This conference will explore the impact of the digital revolution on traditional news media and the societies they serve. It aims to identify the skills and strategies needed to sustain and improve journalism and news coverage in the context of changing technological and business environments.
25 / 26 February 2010
M Hotel,Singapore, Singapore
Language(s): English
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25th February
Session 1: Revolution in the media landscape
Chair: Patrick Daniel, Editor-in-Chief, English and Malay newspapers, Singapore Press Holdings, Singapore
Keynote: Changes in media Consumption & Ad trends. New business models for news
Almost 50% of broadband users world wide confess that mobile or online is their main source for news. If news is irreversibly free online, what are the sustainable alternatives for news publishers in the digital world?
Jeff Jarvis, Associate Professor and Director of the interactive journalism program at the City University of New York’s Graduate School of Journalism (via Skype video link)
Journalism, Value Creation, and the Future of News Organizations
Tagged as the 4th Power, journalism is still considered as an essential component of any democratic society. But the news media’s traditional value creation chain seems at risk in the West. If news organisations, as we know them today, are bound to disappear, will quality journalism disappear with them?
Bambang Harymurti, President Director, PT Tempo Inti Media, Indonesia
Free, paid for or freemium? Why quality content can’t be free any longer
It seems as if the economic crisis acted as a wake-up call for news publishers: news is expensive to produce and should not be given away for free. With Rupert Murdoch and the NYT at the front, 2010 might as well be the pay wall year. But is this a valid option for anyone?
Reginald Chua, Editor-in-Chief, The South China Morning Post, Hong Kong
Citizen journalism & Crowdsourcing… improving or killing journalism?
When Oh My News was launched 10 years ago, many announced that citizen journalism would overtake traditional journalism. Today, most would agree that citizen journalism cannot substitute professional journalists’ work. But with the news media’s decline in the West, isn’t it time to rethink what “mere” citizens could bring to real journalism?
Chew V Ming, Editor, STOMP, Singapore Press Holdings, Singapore
Session 2: Journalism’s new lives on emerging media platforms
Chair: Dietmar Schantin, Executive Director, EAGM, WAN-IFRA, Austria
Keynote: Creation or aggregation: What is the real added value of today’s journalism?
The digital natives are unable to stick to only one source of information, claim the likes of Huffington Post and Digg it! Traditional media are dinosaurs doomed to disappear, for trying to fence your audience is losing it, they say. To most news publishers, however, aggregators are just parasites making money out of others’ work. The clash between old and new media is severe. Is it unsolvable?
Robert Niles, Editor, Online Journalism Review, USA
Beyond social media, the rise of conversational media
Are newspapers definitely out of the new media game? Or do they still stand a chance to connect with and engage new readers/users with their content on new social media platforms?
Thomas Crampton, Asia-Pacific Director of 360 Digital Influence, Ogilvy, Hong Kong
Leaving print behind: economics and ethics of a web only publication
Taking advantage of the relative freedom that the Malaysian government conceded to online media in comparison with the strict control it imposes on newspaper publishing, Malaysiakini has built in 10 years a media brand that has achieved not only credibility through independent reporting but also profitability.
Premesh Chandran, Founder and CEO, Malaysiakini, Malaysia
News aggregation on print: The personalised newspaper
The Niiu project, based in Berlin, enables subscribers to create their own personalised daily newspaper, chosing from various news providers such as the New York Times or internet blogs. The paper is then digitally printed overnight and delivered to your home the following morning.
Olivia Serdeczny, Director International Content Partnerships, Niiu, Germany
26th February
Session 3: Shaping the future of traditional media
Chair: P. N. Balji, Director, Asia Journalism Fellowship, Singapore
Newsroom integration in Asia
The multi-media newsroom showcases integration of radio, TV and interactive media. Based on digital transmission as the foundation of news output, it allows cheaper and more efficient operations.
Dr Chitra Rajaram, Director MediaCorp's NewsHub, Singapore
Convergent newsroom models that work
There is not one unique model of newsroom integration. Each newspaper must find what synergies should be created in its own organisation in order to produce the best results.
Dietmar Schantin, Executive Director, EAGM, WAN-IFRA, Austria
Change management in the newsroom
How to manage a modern newsroom for ensuring a high quality daily output, and developing new, compelling content for broadcast, mobile and broadband platforms.
John Casey, Director of News Programming, CNBC Asia, Singapore
Creating content on print for a new generation of readers
Newspapers that are dying on print won’t be better off online. Similarly, I demonstrates it is still possible to create fresh and exciting contents in print that will draw young readers longing for a brand new news media experience.
Martim Figueiredo, Publisher and Editor in Chief, I, Portugal
Session 4: Impact of Media changes on society
Chair: Cherian George, Associate Professor and Head, Journalism and Publishing, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University.
The importance of bright and light content in print, online and mobile media.
Key lessons from the experience of AFP Relaxnews, the world’s first multimedia newswire dedicated to leisure and lifestyle coverage.
Jérôme Doncieux, co-CEO, AFP Relaxnews, France
Panel discussion: The news media formerly known as the newsmakers
Organisations in the public, private and people sectors are not sitting idly, waiting for professional journalists to figure out how best to use new technologies. Several have been embracing social media to bypass journalists and develop direct relationships with the public. What lessons can be drawn from these experiments?
- Basskaran Nair, Senior Vice President, Group Corporate Marketing and Communications, at CapitaLand Limited Singapore
- Walter Lim, Director, Corporate Communications and Industry Promotion Division, National Heritage Board, Singapore and founder, Yesterday.SG.
- Patricia Zimmermann, Shaw Foundation Professor, Wee Kim Wee School;Visiting professor from the Department of Cinema, Photography and Media Arts at Ithaca College, New York
Fees / Prix / Preise
For members:
500
For non-members:
650
Hotel
Conference venue and accomodation
M Hotel Singapore
Banquet Suite (10th floor)
81 Anson Road
Singapore 079908
T: 6224 1133
F: 6222 0749
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