Video is high on everyone's  news development agenda at the moment so, not wanting to buck the trend, here is a round-up of predictions for the year ahead from five speakers at the 14th World Editors Forum in Cape Town, South Africa yesterday.

The speakers include Adam Pasick, Reuters virtual journalist in Second Life; Dave Panos, chief executive officer, Pluck; Rebecca MacKinnon, co-founder, Global Voices; Facebook afficionado Richard Sambrook, director, BBC Global News; and Didier Pillet, director of information, Ouest-France (speaking in French with English translation overdubbed).

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