As usual, the 61st Congress and 15th Editors Forum will kick off with the three annual WAN round table conferences:
Sunday 1 June, 9h30 - 12h30:
The Annual Press Freedom Round Table
'Offending, Shocking, Disturbing - A Free Press Right?'
The celebrated Danish cartoon scandal of 2005 set off debates in
newsrooms world-wide about whether limits should be accepted to the
publication of content which offends, shocks, insults or disturbs. It
also landed many editors in jail for republishing the material and some
cases are still going through the courts. This was not an isolated
event, however, and was soon repeated when a Swedish newspaper last
year published another cartoon judged offensive by religious
communities.
Is the violent reaction and demands for repression
which these events sparked (even at the United Nations, which approved
a resolution against blasphemy) a sign of a new totalitarian threat to
democratic free press values, as some claim, or the legitimate
protection of religious or other sensitivities? Is the right to offend,
long a value of the democratic press, being overturned in these
'politically correct' times or leading to fear and self-censorship
among publishers, editors and journalists?
And, essentially, has
the press now changed the manner in which it weighs up the merits of
publishing against the risks? Have the stakes really become higher?
These
are some of the questions which will be examined at the Göteborg round
table, along with other potential dangers to the free press in
democracies, such as secrecy in the name of national security, or
cultural 'no-go' and political diktats.
Chair: Miklos Haraszti, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Confirmed speakers include:
- Ali Amar, Publisher, Le Journal Hebdomadaire, Morocco
- Ali Dilem, Cartoonist, Liberté newspaper, Algeria
- Mona Eltahawy, US based journalist, commentator and lecturer on Arab and Muslim issues
- Ian Jack, Guardian writer and columnist, former editor of Granta and the Independent on Sunday, United Kingdom
- Ulf Johansson, Editor-in-Chief, Nerike Allehanda, Sweden
- Kenan Malik, Writer, Lecturer and Broadcaster, United Kingdom.
- Jehad Momani, former Editor in Chief, Shihane, Jordan.
- Dinah PoKempner, General Counsel, Human Rights Watch, United States
- Philippe Val, Publisher and Editor, Charlie Hebdo, France
The Annual Digital Media Round Table
How to Grow Multi-Media Audiences and Revenues
As
new digital technologies and strategies continue their rapid growth
across the globe, many newspapers are emerging as true multi-media
content providers. The Round Table will hear from newspaper companies
who are taking a lead in the development of new products and new
strategies.
Mobile - The new revenue challenge
As the penetration of web-enabled mobile devices increases rapidly, what are the opportunities for newspapers to exploit this brand new content distribution and revenue making opportunity? How does mobile advertising work and how can newspapers benefit?
Social networks
Social networks are the new digital phenomena. What are the implications for newspapers and how can newspaper companies benefit?
Newspapers as digital broadcasters
As traditional TV channel audiences fragment, leading newspapers are delivering video content to attract new 'broadcast' revenues and exploit video as added-value content and a new revenue stream.
Automated Content Access Protocol
How newspaper companies can use ACAP to control access to their on line content and so modify, or prevent, unauthorised exploitation by content aggregators.
Digital revenues and trends
A report on the global impact of digital revenues and trends, plus the latest data from WAN's digital revenues benchmarking project.
Speakers :
- Mark Bide, Project Director, ACAP (Automated Content Access Protocol) United Kingdom
- Eamonn Byrne, Business Director, World Association of Newspapers
- John M. Lervik, CEO & Co-Founder, FAST, Norway
- Andrew Martin, Senior Associate, Borrell Associates, USA
- Erik Nord, Deputy CEO, Telenor Broadcast, Norway
- Jo Christian Oterhals, Head of Development, VG Multimedia & Chairman of the Board at Nettby Community AS, Norway
- Anne Saul, Head of Digital Video Training, Gannett U.S. Community Publishing, USA.
The Annual Young Reader Round Table
Newspapers must reach the newest generation of young people where
they are and with both an authenticity and a sense of engagement.
Moderator: Tommaso Prennushi, President, TP & Associates, Spain
Some of the newest strategies to engage the most elusive of audiences: parents.
- Ricardo Kirschbaum, Executive Editor, Clarin, Argentina
- Roxana Morducchowiza, Director of Media & Education, Argentina Education Ministry
Going where they are - even newer strategies for engaging young readers
How Sweden's Göteborgs-Posten, already successful with young people on all kinds of platforms, has re-examined and re-adjusted those efforts by trading youth reporters for the most popular local young bloggers and taking over the hottest social network for 18 to 25 year-olds.
- Anders Goliger, Assistant News Editor, Göteborgs-Posten, Sweden
-Cecilia Lönnehed, Assistant News Editor for Young Readers, Göteborgs-Posten, Sweden
Building loyalty while saving a river together
How Gazeta Wyborcza, a
Polish newspaper, helped young people make a difference in a local
campaign to save a river, and secured an audience in the process.
- Gregory Piechota, Special Projects Editor, Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland
Building loyalty while helping young readers get ahead
How Delovoy Peterburg, a small business daily, built unsurpassed loyalty as it used all platforms to help young people as they sought to find jobs and determine careers.
- Svetlana Horosheva, Editor, Delovoy Petersburg, Russia
Twenty-five basic strategies you can begin the day you get home.
- Aralynn McMane, Director, WAN Young Readership Development
The Round Table is supported by Norske Skog, the Norway-based global
paper producer, as part of its partnership in WAN's Young Readership
Development activities.
