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What will the newsroom of the future be like?

Randy Covington

Director, WAN-IFRA Newsplex

at the University of South Carolina

Newsrooms will be different

WAN-IFRA Newsplex at the University of South Carolina

Newsplex EuropeDarmstadt, Germany

Newsrooms will be different

EdipresseLausanne,Switzerland

Newsrooms will be different

RIA NovostiMoscow

Newsrooms will be different

Al JazeeraDoha

Three organizational models:

•The Tampa Tribune

•The Nordjyske Medier

•Daily Telegraph

Nordjyske MedierAalborg, 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

10 © 2008 IFRA

Nordjyske MedierAalborg, Denmark

•Editorial staff of 248•Five “media conductors”•Editors for each medium “refine”the content•Editorial departments serve all media

TV RADIO PRINT ONLINE

Business

Life style

Sports

Community

Aalborg

Hjørring osv.

Superdesk: media editorsEditorial managers as

Media Conductors

Multi-media content groups

Matrix Organisation

Complements to Nordjyske medier

Superdesk

Daily Telegraph, London

Daily Telegraph, London

•24-hour digital, multi media newsroom•67,000 square feet•460 journalists •Daily circulation 800,000

Daily Telegraph, London

•Story components integrated from start•Ownership•Three job titles

ReporterEditorProducer

The Washington Post

The Washington Post

The Washington Post

The Washington Post

USA Today creates content rings

TV RADIO PRINT ONLINE

Business

Life style

Sports

Community

Aalborg

Hjørring osv.

Superdesk: media editorsEditorial managers as

Media Conductors

Multi-media content groups

Reverse the order?

Complements to Nordjyske medier

Elephtheros Typos, Athens