Journalism events diary

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The Future of News

Start date: 24/03/10
Time: 6:45pm - 8:30pm
Details: The event will be held in the form of a discussion between some of the most prominent figures from the newspaper world, including A A Gill, Andrew Neil and Matthew Parris, as well as media leaders David Elstein, Jacob Weisberg and Turi Munthe and the industry analyst Claire Enders. It will be chaired by Simon Jenkins. The panel will be evaluating predictions regarding the demise of newspapers and the traditional media, considering the implications of new technologies such as blogging, and what this means for the economic cost of news-gathering.
Venue: Methodist Central Hall Westminster, London
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/AIEYE/

Women in Journalism: Masterclass in New Media

Start date: 25/03/10
Details: If you are baffled by blogging, thrown by Twitter and stumped by social networks, Women in Journalism's first-ever masterclass in new media is for you. Topics include; 'what is web 2.0 and how can it best be used by journalists and freelancers?' and 'Web 2.0 spaces success & failures, what makes one social space succeed while others fail?'
Venue: Wiggin LLP. 10th Floor, Met Building, 22 Percy Street, London W1T 2BU
Contact address: WIJ Secretariat, Tithe, Eastbourne Lane, Jevington, East Sussex BN26 5QL
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/RMYEG/

Public service media in the digital age

Start date: 25/03/10
Time: 10:00am - 5:00pm
Details: This symposium will bring together media professionals, Web 2.0 entrepreneurs, and academic researchers on mixed discussion panels and a hands-on creative workshop. Topics to be discussed include; 'How does the traditional ‘public service’ mission translate into the online, interactive, user-engaged media of today?'; 'How should professionals and organisations respond to the creative challenge posed by activists and amateurs?' and 'Can a knowledge exchange network linking researchers and practitioners help us to do things better in the future?'. Speakers are set to include: Richard Deverell, chief operating officer, BBC North; Jude England, head of social science, British Library; Bill Thompson, technology critic.
Venue: The Boardroom, University of Westminster, Regent St, London
Contact: Anna Piela
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/GDGWL/

International Journalism Festival

Start date: 21/04/10
End date: 25/4/2010
Details: Top names, stunning location, free entry, networking heaven. The annual Perugia International Journalism Festival is the leading journalism event in Italy. It is an open invitation to listen to and network with the best of world journalism. The leitmotiv is one of informality and accessibility, designed to appeal to journalists, journalism students and those interested in the role of the media in society. Simultaneous translation into English and Italian is provided. All festival events are open to the public free of charge.
Venue: Hotel Brufani, Piazza Italia 12, 06121 Perugia, Umbria, ITALY
Contact address: Festival organisation and press office, Il Filo di Arianna srl
via Cortonese, 82/A, 06127 Perugia, ITALY
Telephone: 00 39 (0)75.5055807
Mobile: 00 39 335.1444495
Fax: 00 39 (0)75.5017894
Email: info@journalismfestival.com
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/RMWTZ/

9th International Newsroom Summit

Start date: 21/04/10
End date: 22/04/10
Details: IFRA stage a two-day conference in London for those wanting to get inspiration and exchange ideas about building the new generation newsroom and editorial operation. Sessions includ: Multi-title newsrooms; Outside the box – Innovative Publishing; Paid content - quo vadis?; Social media and audience engagement. Speakers include: George Brock, professor and head of journalism, City University London; Will Lewis, joint deputy editor, Daily Telegraph; and Raju Narisetti, managing director, Washigton Post.
Venue: London, United Kingdom
Contact: Ioana Sträter
Telephone: +49.6151.733-769
Email: ioana.straeter@wan-ifra.org

PPA Annual Conference 2010

Start date: 29/04/10
Time: 8:00am - 6:00pm
Details: PPA, the trade organisation for magazines and business media, has launched its 2010 annual conference entitled Inspiration & Innovation: Publishing 2010. Following on from the success of the FIPP World Magazine Congress 2009, this year’s event focuses even more closely on digital issues, exemplified by the recent launches of the Apple iPad and Skiff e-reader platform. Among the issues up for debate at the conference are: 'how to turn digital investment into profitable growth'; 'social networks in the marketing mix'; and 'e-readers and tablet devices'.
Venue: Park Plaza Riverbank, 18 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TJ

Contact: Tom Hawkins
Telephone: 020 7400 7528
Email: tom.hawkins@ppa.co.uk
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/KOQMJ/

European Science Journalism Forum

Start date: 12/05/10
End date: 14/05/10
Details: Organized by The Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT), the conference will focus on the role of the media in communicating science, the challenges and opportunities offered by the emerging digital technologies in serving the public’s need for accurate and insightful reporting and the risks involved such us the pressure to communicate on real time.
Venue: Madrid, Spain.
Contact address: Dpto. de Comunicación Institucional, Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología (FECYT), C/ Rosario Pino, 14-16, 7ª Planta - 28020 Madrid

Telephone: 91 425 09 09
Email: maria.ruiz@fecyt.es
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/UUALY/

The Future of News Media

Start date: 20/05/10
Details: This seminar will look at the changing face of news media, both in the UK and internationally. Planned sessions will examine: The changing economics of news delivery and future financial options; Training, citizen journalism and maintaining journalistic standards; and Delivery and consumption of news and current affairs. Speakers include Jon Snow, presenter, Channel 4 News and Struan Bartlett, managing director and chairman, NewsNow.
Venue: Central London
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/NZZJI/

Global Information Industry Summit

Start date: 10/06/10
End date: 11/06/10
Details: The Software & Information Industry Association's fourth Global Information Industry Summit conference brings together information executives from around the globe to address the digital information industry's top issues and trends.
Venue: The first day of the Summit is held in conjunction with GFII i-Expo at the Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles. The second day of the Summit is held at the Pullman Paris Rive Gauche hotel.
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/ZBIUY/