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Video: El Pais editor on the impact of economic crisis

Javier Moreno, Editor, El Pais and a speaker at the World Editors Forum, has been guiding the newspaper through some extremely challenging times. Here he talks about how ad revenue has dived since 2005 as a direct result of the economic crisis, and serious cost cutting that followed.

Charge for digital content, engage readers with campaign journalism – Innovations in Newspapers World Report

Juan Señor, Partner at Innovation Media Consulting in the U.K., presented the annual Innovations in Newspapers World Report, prepared for WAN-IFRA, during the closing session of the 65th World Newspaper Congress, 20th World Editors Forum and 23rd World Advertising Forum.

Indonesia journalist wins Kate Webb award

The international news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) has awarded the 2013 Kate Webb Prize for frontline journalism to Indonesian investigative reporter Stefanus Teguh Edi Pramono for his searing reportages on the bloody civil war in Syria and his eye-opening investigation into the murky underworld of the Jakarta drug trade.

Why we (still) need foreign correspondents and reporters on the ground, and how to ensure their safety

“If we want to offer high-quality news products, we need high-quality content, and high-quality journalism – and there is no high-quality journalism without reporters on the ground,” said Philippe Massonnet, Global News Director of Agence France-Presse in France.

The reality of the dark side: sponsored content

The disease of sponsored content is already very much a part of the news media landscape around the world, Siddarth Varadarajan, editor of The Hindu said at the World Editors Forum in Bangkok. “The infection takes multiple forms, some more malevolent than others,” he added, promising to talk about “the reality of the dark side.”

Leading the newsroom in challenging times

Being an editor isn’t just being a senior journalist, said Jonathan Halls, adjunct professor at George Washington University: you have to be a leader. As an editor, journalism is only 20% of your job, he added.

Video: Keeping a newsroom going in the middle of an earthquake

Andrew Holden, editor-in-chief at The Age and speaker the World Editors Forum, speaks about the moment in Feb 2011 when a major earthquake hit Christchurch, New Zealand.

Best practices for online comment moderation

2013-06-04. How to best moderate, manage and make use of online comments is one of the key challenges that news organisations are facing today. As Larry Kilman, WAN-IFRA deputy CEO, pointed out in a presentation on the need for moderation at the 20th World Editors Forum, “The news industry’s future is about how citizens engage and participate in their society.”

Have photo staffs become a luxury for newspapers?

The Chicago Sun-Times laid off its 28 staff photographers Thursday, prompting an outcry from photojournalists. But, putting aside grave proclamations about the industry (we’ll get to those later), will the newspaper be able to function without dedicated photographers? Analysts disagree.

Der Spiegel rethinks its strategy, aiming for synergy between print and digital content

German weekly magazine Der Spiegel, one of the powerhouses of international opinion journalism, is on the quest for a new medium between its paper and digital strategies, having suffered recent blows from internal conflicts, stiffening competition and the general economic crisis within the media world.