In June 2006 the 13th World Editors Forum saw 350 editors - a record number - meet in Moscow. For the next Forum we are going south to Cape Town. The annual World Editors Forum meetings have won a global reputation for giving working editors presentations, debates and networking opportunities which enrich their knowledge and provide ideas to put to immediate use.
In the City of 'Good Hope', the first South African daily newspaper, the Cape Times, was published in 1876. In this melting pot city with influences from KhoÔsan, Zulu, Xhosa, Portugal, Holland, France, England and India, we will discuss 'Quality Journalism in the Digital Age' in nine sessions and at eleven social events.
What's new at the 2007 World Editors Forum:
- an in-depth reflection about the future of journalism with Mario Vargas Llosa as keynote speaker: a writer who is a journalist and a journalist who is a writer
- the first release of the 'Newsroom Barometer', an international survey focused on editorial strategies, integrated newsroom and the future of journalism
- special opportunities for meeting the leaders of South Africa including the South African Minister of Finance, Trevor Manuel.
- panel debates and sessions on integrated newsrooms, design issues and transparency.
We welcome Reuters as a privileged partner of the Forum. In the Reuters Masterclass, we will explore the impact of social networks and user generated content on journalism, and how newspapers can respond.
The Annual Press Freedom Round Table
'Press Freedom in Africa: the Key to Good Governance and Development'
The Annual Digital Media Round Table
'Maximizing the Digital Potential of the Newspaper'
New audiences, new content, new technologies = new revenues
The Annual Young Reader Round Table
'Winning Strategies for Engaging a New Generation'
Free registration to all roundtables for conference attendees
WEPP cocktail (17H00 - 17H30):
'The WEF Board meets sponsored editors'
Presentation of the 2007 World Editors Partnership Programme
Editors cocktail (17H30 - 18H30):
'Editors meet Editors meet Editors meet...'
A networking event for editors participating in the forum
Welcome Party (19h30)
With the World Newspaper Congress
At the Castle of Good Hope, the oldest colonial building in South Africa, built between 1666 and 1679 by the Dutch India Company. Sponsored by Remgro, Richemont and VenFin.
MONDAY 4 JUNE
First editors breakfast (8H15 - 9H30):
'WEF meets South African editors'
Meeting editors from this year's host nation, South Africa.
Attendance limited to pre-registered participants
Opening ceremony (10H - 12H):
Joint session with the World Newspaper Congress
Opening Addresses by:
Thabo Mbeki, President, Republic of South Africa
Trevor Ncube, President, Newspaper Association of South Africa
Gavin O'Reilly, President, World Association of Newspapers
(* subject to confirmation)
Presentation of the 2007 WAN Golden Pen of Freedom by George Brock, President, World Editors Forum to Shi Tao, Editor, Dangdai Shang Bao, China
LUNCH / BUFFET (13H - 14H)
World Trends in the Newspaper Industry (14H - 14H40)
Joint session with the World Newspaper Congress
By Timothy Balding, Director General, WAN.
Video Address (15H - 15H45)
How I see the future of journalism
- Mario Vargas Llosa, Writer and Journalist, Peru
Presentation of the first 'Newsroom Barometer'
This new Barometer - set up by WEF, Zogby International and Reuters - is an exclusive international survey designed to give you insights into newsroom strategies. This barometer focuses on editorial quality, integrated newsrooms, op-ed pages and the future of journalism.
By John Zogby, President, Zogby International, USA
COFFEE BREAK - 15H45
First session (16H - 16H40)
How to define editorial quality in the digital age
With:
Ferial Haffajee, Editor-in-Chief, Mail & Guardian, South Africa
Peter Hjˆrne, editor in chief of the op/ed-pages, Gˆteborgs Posten, Sweden
Ergun Babahan, Editor-in-Chief, Sabah, Turkey
Mondli Makhanya, Editor-in-Chief, Sunday Times, South Africa
Chairman: George Brock, World Editors Forum President
Second Session (16H45 - 18H)
The multi-newspaper newsroom is born!
In 2002, Die Welt in Germany merged two newsrooms - Die Welt, Berliner Morgenpost, and then adding Welt Kompakt in 2004 and Welt am Sonntag in 2006. Now other newspaper groups have followed suit, including De Standaard in Belgium and NRC Handelsblad in the Netherlands, but they certainly won't be the last. Two editors-in-chief explain how to manage these multi-newspaper newsrooms.
With:
Andrea Seibel, Deputy Editor-in-chief, Die Welt, Germany
Birgit Donker, Editor-in-Chief, NRC Handelsblad and NRC Next, the Netherlands
Chairman: Xavier Vidal-Folch, Deputy Editor-in-chief, El Pais, Spain
Evening event (20h00)
With the World Newspaper Congress.
An African journey through the roots and foundations of Moyo situated at one of South Africa's world-class wine estates, Spier, in the beautiful city of Stellenbosch. Moyo, loosely translated in Swahili, means "soul". Experience the soul of Africa amongst the treetops, where you will taste an intricate fusion of African flavours, textures, sights, sounds and smells.
TUESDAY 5 JUNE
Second editors breakfast (8H - 9H):
'WEF meets African editors'
Attendance limited to pre-registered participants.
Introduction by Rosemary Okello-Orlale, Executive Director, African Women and Child Features, Kenya and TAEF Treasurer
With the participation of Peter Feuillherade, Media Analyst, BBC Monitoring.
Third Session (9H15 - 10H45)
Integrated newsrooms: what print does best and what online does best
The integrated newsroom - the merger between the print and the online newsrooms - is the new 'must-do' idea. But problems can be numerous and synergies not always evident. We look at three examples of this structure to help you shape your newsroom to make the most of print and online.
With :
Jonathan Landman, Deputy Managing Editor, The New York Times, US
William Lewis, Editor-in-Chief, The Daily Telegraph, UK
Mike van Niekerk, Editor-in-Chief, Online, Fairfax Media, Australia
Jennifer Carroll, Vice President / New Media Content, Gannett Co., USA
Chairman: Eric Newton, Vice President, Journalism Program, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, USA
COFFEE BREAK - 10H45
Fourth Session - Reuters Master Class (11H - 12H30)
Web 2.0: is user generated content bringing anything new to news?
What does the future look like in a world in which the consumer is increasingly taking over the printing press, the dark room and the television studio? What is the impact of this new type of content and community on newspapers and journalism? WEF and Reuters will explore the lessons learnt, models that have worked and failed in the past, and debate how user-generated content and social news networks will potentially impact the future of journalism.
Introduction by Adam Pasick, Reuters virtual journalist at Second Life (www.secondlife.com)
With :
Dave Panos, CEO, Pluck, USA
Rebecca MacKinnon, Co-founder, Global Voices, USA
Didier Pillet, Director of Information, Ouest-France, France
Richard Sambrook, Director, BBC Global News, UK
Chairman: David Schlesinger, Editor-in-Chief, Reuters, UK
LUNCH (12H30 - 14H)
'WEF meets Jacob Zuma, Vice President of the African National Congress'
Attendance limited to pre-registered participants.
Fifth Session (14H - 15H45)
Front Page vs Home Page: design lessons
Are web-designed Home Pages inspiring Front Pages of print editions? Are the readers so accustomed to online editions that they want the same 'look and feel' in print? To answer these questions, we have gathered designers with different points of view - those who think that a 'new fusion design' will emerge and those that believe that the two designs will never merge.
With:
Don Wittekind, Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina, USA
Al Trivino, Art Director (NI) Projects, The Times of London, Spain
Chairman: Mario Garcia, CEO and founder, Garcia Media, USA
COFFEE BREAK - 15H45
Sixth Session / Panel (16H - 17H30)
Reporting Africa for Africans and the world
Africa is big and Africa is diverse, but some say the continent remains stuck with the same problems. We discuss all these contradictions with the basic idea that fair and accurate journalism cannot neglect 900 million people in more than 50 countries. The discussion will help shape a better coverage of Africa, now and in the future.
Video address from Desmond Tutu, Nobel Prize for Peace and Cape Town Archbishop
With:
Moeletsi Mbeki, Executive Chairman, Endemol South Africa, South Africa
Azu Ishiekwene , Editor in Chief, Punch, Nigeria
Finbarr O'Reilly, Photographer West and Central Africa, Reuters, based in Senegal
Cheriff Moumina Sy, Director of Publication, Bendre, Burkina Faso
Guy Berger, Head of the School of Journalism and Media Studies, Rhodes University, South Africa
Chairman: Mathata Tsedu, Editor-in-Chief, City Press, South Africa and TAEF Chairman
EVENING FREE
WEDNESDAY 6 JUNE
Third editors breakfast (8H - 8H50):
'The World Editors Forum meets its new and future members'
With the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) and the European Journalism Center (EJC).
Attendance limited to pre-registered participants.
Seventh Session (9H - 10H30)
Can free papers produce quality journalism?
A second and third generation of free papers has emerged - thematic sports and economic titles targeting niche groups and now free home-delivered papers targeting high revenue earners. Is quality journalism available for free?
With:
T¯ger Seidenfaden, Editor-in-Chief, Politiken, Denmark
Ben Rogmans, Co-founder and future Editor-in-Chief, Dagblad De Pers, The Netherlands
David Trads, Editor-in-Chief, Nyhedavisen, Denmark
Chairman: Tarek Atia, Media Training Specialist, Media Development Program, Egypt
COFFEE BREAK - 10H30
Joint session with the World Newspaper Congress (10H45 - 12H)
2007 Global Report on Innovations in Newspapers
by the Innovation International Media Consulting Group.
Presented by Juan Senor and Douglas Griffen.
WEF Annual General meeting (from noon to 12H50)
Including the election of new World Editors Forum Board Members
Presentation by Souleymane Diallo, Chairman, Forum des Èditeurs d'Afrique de l'Ouest, Conakry, Guinea
Chairman: George Brock, WEF President
LUNCH (13H - 14H15)
'WEF Meets Trevor Manuel, the South African Minister of Finance
Attendance limited to pre-registered participants.
Eighth Session (14H30 - 15H45)
Balancing ethics, transparency and independence in the newsroom
In the print age, the ethical rules of journalism were quite clear... after two centuries of debate! In the digital age - a period that spans little more than a decade - the debate is unclear and often hidden. What we expect in this session is to define new guidelines on how to deal with immediacy, digital privacy, transparency, and interaction with the readers.
With:
Frits van Exter, Editor-in-Chief, Trouw, the Netherlands
FranÁois Nel, Director, Journalism Leaders Programme, Lancashire Business School, UK
Denis Muzet, Director, Mediascopie Institute, France
Khalid Hamed Al Malik, Editor-in-Chief, Al Jazirah Newspaper, Saudi Arabia
Chairman: Ed Greenspon, Editor-in-Chief, Globe & Mail, Canada
Ninth Session / Panel (15H50 - 17H)
Sharing best practices: five examples of newspaper cooperation
Providing editors-in-chief with a range of concrete initiatives that can be implemented in their newsrooms, five editors will present new ways of cooperative work between newsrooms.
With:
Alan Oakley, Editor-in-chief, Sydney Morning Herald, presents Earth Hour or how a campaign to raise awareness of climate change was embraced by the people of Australia's largest city. Organised by WWF and supported by Fairfax Media, more than 2,000 business, including most of the biggest companies in town, registered to switch off signs, outside lights and all office lights.
Ko Yamaguchi, Special Advisor, Kyodo News Agency, presents Press Net Japan (Zenkoku Simbun Net): a new, unique Japanese national news website composed of over 50 regional newspapers
Eric Newton, Vice President, Journalism Program, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, USA, presents the first-year winners of the Knight News Challenge, a global contest open to individuals, businesses and organizations that wish to apply innovative digital technology and technique to the challenge of community news.
Marcel van Lingen, Editorial Director, presents GPD, the General Press Association, the Netherlands: an 80-journalist organisation working for 16 Dutch regional newspapers
Pana Janviroj, President of The Nation in Thailand and Executive Director, Asia News Network (ANN) presents their time and money saving solution of co-publishing content with Michelin travel guides. Co-presentation with HervÈ Deguine, Michelin Travel Publications.
Grzegorz Piechota, Special Projects Editor, presents Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland: reader collaboration through print and online helping both to reach a new audience.
Jovial Rantao, Editor of the Sunday Independent and Deputy Editor of The Star explains how the Independent Newspapers titles cooperate, share content... and keep their separate identities.
Chairman: Risto Uimonen, Editor-in-Chief, Kaleva, Finland
Gala dinner (20h00)
At the Nederburg Wine Estate.
Sponsored by Mondi Shanduka Newsprint and Mondi International.
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