Digital Media Africa 2020
Digital Media Africa 2020
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Let's get together again. At least virtually.
We’re committed to continuing the Digital Media Africa conference tradition — bringing together the brightest media minds in the continent together!
We can’t meet physically this year? Let’s make it an opportunity for more people to be part of it, removing travel costs barriers.
DM Africa will comprise 8 sessions over two days (save your mornings on September 8 and 9). It will include breakout sessions for discussion in small groups with the speakers.
There are no fees for WAN-IFRA Members to attend. Also thanks to our partners at the Google News Initiative and Women in News, we also have a certain number of additional free tickets for other participants. Please contact us by clicking the 'Apply to attend' button. Places are limited to allow effective networking, so the sooner you register the better!
Topics we plan to cover
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What’s the to-do list in the newsroom to get ready for paid content?
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Audio is a Goldrush everywhere in the world, but we’ve seen that movie (remember the pivot to video movement?) or maybe not
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What is a product that users will pay for?
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Pains and gains, what did we learn covering the pandemic? (from the perspective of the newsroom and the CEOs).
And we will be in touch with some of the last year start-ups or small companies that addressed the conference or won one of our awards and see how they got through that period
2020 Speakers
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Executive Editor, The Daily Nation, Nation Media Group, Kenya
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Exec Director, Digital Revenue Network, WAN-IFRA
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Sr. Research Associate, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, UK
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Journalist and media lecturer, South Africa
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Chief Membership Officer, Malaysiakini, Malaysia
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Director of Analytics and Revenue Optimization for News and Publishing at Google, U.S
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Founder, 263Chat, Zimbabwe
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Co-Founder, Food For Mzansi, South Africa
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Senior Strategy Consultant, Kenya
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Executive Editor, Daily Nation, Zambia
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Editor-in-chief, News24, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Executive Producer of Podcasts, The Children's Radio Foundation, South Africa
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Publisher and CEO, Daily Maverick, South Africa
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Founder of explain.co.za, South Africa
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Program officer for the South Africa Media Innovation Program (SAMIP), South Africa
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Publishing Consultant FT Strategies, WAN-IFRA Supervisory Board Member London, UK
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Deputy Head of Digital, The Times & Sunday Times, UK
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Editor - Coronavirus Monitor.co.za, South Africa
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Director of Analytics and Revenue Optimization for News and Publishing at Google, U.S
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Engagement editor, News24, South Africa
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Executive Director World Editors Forum, WAN-IFRA, UK
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Senior Program Manager - Data Academy, Code For Africa, South Africa
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Editor in Chief, Vision Group, Uganda
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Co-founder and CEO, Stears, Nigeria
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Head of Digital Media, Arena Holdings, South Africa
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Director, Digital Strategy, Pulse Nigeria
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Founder and Executive Director of Quote This Woman+ (QW+), South Africa
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Chief Operating Officer, Visual Point Creative Group, Zimbabwe
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Co-founder, Food For Mzansi, South Africa
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Co-founder of Volume, South Africa
Topics
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News revenue strategy
The simple question: how to fund a digital newsroom? Inspiration from inside and outside Africa
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Entrepreneurship and new business models
How can young digital newsrooms remain independent? Are readers prepared to pay for online news? Are there unique new business models that work for Africa?
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Future of digital advertising
Reach versus context. How to work with the big platforms. Above all how to raise revenue on our news publishers' own platforms - whether from higher CPMs or new native ad strategies.