Due to coronavirus pandemic, WAN-IFRA is postponing the date of its Newsroom Leaders 2020 – a unique programme for editors and journalists (Powered by World Editors Forum).
Keeping in view the safety and health of participants and course leaders, which the organisers consider paramount, the programme will now be held on 27-30 May and 1-4 June 2020.
Newsroom Leaders is an executive education programme for editors & journalists. An initiative from the World Editors Forum and WAN-IFRA, it is a module based learning workshop programme aimed at improving the knowledge of editors and journalists. The programme will develop future-ready newsroom leaders and help news publishers create a pool of talent for the future.
Newsroom leaders will have the following modules :
1.Dynamic Journalism, 27 May 2020, Delhi
This one day workshop for newsroom leaders will review the latest trends in media and discuss how to develop multimedia content and manage multimedia teams. It will also throw light on the latest tools and technologies which help to get quality work done quickly.
- Maximising the impact of your investigative journalism, 28 May 2020, Delhi
This one-day masterclass will discuss how to choose the subject to create maximum impact for your investigative journalism. It will also look at how to present investigative stories for print, digital and mobile audiences. ‘How to build teams and audiences to drive and measure the impact of your investigations’ would be another aspect covered by the session.
- Audience development programme, 29-30 May 2020, Delhi
This audience development programme will help editors to grow and understand the audiences engaging with their organisation and ensure that audience intelligence is at the heart of their editorial, product and commercial strategy.
- Advanced data mapping for journalists, 1-2 June 2020, Chennai
This workshop will provide strategic insights, case studies and skills and tools to allow editors to ensure that data is being effectively analysed and used for improved storytelling.This course will help you unlock the powerful world of data journalism to tell deep, insightful stories in novel ways.
- Newsroom leadership and change management, 3-4 June 2020, Chennai
This two-day workshop will introduce participants to key principles of change management, customized to the unique situation of journalism organizations and the most pressing needs of 21st-century news leaders. This workshop will ask participants to draw heavily on their own experience and their organizations’ challenges during the workshop.
Those who complete all the module and pass a test (short essay and multiple choice quiz) will be awarded a ‘Newsroom Leaders’ merit certificate.
Module Leaders
- Kevin Anderson, Former executive editor and news director at Gannett Wisconsin Media,UK
- Rakesh Dubuddu, Founder-Factly, India
- Eric Ulken, Product Director at Newsroom Tools, USA Today
