Next Generation Newsroom
Get insight into the latest projects of the enviably well-funded newsroom of The Washington Post. At the other end of the scale, newsrooms are struggling, soo too reputations and life for journalists is getting rougher. In this environment, who wants to be a journalist? How do you attract and keep qualified, diverse and resilient staff?
Moderator
Editor for publishing strategy and visual journalism, Dagens Næringsliv, Norway. WEF Board member.
Inside the Washington Post Newsroom
The Washington Post has one of the most innovative newsrooms around. Its teams operating at the intersection of tech, journalism and product are changing the way they think about, plan and deliver their journalism. They are already planning for the 2020 elections. What else are they up to?
Speakers
Director of Newsroom Product, The Washington Post, USA
Are Journalists Today’s Coal Miners?
How to survive the talent challenge and emerge with better newsrooms. Fresh research paints a picture of the challenge the profession faces in markets that are in the middle of digital change. For this study, from RISJ and the University of Mainz, researchers interviewed dozens of editors-in-chief, heads of journalism schools in Europe and aspiring young journalists.
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Coach, Table Stakes Europe / Journalism lecturer, UK
Researcher, Media Innovation Studio, University of Central Lancashire, UK