- Al Ahram: from a publishing house to a true media company
- Al Ahram chair defends photoshopped image of Egyptian president
- Cases i Associats' Francisco Amaral on keys for success
Fotos:
Panel: How to break away from the "he said yesterday&quo... on Twitpic
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Second Session: 2010 Global Report on Innovations in Newspapers

With:
Claus Strunz, Editor-in-Chief, Hamburger Abendblatt, Germany
Flavio Pestana, Editorial Director, Diario de Sao Paulo, Brazil
Diego Cenzano, Director, Biko, Spain
Juan Antonio Giner, Founder of Innovation Media Consulting Group
Carlo Campos, Direction, Innovation Media Consulting Group

Moderator:
Juan Senor, Partner, Innovation Media Consulting Group
- We need to reinvent not repurpose for tablets, says innovation group
- Innovation Media Consulting: embrace mobile's new narrative
- A new solution for the news business?
Fotos:
Juan Senor, Innovation Media Consulting, during his visual pr... on Twitpic

Third Session: The new content platforms: a breakthrough year?

Keynote speech:
Chris Ahearn, President of Media, Thomson Reuters
With:
Alfredo Triviño, Director of Creative Projects, News International, UK
Romanus Otte, General Manager, Welt Online, Die Welt, Germany
Annemarie Kirk, digital business development manager, Berlingske Media, Denmark

Moderator:
Kristina Sabelström Möller, PhD, Senior Research Manager, Emerging Digital Platforms and Business Development, WAN-IFRA
- Chris Ahearn on a breakthrough year: We need a new content platform for the news industry
- Tablets: looking for the right point between stories, technology and emotions (Alfredo Triviño)
- Let the tablet come! Denmark is prepared, says Berlingske Media's Annemarie Kirk
- Danish newspaper showcases the iPad app built on a shoestring budget
Fotos:
Chris Ahearn, Thomson Reuters, during his speech @ #WEFHamburg on TwitpicAlfredo #Trivino, News International, UK, during his speech @... on Twitpic

 

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TRAINING FOR JOURNALISTS & WORKING WITH GOOGLE - Friday 8 October
- Jpod day 3 – training for journalists and working with Google

World Trends in the Newspaper Industry: an update

By Christoph Riess, CEO, WAN-IFRA
- Christoph Riess on the future of newspapers: "Paid content is the key"
- Newspapers Must Seek Digital Paid Content Model: WAN-IFRA CEO
- Global newspaper circulation fell for first time in 2009, according to report
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Fourth Session: Joint session with the Poynter Institute - What's Next For New media training?

With:
Howard Finberg, Director, Interactive Learning & News University, Poynter Institute, USA
Joyce Barnathan, President, International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), USA (TBC)
Tarek Atia, Media Training Manager, Media Development Programme, Egypt
Bertrand Pecquerie, Director, World Editors Forum / WAN-IFRA, France

Moderator:
Steffen Burkhardt, Professor of Journalism, University of Hamburg, Germany
- One in five journalists lack 'essential' multimedia skills, suggests Poynter research
- Staff training in multimedia need motivation, direction, goals
- ICFJ emphasizes importance of journalists' training: Barnathan at 17th World Editors Forum in Hamburg
- New media training has changed journalism in Egypt, says Tarek Atia
Fotos:
Steffen Burkhardt - WEF - twitpic

Special workshop: Our news and Google News: how can we cooperate?

With :
Madhav Chinnappa, Strategic Partner Development Manager, Google News & Books, UK
Marcus Warren, Editor, telegraph.co.uk, Telegraph Media Group, UK
Wolfgang Blau, Editor-in-chief Zeit online, Die Zeit, Germany
Mario Tedeschini-Lalli, Deputy Director of Development and Innovation, Gruppo Editoriale l' Espresso, Italy

Moderator:
Christoph Keese, President Public Affairs, Axel Springer AG, Germany
- Google 'Newspass' to save the newspaper industry?
- Google continues Fast Flip development
- Invest in a more human side, Die Zeit online editor tells Google
- Google's Madhav Chinnappa on cooperation with publishers
Fotos:
Madhav Chinnappa - WEF - twitpicMarcus Warren - WEF - twitpic
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Fifth session: Using crowd-sourcing and social networks in hyperlocal news

With:
Bart Brouwers, Managing Editor for hyperlocal Online Media, Telegraaf Media Group, The Netherlands
Roman Gallo, Founder, Nase Adresa Project, Czech Republic
Martha Gleich, Internet Director, Grupo RBS, Brazil
Harry Dugmore, Founder of "The news is coming" project, and Knight News Challenge winner, South Africa
Jaroslaw Tokarczyk, President of the Board, Gazeta Olsztynska, Poland

Moderator:
Werner Eggert, Editor-in-Chief, Tide, Germany
- Successes and failures of hyperlocal close World Editors Forum
- Hyperlocal news in Poland: Gazeta Olsztynska
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Bart Brouwers - WEF

 

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Read more...
 
Giovanni Di Lorenzo: Why I Believe In Print

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By Giovanni di Lorenzo,  Editor-in-Chief, Die Zeit, Germany

ejc, vimeo.com
11.10.2010

 
World Editors Forum 2010, Hamburg: Google's Philipp Schindler

WEF

Speakers:
Philipp Schindler, Vice President, Northern and Central Europe, Google
Giovanni die Lorenzo, Die Zeit

Moderator:
Saeyoon Suthichai, Group Editor-in-Chief, The Nation, Thailand

ejc, vimeo.com
12.10.2010

 
Eric Hazan - Partner, McKinsey & Company

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How editors-in-chief foresee the future of their job and how journalism will evolve in the upcoming years. 33 key questions about newsroom strategies, new business models, editors' leadership and the future of news in the digital era. The 2010 survey is the third edition of the Newsroom
Barometer. Read more

Presentation by
Eric Hazan, Partner, McKinsey & Company

Moderator:
Jim Chisholm, Consultant, UK

vimeo.com
12.10.2010

 
Keynote Speech - Janet Robinson, CEO, The New York Times / Panel: Multimedia newsrooms vs. pure online players

WEF

Keynote speech:
Janet Robinson, CEO, The New York Times, USA

Moderator:
Jacques Rosselin, Medias Entrepreneur, Apaches, France

ejc, vimeo.com
12.10.2010

 
2010 Global Report on Innovations in Newspapers

WEF

This year's report will include best practices, new trends and successful cases about multimedia newsroom integration, news story telling experiences in social media, mobile internet formulas, best readers club marketing cases, integrated sales operations & the new generation of news websites. Read more

Speakers:
Claus Strunz, Editor-in-Chief, Hamburger Abendblatt, Germany
Flavio Pestana, Editorial Director, Diario de Sao Paulo, Brazil
Diego Cenzano, Director, Biko, Spain
Juan Antonio Giner, Founder of Innovation Media Consulting Group
Carlo Campos, Direction, Innovation Media Consulting Group

Moderator:
Juan Senor, Partner, Innovation Media Consulting Group

ejc, vimeo.com
12.10.2010

 
New content platforms: a breakthrough year?

WEF

The new surge in sales of electronic readers for books, notably 'tablets', and the multiplication of mobile devices with easy and comfortable access to news sites, has given a new lease of life to the idea that wireless platforms may yet take a central role in news publishing. This session examines current newspaper experiments in publishing on such devices and takes a whirlwind tour of what's currently on the market. Read more

Keynote speech: Chris Ahearn, President of Media, Thomson Reuters

With:
Alfredo Triviño, Director of Creative Projects, News International, UK
Annemarie Kirk, digital business development manager, Berlingske Media, Denmark

Moderator:
Kristina Sabelström Möller, PhD, Senior Research Manager, Emerging Digital Platforms and Business Development, WAN-IFRA

ejc, vimeo.com
12.10.2010

 
World Trends in the Newspaper Industry: an update

WEF

Christoph Riess, CEO, WAN-IFRA

ejc, vimeo.com
12.10.2010

 
Using crowd-sourcing and social networks in hyperlocal news

WEF

Ultimately, newspapers will not only interact with readers and users, they will develop new forms of journalism that take advantage of their readers' knowledge via methods such as crowd-sourcing. This can produce both good and bad results... And this is why we have asked editors-in-chief who have jumped into the hyperlocal news world to tell us how to deal both with professional journalists and citizens (never say amateurs!). Read more

With:
Bart Brouwers, Managing Editor for hyperlocal Online Media, Telegraaf Media Group, The Netherlands
Roman Gallo, Founder, Nase Adresa Project, Czech Republic
Martha Gleich, Internet Director, Grupo RBS, Brazil
Harry Dugmore, Founder of "The news is coming" project, and Knight News Challenge winner, South Africa
Jaroslaw Tokarczyk, President of the Board, Gazeta Olsztynska, Poland

Moderator:
Werner Eggert, Editor-in-Chief, Tide, Germany

ejc, vimeo.com
12.10.2010

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