World Editors Forum

Media Key to Covering Egyptian Revolution

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

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Magda Abu-Fadil

The scene of protesters trying to break into the state-run TV station on Cairo's Corniche brought to mind other revolutions where control of the media was of primary importance.

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The 2010 Newsroom: Lean and Techy

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Guardian, Australia, Smart Phones, Media, Britain, Telegraaf Media Group, Trends in Newsrooms 2010, Pulitzer Prize, North Africa, London, Paris, Social Media, North American, Convergence, Middle East, Editors Weblog, Hyperlocal News, Rupert Murdoch, E-Readers, Latin American, Washington Post, Investigative Journalism, WAN-IFRA, Pro Publica, Ipad, Google, Shaping the Future of the Newspaper, News Corp, Asian, Bbc, Robocop Editor, Newsroom, 9th International Newsroom Summit, Brazil, Dutch, World Editors Forum, Entrepreneurial Journalism, New York Times, European, Mobile Apps, Tablets, Media News
Magda Abu-Fadil

Newsrooms should be converged, integrated, flexible, lean and techy, to survive in today's fast-changing media landscape, but news organizations shoul...

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Tablets, Apps, Mobile, Ethics and Training Grip 17th World Editors Forum

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hamburger Abendblatt's, Janet Robinson, Innovation Media Consulting Group, 2010 World Press Trends, Missouri School of Journalism, Middle East Peace, Journalism, Tablet, 17th World Editors Forum, Print Media, Roger Gafke, Blogging, Poynter Institute, Hosni Mubarak, Trends in Newsroom 2010, Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute, Facebook, World Editors Forum, Mobile Technology, Al Ahram, Citizen Journalism, New York Times, Innovations in Newspapers 2010 World Report, Juan Senor, wan_ifra, Barack Obama, Media News
Magda Abu-Fadil

Participants agreed that good management of newspapers required flexibility, a reallocation of resources to meet fast-paced technological innovations and constant training to keep up with the times.

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Full Throttle to Hyperlocal News in Czech Republic

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Petr Sabata, World Association of Newspapers, Bertrand Pecquerie, Newsroom, Roman Gallo, Nase Adresa, Central Europe, Northern Bohemia, Online Publishing, China, News Café, Paris, Social Media, Web, World Editors Forum, Vietnam, Prague, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Hyperlocal News, 2015 Newsroom, Czech Republic, Futuroom, Death of Newspapers, Usti, Ppf, Media News
Magda Abu-Fadil

In the Czech Republic, "news cafés" are springing up, where people can relax, meet, down some brew, see their local paper being produced, mingle with editors and contribute copy.

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Nadia al-Sakkaf: Yemen Times Editor on a Mission

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: World Association of Newspapers (WAN), Sana?a University, World Editors Forum, An-Nahar, Gebran Tueni Award, Yemen Times, Press Under Siege, Yemen, Nadia Al Sakkaf, Lebanon, Abdulaziz Al Sakkaf, Osama Ben Laden, Sana'A, Media News
Magda Abu-Fadil

It's not easy in a country where illiteracy is estimated at between 60% to 70% (depending on whose figures one believes), and where the president has been in power for close to 30 years.

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