The new ‘Editorial Leaders’ initiative from the World Editors Forum and WAN-IFRA, is a module based training programme aimed at improving the knowledge of young editor's. It is designed to help them gain professional expertise to better engage with the communities around them. This is the final module in the series. 

In this changing media landscape, it is generally accepted that there is no onesize- fits-all recipe for how a newsroom should be structured and how it should operate. This module will look at what change is, how it affects people and impacts newsroom. The module will mainly focus on change management and how to facilitate change by creating a formula for change unique to your organisation and newsroom. The participants will learn the psychology of change and how to prepare for it using a readiness audit, communication plans, training and coaching.

• Explain the psychology of change.
• Explain how change affects newsroom and production staff at a personal level and the impact on cultural change.
• Look at the effect of change on the collective group and its impact on progress.
• Prepare an organization for the roller coaster ride of disruptive change using readiness audits, communication plans, training and coaching.
• Personally prepare to lead and facilitate change in their newsroom or media house.
• Develop change facilitation skills including performing health checks and interventions to re-focus change
• Evaluate workflow, organizational culture and organizational structure.

Module Leader
Jonathan Halls Principal, Jonathan Halls & Associates, US & Former BBC Training Director, UK