Trends in Newsroom 2009 By many accounts, the newspaper
industry faces the biggest crisis in its history. The myriad of
alternative media outlets competing for consumer eyes and advertising
dollars has pulled the rug out from under newspaper publishers' bottom
line. The once liberal flow of money to newsgathering operations, the
core of any newspaper, has been drastically reduced.
Chapter 6:
From user-generated content to participatory journalism 
Emma Heald, Editors Weblog Editor-in- Chief Bertrand Pecquerie, World Editors Forum Director
TRENDS IN NEWSROOMS 2008 Are you
wondering whether
you should integrate
your print and
online newsrooms? Or
maybe you're trying
to discover the most
effective way of
boosting your
content's standings
on search engines?
Does the term
"mojo"
mean anything to
your reporters? Have
your readers come
knocking at your
door, asking you to
open up your website
to their
comments? Do
you wonder what
strategies your
colleagues around
the world are
adopting for
multimedia
success?
Looking 10
years into the
future, what do you
think
Each of
the following
eight
chapters includes an
introduction
summarizing the
steps
newspapers need to
take in adapting to
the changing
media
landscape, including
a list of key
developments
that editors
should share with
their staff.
These
developments, as
well as a wealth of
information
including
interviews with top
media
executives,
detailed
descriptions of
innovations at the
world’s
most recognized
papers, and studies
of
paradigm-shifting
Internet companies,
are investigated
in-depth
within the text of
each
chapter.
- The Bakersfield
Californian:
UGC enriches the
community,
by Mike
Jenner,
Executive Editor and
Vice President,
The Bakersfield
Californian
John
Burke, World
Editors Forum Deputy
Director Jean Yves Chainon, Editors Weblog Editor-in- Chief Bertrand Pecquerie, World Editors Forum Director
TRENDS IN NEWSROOMS 2007 Looking to find out what
editors-in-chief of the world’s newspapers think about
the rapidly changing media landscape? Best practices in
integrating your paper’s print and online operations?
How about involving your readers in the news process? What about this social media phenomenon on which
younger generations seem fixated?
And what do actual editors think of their newspaper in this time of rapid change (see Newsroom Barometer)?
Overall, how optimistic are you about your newspaper's future?
Chapter 1: Integrate your newsroom step by step Chapter 2: Interact With Your Readers Chapter 3: Cooperate With Your Competitors Chapter 4: Become A Portal For Your Region Chapter 5: Create A Multi-Newspaper Newsroom Chapter 6: Reach Young Readers Through Social Media Chapter 7: Provide Tools For Personalized News Top-specific boxes dig even further into prevalent issues. Conclusions to chapters include debates between top industry movers and shakers as well as case studies of exemplary papers from which all can learn. For example: Chapter 2: Walking the ‘Middle Path’ of pro-am journalism, Jay Rosen, New York University and Pressthink blogger Chapter 3: Regional papers cooperating for national exclusives: A case study of GPD, the Dutch Regional Newspaper Association. By John Burke, Editors Weblog Chapter 5: Die Welt and its multi-newspaper newsroom: creating spinoff publications to expand reach. By Bertrand Pecquerie, World Editors Forum Chapter 7: E-ink editions: no replacement of the print paper… yet! The results of Flemish financial daily De Tijd’s trials with e-paper. By Caroline Pauwels, Free Universtiy of Brussels.
TRENDS IN NEWSROOMS 2006 Trends in Newsrooms 2006, the second annual report by the World Editors Forum,
studies developments in citizen journalism, reconnecting with their
readers, how broadband and multimedia are transforming traditional
journalism, the threats that Internet companies pose to the traditional
press, how the role of the Editor-in-Chief will evolve and more of the
most pressing issues facing newspaper editorial staffs in the digital
age.
- Trends in Newsrooms 2006 -
Newsrooms
evolve incredibly quickly so the World Editors Forum has found
expertise from all corners of the world about what is changing, why and
how. The 150-page report (print and PDF versions) is based on the best
articles from the Editors Weblog (www.editorsweblog.org), an online publication of the World Editors Forum that tracks and analyzes the major stories affecting newsrooms around the world. When we decided to launch Trends in Newsrooms in 2005, there was no report dedicated to, but it was impossible to. This is exactly the goal of this World Editors Forum annual report. In addition to the articles taken from the Weblog, Trends in Newsrooms 2006 includes essays, articles and commentary from media experts: - In the report's introduction, author of “The Vanishing Newspaper”, Philip Meyer, and Daily Telegraph columnist, Roy Greenslade, square off in a debate about the uncertain future of newspapers. Will print still exist in 10 years? - In his article, Columbia University professor Eli Noam argues that newspapers will transform into “news aggregators” on the Internet, but emphasizes that there will be a lot of competition. - For the chapter “Will all news be free,” free newspaper specialist and University of Amsterdam, Piet Bakker, compares how free Internet news and freesheets are affecting the newspaper industry. - As more newspapers invite readers to participate in the news process, citizen journalism pioneer, Dan Gillmor, summarizes the movement’s brief history and gives ideas to newsrooms looking to integrate their public. - French journalist and media consultant, Jean-Pierre Tailleur, provides case studies of three local papers in Western Europe that have increased their circulations by reconnecting with their communities. - Reuter’s managing director Monique Villa protects the right of news outlets to freely cover sporting events in light of the dispute between FIFA and news organizations in the run-up to the 2006 World Cup. - CEO and co-founder of the local news aggregator Topix.net, Rich Skrenta discusses online strategies such as adding RSS feeds and making content easily searchable for newspapers looking to boost website traffic. - For newsrooms struggling with multimedia integration, newspaper design guru and new media consultant Robb Montgomery has some innovative answers and examples of best practices; - Editor of elmundo.es, Gumersindo Lafuente discusses the dilemma that editors and journalists face when struggling between the pressures of corporate profits and service to their readers. - Not only is new media transforming the newsroom, but also the job of editors. New media columnist and blogger for PBS, Mark Glaser explains what editors need to do to thrive during the transition of news to the Internet. - In the report’s conclusion, Editor of The Times (UK), Robert Thomson asks “What Now?” for newsrooms and describes how content is changing in the digital age. Trends in Newsrooms 2006 is available in print and PDF versions at a cost of €139 for non-members of the World Editors Forum. To purchase, please click here. Members receive the 150-page report automatically as soon as it is published. For more on the benefits of joining the World Editors Forum, click here. |
