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The Newsroom Summit South Asia is aimed at Editors, Managing Editors, News Editors, Sub-Editors, Chief Reporters, New media professionals and those who are involved in leading and managing newsrooms in a multiple media environment.

 

 

 

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Programme

Day One: 26 September 2012

Time: 9.30 am

Inauguration and welcome

 

Presidential address, WAN-IFRA

Jacob Mathew, President, WAN-IFRA, India

 

Key note address

Pichai Chuensuksawadi, Editor-in-chief, Bangkok Post, Thailand

 

I. Session: Managing newsroom in the social media era

Ten trends in Journalism

Erik Bjerager, President - World Editors Forum, Denmark

 

 

Twitter Journalism. In today’s world the breaking news does not wait till the next day morning. News is broken in twitter and other social networks as it develops. Social networks are easy to use and followed by millions. How to use it effectively?

R. Sukumar, Editor, Mint, HT Media Ltd, India

 

How to improve operational efficiency of editors in today’s publishing environment?

Yann Pineau, Senior Director, Continuous Improvement, La Presse, Canada

 

Integration of Video elements in storytelling

Markus Bohnisch, Consultant, Germany

 

II. Session: Achieving audience attention

Sports Journalism on the web. Indians spent 1500 years in espncricinfo.com during the ICC World cup 2011. What made this website so popular? What are the most viewed features? How the clicks transform to revenue?

Sambit Bal, Editor, ESPNCricinfo.com, India

 

Achieving audience attention through social campaigns.

M. Kesava Menon, Editor, The Mathrubhumi, India

 

Day Two: 27 September 2012

Session: Digital Asset Management (Common with Printing Summit)

Digital asset management system.  – An Introduction

Anand Srinivasan, Research Engineer, WAN-IFRA, India

 

Media Asset Management Systems: Is it the backbone of the newsrooms today or just the end of the production process?

Peter Resele, Managing Director, Comyan GmbH, Germany and member of WAN-IFRA Advisory Council

 

How to get the best out of digital asset management systems – What are the features to look for and how to select the right system to suit the needs? – A case study from DNA.

Anita Pujari, General Manger, DNA - Reserach, Archives & Syndication

 

II. Session: Opportunities from Multiple platforms (Common with Advertising Summit)

Social media strategy of BBC

Vincent Sider, Vice President, Social Media, BBC Worldwide, United Kingdom

 

Unleash your creativity - 3D models, interactive animations, motion graphics, 360° videos and other magic visuals - Ringier Studios creates truly exceptional and innovative apps, which take advantage of all technical possibilities of tablets

Stéphane Carpentier, Creative Director, Ringier Studios, Vietnam

 

Newspaper for the young. iNext won the WAN-IFRA’s World Young Reader Newspaper 2012 award. What are their strategies and innovations to engage the young? How has the business grown under this strategy?

Alok Sanwal, Project Head and Editor, iNext, India

 

III. Closing Session: Shaping the Future of News Publishing in South Asia

World Press Trends - Trends and examples from different markets around the world 

Thomas Jacob, Deputy CEO, WAN-IFRA, Singapore.

“Grow Green” – A new project from WAN-IFRA.

Manfred Werfel, Interim CEO, WAN-IFRA, Germany.

The future of newspaper advertising. Print advertising is still strong - But how long will this last?

Eamonn Byrne, Business Director, The Byrne Partnership, UK

Closing Keynote Address

Future of News Publishing - Looking through new prism

Arun Anant, CEO, The Hindu, India

 

Conference closing