The annual conference, which runs concurrently to the World Newspaper Congress, will also offer a "Facebook for Journalists" workshop in which Facebook representatives will provide tips and advice on how Facebook can be better used by newsrooms, both to find sources and reach a larger audience.
The WEF session on building communities will feature Jim Brady, head of project Thunderdome, the Journal Register Company's initiative to engage audience and creating content across all platforms and geographies, Matthew Eltringham, editor of the BBC College of Journalism website, Anette Novak, editor-in-chief of Norran in Sweden, and other speakers to be announced.
Brady, who the Washington Business Journal calls "an online news visionary," has formerly worked at AOL, washingtonpost.com and the local news site TBD.com. As head of Project Thunderdome, he is responsible for generating and organising common content for the Journal Register's 18 daily papers and related online publications.
Eltringham is an expert in social media and digital engagement with 16 years inside the BBC's news operations. He has overseen BBC News' use of social platforms as a source of content and as a channel to share its own material and engage audiences.
Novak has been working to turn the 100-year-old Norran into a modern media house with a focus on co-creation, moving the trademark position from "news leader" to "motor in shaping the community's future."
More than 1200 chief editors, publishers, managing directors, CEOs and other senior newspaper executives are expected at the Editors Forum, Congress and Info Services Expo 2011, the annual global summit meetings of the world's press. For the evolving programme, registration and other information, go to http://tinyurl.com/6apyyff (early bird discount available until 31 July).
Other WEF sessions include:
The events, organised by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and hosted by the Austrian Newspaper Association (VÖZ), will be accompanied by a rich social programme, tours, meetings with local and international political, business and cultural leaders, and more.
The evolving conference programmes and other details can be found at http://www.worldnewspaperweek.org/.
WAN-IFRA, based in Paris, France, and Darmstadt, Germany, with subsidiaries in Singapore, India, Spain, France and Sweden, is the global organisation of the world’s newspapers and news publishers. It represents more than 18 000 publications, 15 000 online sites and over 3000 companies in more than 120 countries. The organisation was created by the merger of the World Association of Newspapers and IFRA, the research and service organisation for the news publishing industry.
Go to: http://www.wan-ifra.org