The 2015 Newsroom: High standards with low cost solutions

Posted by Larry Kilman on September 10, 2009 at 7:40 PM

Ezio Mauro, the Italian editor whose newspaper is being sued for defamation by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi for questioning his behaviour, and Mario Garcia, who defines contemporary newspaper design, have joined the programme of "The 2015 Newsroom: High Standards & Low Cost Solutions," to be held on 1 and 2 October in Prague, Czech Republic.

Mauro is editor-in-chief of La Repubblica, which is being sued for defamation by Berlusconi for repeatedly publishing 10 questions asking the Prime Minister to explain his extra-marital relationships, the subject of widely reported public scandals this year.

"This is the first time in memory of a free country that a politician is suing because of questions directed at him," Mauro has said.

Mauro will make a keynote speech titled "La Repubblica versus Berlusconi: Why it is important for press freedom in Europe," and will also take part in a panel discussion with other leading editors on how they envision the newsroom of 2015.

Garcia, one of the world's leading newspaper and Web site designers, is also a keynote speaker, in a conference session on "Visual journalism: the rise of non-narrative news". He will present the best examples of the year's print and online redesigns and provide an in-depth look at the future of non-narrative news.

For more information, visit the press release from the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA).

Mauro will be joined in the discussions about future newsrooms by Espen Egil Hansen, editor-in-chief of VG Multimedia in Norway; Alexandra Föderl-Schmid, editor-in-chief of Der Standard in Austria; and George Brock, former managing editor of The Times and now head of journalism for the City University of London.

Garcia's session also includes Joerdis Guzman Bulla, Art Director for Welt am Sonntag in Germany; Robb Montgomery, editor-in-chief and founder, visualeditors.com, United States.

Full details of the other sessions at the conference, organised by the Paris-based World Editors Forum and PPF Media at the Futuroom multimedia training centre in Prague, can be found at www.2015newsroom.com.