"Open Journalism", prepared by WEF as part of the Shaping the Future of the News Publishing (SFN) research initiative, examines the fundamental shift in thinking that sees journalism as an ongoing, open process, rather than as a finished product.
"There is a clear, practical business case for supplementing reporting with information from elsewhere when you have fewer journalists who are trying to produce more content," said Cherilyn Ireton, executive director of the World Editors Forum. "If you can save time by linking to other sources, or improve an article by tapping into the expertise of your audience, then why not?"
The Open Journalism report, which is offered at no cost to members of WEF and the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), and to attendees at the upcoming World Editors Forum conference in Kiev (2 to 5 September next), can be found at http://www.wan-ifra.org/open_journalism_report.
The report cites leading editors about how open journalism is changing journalistic practices and offers numerous examples, including:
Other cases - The Economist, UK regional publisher Archant, the Journal Register Company in the United States, and more. Full details are available at http://www.wan-ifra.org/open_journalism_report
The World Editors Forum is the organisation within the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) for chief editors and other senior newsroom personnel.
WAN-IFRA is a leading provider of industry research and analysis through its Shaping the Future of News publishing project, which identifies, analyses and publicises all important breakthroughs and opportunities that can benefit newspapers and news publishers all over the world. SFN provides WAN-IFRA members with a wealth of vital information for all those who need to follow press industry trends. More on SFN research can be found http://www.wan-ifra.org/node/31220.
WAN-IFRA, based in Paris, France, and Darmstadt, Germany, with subsidiaries in Singapore, India, Spain, France and Sweden, is the global organisation of the world’s newspapers and news publishers. It represents more than 18 000 publications, 15 000 online sites and over 3000 companies in more than 120 countries. The organisation was created by the merger of the World Association of Newspapers and IFRA, the research and service organisation for the news publishing industry.
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