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  • Wikileaks & journalists


    German spokesman for Wikileaks, Daniel Schmitt, discusses the online whistleblower’s relationship to traditional media, as well as the role it might play in the future of journalism.

     

     

    PLUS: Update on Wikileaks given recent controversy by founder Julian Assange at the Frontline Club (particular journalism-related discussion from 17:00 minutes) Watch now

     

  • IJ-7 Stanford: Insights on innovative journalism


    This year’s Stanford University innovative journalism conference, IJ-7, was held on 7-9 June 2010 in San Francisco. Centered on the theme ‘Storytelling in the Time of Creative Destruction’, the event discussed journalism and innovation, as a key to collective intelligence in the innovation economy.

     

    The future of journalism education
    Esther Wojcicki, Chair of the Board of Directors, Creative Commons

     

     

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    Expanding the brand: Reinventing the magazine
    Marjaana Toiminen, Bonnier Publications CEO

     

    Surviving by specialising: The Rolling Stone perspective
    Tim Dickinson, Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone

     

    Source: European Journalism Centre on Vimeo

     

  • “Take advantage of your audience’s ability to help you create better journalism”


    Leonard Witt, executive director of the Center for Sustainable Journalism at Kennesaw State University, interviews Mike Fancer, retired editor of the Seattle Times and recent fellow in the Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism.

     

    Source: SustainableJournalism.org on Youtube

     

  • “Our job is to break down the barriers between the virtual and real world”


    Maria A. Ressa, managing director of ABS News Channel, Philippines, is positive when it comes to the future of journalism in Southeast Asia when interviewed at The Konrad Adenauer Asian Center for Journalism’s (ACFJ) 10 Year Anniversary.

     

    Source: European Journalism Centre on Vimeo

     

  • “Journalism graduates should think of themselves as a small business”


    Professor at Deakin University, Australia, Stephen Quinn talks about his recommendations for journalism students and graduates.

     

    Source: European Journalism Centre on Vimeo

     

  • “A fantastic opportunity for all of us”


    Executive Editor of The Times newspaper, Daniel Finkelstein, speaking backstage at the POLIS ‘Value of Journalism’ conference.

     

    Source: European Journalism Centre on Vimeo

     

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  • What is constructive journalism?


    News Director at DR News, Ulrik Haagerup, explains the constructive journalism concept, asking how journalists can better serve society by debating solutions, in addition to simply focusing on problems.

     

    Recorded at Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum, June 22, 2010.
    Source: European Journalism Centre on Vimeo

     

  • “Networked journalism especially valid for multi-layer issues”


    Director for Strategic Outreach at the World Economic Forum, Cristiana Falcone, sums up the work so far of the Global Agenda Council on the Future of Journalism.

     

    Recorded at Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum, June 22, 2010.
    Source: European Journalism Centre on Vimeo

     

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    Cristiana Falcone (World Economic Forum) discusses the future of journalism, placing journalists as the moderators of wider discussions based on “a clear set of values and rules of engagement”.

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  • Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum: Panel discussion follow-up


    Deutsche Welle’s 2010 Global Media Forum panel discussion on networked journalism on June 22, 2010 in Bonn, took questions via Twitter from all over the world. Here is a compilation of some of the best questions - and answers - from the tweeters and panellists involved.

     

     

  • “Digital makes it tougher, but a lot more exciting”


    Director of POLIS, Charlie Beckett, at the ‘Value of Journalism’ conference in London on 11 June 2010, summing up the current feeling amongst professional journalists. Click to read The Value of Networked Journalism report, released at the conference.

     

    Source: European Journalism Centre on Vimeo

     

  • Josh Friedman: Thoughts on journalism’s US future


    Professor at the Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University, Josh Friedman, shares his thoughts on the future of journalism in the United States.

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    For the full interview click here.

     

    What in your opinion is the future of journalism in the United States?

     

    The future of journalism in the United States is not clear and it’s not very bright, because the media companies have lost a tremendous amount of professional talent. They have had to lay people off, and they don’t hire new people with talent. There is a huge loss to the country because there are fewer investigations, and the coverage is just much weaker, much thinner…

     

    Where do you envisage journalism being in 10 years time in the United States?

     

    It will be very different. Newspaper and print media will be much smaller. They will have core staffs and buy a lot of material produced by outside organisations. Some of those organisations will be supported by philanthropists, like ProPublica which does investigations. There will be consortia of groups specialising in investigations, business reporting and sports and they will sell to these processing companies that have newspapers, and they will also have digital media. Where the money’s going to come from I’m not sure. Obviously in a country like the United States, which has a huge amount of merchandising, there’s going to be advertising income. But so far the advertisers seem to want to pay a lot less when they are in digital than in print. So I think there will be two tiers: the local and semi-regional papers in print and digital platforms will probably be making money because they don’t have competition, but at the national level there won’t be as many really good publications…

     

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