The Editorial Leaders programme is an 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.

Goal: The goal of the two days program is to give the participants unique insights in the process of managing newsroom change processes around digital and to provide them with the tools to start dealing with their own newsroom.   The workshop will provide several examples and cases from different types of newsrooms around the world who have recently undergone significant change. We will use their experience to build a clear pathway of how best to lead in difficult times: