Thursday, 3 November
- Questions
- What is News Xchange?
- Why are we here?
- What's new this year?
- Video
- Key trends from The Associated Press
- Producer
- Reuters
- Panel discussion
- Broadcast, Citizen Media and The Arab Spring
- Producer
- Global Voices (Solana Larsen)
- Moderator
- Solana Larsen, Managing Editor, Global Voices
- Panelists
- Andy Carvin, NPR; Mohammed Abdel Ghafar, Front Page Editor, Yahoo Egypt; Riyaad Minty, Al Jazeera
One of the big lessons from the Arab Spring uprisings so far is the need to understand the strength and power of social media in the Middle East and beyond. In a restricted communication environment, citizen media has enabled young people to develop ideas and build movements that cut across previous social and political boundaries.
We suggest online citizen media has been an antidote to government propaganda in Middle East, and that online media may be competing in importance with national media. We contradict the persistent tendency among journalists to scoff at social media.
International media can work magic when engaging with social media creatively, but how should they, and how does it interfere with goals of professionalism and impartiality? Who got it right and what can we learn?
We offer practical advice and share ideas with our grippingly interesting, opinionated and articulate speakers.
- Case Study
- NHK's Coverage of the Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Power Disasters
- Producer
- Eurovision (Robert Freeman)
- Introduction
- Francesca Unsworth, Head of Newsgathering, BBC News
- Presentation
- Takehiko Kusaba, Director, Office of Global Policy, Planning and Cooperation News Department, NHK
In a first for News Xchange, we highlight and salute the work of one broadcaster. NHK Japan’s public service broadcaster, will make a special presentation highlighting its coverage of the earthquake, tsunami and radiation disasters. This will be an opportunity for us to hear first hand from NHK and to thank them for bringing the world this coverage.
- Panel discussion
- Preparing for a Disaster at Home
- Producer
- Eurovision (Robert Freeman)
- Moderator
- Jussi-Pekka Rantanen, News Presenter, YLE
- Panelists
- Anthony Flannery, Head of News & Current Affairs, TVNZ; Masayoshi Tanaka, News Editor, NHK; Tim Large, AlertNet Editor; William Mondora, Director of News, CBS News
- Moderator
- Jussi-Pekka Rantanen, News Presenter, YLE
One of the obligations of a national broadcaster is informing in times of catastrophe. It can mean the difference between life and death for some. . The lack of communication with staff, power and utility shortages, the psychological stress, concerns about loved ones and friends. These add to the difficulties and make the job that much more complicated.
We’re usually more prepared to cover these kinds of events when they occur in other peoples’ countries. We treat these stories as foreign news. But, are we ready to do so effectively when our own audiences are the potential victims of large-scale domestic disaster, and when the obligation is greater?
NHK more than met this challenge when faced with the nightmare scenario of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear contamination. How did they did do it? How much was planned in advance and how much was smart thinking on the fly? What can we learn from this so we are better prepared ourselves?
- Sponsor
- SES
- Producer
- Reuters
- Fireside chat
- What were the stories we´ve had this year that changed the world? How do we tell stories that generate passion?
- Producer
- NOS News (Gerard van den Broek, foreign editor)
- Moderator
- Hans Laroes, former editor in chief of NOS News
- Panelists
- Erick Bretas, regional director of journalism TV Globo Rio de Janeiro, Bas Mesters, founder of www.one11world.org , Brandon Litman, co-founder of ONE DAY ON EARTH, others TBA
In this `fireside chat´ with our peers and colleagues, we look at some of the insiders´ choices of the best examples for the most meaningful and most inspiring ways of storytelling of this moment. We talk about how we can tell stories that are compelling to both our audiences and the journalists themselves. How can we translate our own passion to our audiences and make attractive television that probably can change the world?
- Sponsor
- CBS News
- Sponsor
- Reuters
- Hypothetical Situation
- Make sure you get the story and stay safe (or how to learn the lessons of the Arab Spring)
- Question
- How far are we willing to push it in order to get the story?
- Producer
- The Associated Press (Derl McCrudden)
- Moderator
- Geoffrey Roberston QC
- Panelists
- Sarah Whitehead, Head of Foreign News, Sky News; Emilio Morenatti, Photographer, Associated Press; Ahmad Bahaddou, Freelance video journalist; Hannah Storm, Journalist and Project Manager, INSI; Tina Carr, Director, The Rory Peck Trust
For years the news industry has wrestled with how to keep our folks safe in the field, while at the same time covering that vital story. This year has seen a large variety of safety issues and challenges in covering events that have unfolded in unpredictable ways, whether in North Africa or in Japan.
We look at one set of issues that have given many of us sleepless nights: sending teams into harm’s way when covering stories of uprisings that have turned into full-scale wars.
Do we properly train and equip our teams for these assignments, or have events overtaken us to be so dangerous that we simply aren’t doing enough for the journalists on the ground?
Together we will all look at these issues, and you will decide the threshold of what’s acceptable in operating in the heat of battle. Will you go up the road closer to the frontline? Will you send your staff there? And what does the big picture look like from the military’s war room – is it possible for journalists to operate in the battlefield safely, and do the military staff care? All of us make these decisions – and we’ll explore the consequences of our decisions as they play out in this session.
- Panel discussion
- How can we tap into social media to source accurate content?
- Producer
- Reuters (Gregory Beitchman)
- Moderator
- Moderator, Gregory Beitchman, Global Editor, Reuters
- Panelists
- Panelists: Mark Little, Founder, Storyful; Jigar Mehta, Digital Entrepreneur and Co-Founder, 18 Days in Egypt, David Nordfors, Executive Director, Stanford University Center for Innovation and Communication; and Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, Producer, Al Jazeera
Media companies are quickly coming to terms with the social media ecosystem, interacting with audiences and building new user bases. Now Social Media is becoming a source for content in its own right – whether as way to measure audience opinion, or as a means to source publishable material. As our engagement grows, how can we better tap into social media to source reliable, accurate content? From the Arab spring to the London riots, this session will look across the spectrum for strategies to make better use of this evolving platform.
- Interview
- Does news have to be funny to bring in audiences?
- Producer
- YouTube (Robert Freeman)
- Cocktails
- Sponsored by YouTube
- Moderator
- Will Houghteling, Head of Government Partnerships, YouTube
- Interviewee
- Baratunde Thurston, Director of Digital, The Onion
One-third of Americans in their thirties get their news from satirists like Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, according to a recent survey. The US Presidential candidates in 2012 will avoid an appearance on Stewart’s The Daily Show at their own poll ratings peril. And this isn't just a US phenomenon. Satire has played a role in the fall of Mubarak and the rallying of opposition in Iran. Ratings for these shows often outstrip those of the nightly news programs.
So what is the appeal? Does satire diminish serious journalism? Should we give audiences more of what they want? Is it okay to laugh at news?
This is the panel that when you aren't laughing, you'll be crying. Or maybe doing both at the same time. (And drinking a caipirinha while doing so...!)
- Location
- Galleria, Miragem Hotel
- Sponsor
- TVN Agency and Orange
- Departure time
- Coaches will depart from the Miragem Hotel at 1930
