Newsrooms In The Future Will Be Different From Randy Covington

Newsrooms in the Future Will be Different . Randy Covington Director, Ifra Newsplex at the University of South Carolina

. Newsrooms will be different Ifra Newsplex at the University of South Carolina Newsplex Europe Darmstadt, Germany

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Impresa

Financial Times

El Tiempo

Morris

Radio Free Europe

Journalists preparing for the future

. Roles training in convergent journalism

Writing across formats

Blogging and

moblogging

Podcasting

Slide shows

Video production

. It’s not about formats or technology

It’s about the story! .

. We live in a multi-media world Star Car Shelby, N.C.

Newsrooms will be different . Edipresse Lausanne

Newsrooms will be different . RIA Novosti Moscow

New Roles for the Full Media Newsroom .

Newsflow editor: Story

Multiskilled journalist: Content

News resourcer: Context

Story builder: Experience

Multiskilled journalist .

A media “generalist”

Understands different formats; familiar with various technologies and equipment

Can use video, text, graphics, audio,

still photos and interactivity to tell a story.

Multiskilled journalist . Heidi McGuire Gannett BPJ Denver Likes to shape and control her own work

News resourcer .

Informatics journalist/editor

Applies news judgment with a thorough understanding of the information landscape

Chief editorial information officer

Story builder .

Combines roles of print copy editor and broadcast producer

Develops and deploys integrated packages across media streams

Understands how different aspects of stories can best be told in different media

Newsflow coordination .

Directs coverage across formats and delivery services

Integrates multiple products under a unified editorial brand

Ensures service to a broad range of news consumers

. Three organizational models:

The Tampa Tribune

The Nordjyske Medier

Daily Telegraph

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. Nordjyske Medier Aalborg, Denmark

. Daily newspaper – 6 local editions – circulation 72.000 Daily free – circulation 25.000 24-hour local TV news channel (cable) Local “news windows” in TV networks 2 radio stations 15 weekly papers Internet portals Complements to Nordjyske medier

. Nordjyske Medier Aalborg, Denmark

Editorial staff of 248

Five “media conductors”

Editors for each medium “refine” the content

Editorial departments serve all media

. Superdesk: media editors Editorial managers as Media Conductors Multi-media content groups Matrix Organisation Complements to Nordjyske medier Hjørring osv. Aalborg Community Sports Life style Business ONLINE PRINT RADIO TV

. Superdesk Radio jour TV anchor Online, mobile editor Photo manager Media conductor Assistent News editor, print Flexible place Complements to Nordjyske medier

. Daily Telegraph, London