International Journalism Festival http://www.ijf10.org Perugia, Italy Fri, 07 May 2010 11:27:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Roberto Saviano at the festival will speak with Al Gore about independent mediahttp://www.ijf10.org/en/post/11321/ http://www.ijf10.org/en/post/11321/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 07:38:05 +0000 Daniela Albertacci http://www.ijf10.org/?p=11321 Roberto Saviano will appear with Al Gore at the International Journalism Festival to speak about independent media on Saturday…]]> Roberto Saviano will appear with Al Gore at the International Journalism Festival to speak about independent media on Saturday April 24 at 21.00, Teatro Morlacchi. 

The author of Gomorra appeared on the social news network co-founded by Al Gore on Wednesday, with an evening entitled Saviano on Saviano. 

“I live with security 24-7. At first there were only two guards, then as time went by and the constant threats increased they became seven. They follow me everywhere.” 

The message of the program is that we all support the civil committment undertaken by Saviano, and remember that his fight is not only his own. We all can be Saviano. 

]]> http://www.ijf10.org/en/post/11321/feed/ 0 Let’s talk about futurehttp://www.ijf10.org/en/post/11284/ http://www.ijf10.org/en/post/11284/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:09:28 +0000 Daniela Albertacci http://www.ijf10.org/?p=11284 What is the future of news? How journalism is going to change in the nearest future? What challenges media industry faces in the era of social networks? Dialogues on future of news were in the focus during the panel discussion with Josh Young, The Huffington Post, Megan Garber and Justin Peters, Columbia Journalism Review the second day of the International Journalism Festival, Perugia.

Media industry shifts from the mainstream towards personalization. Blogs and Social networks more and more become the news source. And major media outlets change under the impact of the direct interaction with its audience.

According to Megan Garber, the audience today is not just passive readers, they are users with their own view and personal opinion. They share their thought and sharpen new image of the information.

“We even ask our readers or propose headlines for our stories, when we are stuck with it ourselves – Josh Young says. – Sometimes readers’ headlines are goos, sometimes they are awesome.”

Such an interaction, according to panelists, gives more chance to choose, more voices to be heard.

Another interesting point is how this voices impact the online media. Readers comments issue was the most discussed one during the session.

“Comments reflect the nations – says Justin Peters. – If readers are americans they can leave some rude comments, if they are italians they would probably talk off the topic, englishmen would speak about the weather”.

This gives opportunity to have more interaction among nations. People can see what other people think about their countries, what is the image created.

Comments and the number of clicks now set the new values, indicate the rating of the journalistic stories. According to Adrian Michaels, there is a phenomena then readers prefer entertainment news online, whereas from the newspapers they had a tendency towards serious and quality stories.

Another grand tension if social networks. Huffington Post editors, for instance, more and more use Twitter and other social networks as a news source. They publish stories on the most discussed topics on social networks or some news from the celebrities Twitter feeds. “BBC online had this experiment, when it published Twitter newsfeed on its web-page – Adrian Michaels notes.- And it caused to some causes as well.”

In the era of social media the value of truth changes. Everyone can publish his or her own truth. There is no common truth anymore. And this is quite challenging both for media and for public audience. It is all about dialogue and sharing. And, as Josh Young noted, nobody knows what journalism could be in several months from now. Future of news is unpredictable…

Dinara Dultaeva, Uzbekistan

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]]> http://www.ijf10.org/en/post/11284/feed/ 0 A message from Giorgio Napolitano, President of the Italian Republichttp://www.ijf10.org/en/post/11207/ http://www.ijf10.org/en/post/11207/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 07:10:12 +0000 Daniela Albertacci http://www.ijf10.org/?p=11207 On occasion of the IV Edition of the International Journalism Festival, that this year includes a vast participation of…]]> On occasion of the IV Edition of the International Journalism Festival, that this year includes a vast participation of famed field professionals, youths and volunteers from Italy and from many other countries, I would like to express my great appreciation for the contribution that this initiative offers to the necessary reflection on the growing use of information in modern society, also thanks to new technological instruments.
Despite the difficulties and fallbacks caused by the economic and financial crisis in  publishing and communication, the essential elements in this field remain the quality of professional performance, the rigor of daily work, the responsibility of providing free and pluralist information that our Constitution guarantees as participation in a life of democracy.
I would like to share with you the emotion of the news received of the definitive identification of the remains of journalist Enzo Baldoni, and their return to his family, remembering also the committment taken two years ago by the International Journalism Festival in dedicating the event to his sacrifice. We now owe the duty of passing this memory on to the next generations.
It is with this spirit that I turn to the distinguished guests and to all of those participating in this event, and wish you all a great success.
Giorgio Napolitano
President of the Italian Republic

]]> http://www.ijf10.org/en/post/11207/feed/ 0 Change of programme Thursday afternoonhttp://www.ijf10.org/en/post/10946/ http://www.ijf10.org/en/post/10946/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:16:35 +0000 chris http://www.ijf10.org/?p=10946 On the afternoon of Thursday 22 April the following programme changes have taken place: - The workshop with photographer…]]> On the afternoon of Thursday 22 April the following programme changes have taken place:

- The workshop with photographer Oliviero Toscani originally scheduled for 14.00 has been moved to 18.00
- The event featuring Angelo Agostini and Ezio Mauro at 18.00 has been moved to 14.00

The location remains Teatro Pavone for both events.

]]> http://www.ijf10.org/en/post/10946/feed/ 0 Here’s the festival!http://www.ijf10.org/en/post/10578/ http://www.ijf10.org/en/post/10578/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:00:57 +0000 chris http://www.ijf10.org/?p=10578 The complete 2010 festival brochure in English is now available for download in PDF format. Brochure IJF10 English ]]> The complete 2010 festival brochure in English is now available for download in PDF format.

Brochure IJF10 English

]]> http://www.ijf10.org/en/post/10578/feed/ 0 Once upon a time there was a volcano asleep under a glacier a long way from anywhere when …http://www.ijf10.org/en/post/10962/ http://www.ijf10.org/en/post/10962/#comments Sun, 18 Apr 2010 09:33:29 +0000 chris http://www.ijf10.org/?p=10962 Some international speakers may be unable to attend the festival due to the current travel difficulties. The festival will…]]> Some international speakers may be unable to attend the festival due to the current travel difficulties. The festival will go ahead as planned.

]]> http://www.ijf10.org/en/post/10962/feed/ 0 Journalism and political corruptionhttp://www.ijf10.org/en/post/10952/ http://www.ijf10.org/en/post/10952/#comments Sun, 18 Apr 2010 05:44:02 +0000 chris http://www.ijf10.org/?p=10952 The keynote speech by Javier Moreno, editor of the leading Spanish daily El Pais, on Saturday 24 April at…]]> The keynote speech by Javier Moreno, editor of the leading Spanish daily El Pais, on Saturday 24 April at 12.00 will take as its subject Journalism and political corruption.

]]> http://www.ijf10.org/en/post/10952/feed/ 0 A window to the future: reasons to smile – The Kodak contest winnershttp://www.ijf10.org/en/post/10889/ http://www.ijf10.org/en/post/10889/#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:03:23 +0000 chris http://www.ijf10.org/?p=10889 A window to the future: Reasons to smile. Here are the winners of the Kodak photo competition chosen by…]]> A window to the future: Reasons to smile. Here are the winners of the Kodak photo competition chosen by Alfredo Macchi, Mediaset photographer.

Lamnidis Fiorella Birba
An elderly woman on a windowsill laughs and becomes excited like a little girl with her favorite toy, a photocamera that opens for her a new window to the world. Excellent composition, great subject, professional quality – Alfredo Macchi

Lidia Mallia
An embrace that we know nothing about, but that carries the strength of everything simple and real. Maybe an imperfect photo, but one that conveys the emotions of one happy moment – Alfredo Macchi

Fiorella and Lidia will be rewarded with two Kodak EasyShare M580 photocameras to be picked up at Kodak Corner during the Festival. They will use their cameras to snap pictures of the events and share them at the Kodak Corner in Hotel Brufani. The pictures will be branded Kodak (they will be filed with the event name and the phrase snapped with Kodak EasyShare M580) and posted online on the Festival Magazine and social networks, as well as Kodak’s social networks.

]]> http://www.ijf10.org/en/post/10889/feed/ 0 Remembrance of journalism pasthttp://www.ijf10.org/en/post/10863/ http://www.ijf10.org/en/post/10863/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:45:57 +0000 chris http://www.ijf10.org/?p=10863 Derrick De Kerkover University of Napoli Lorenzo Del Boca…]]> Philip Meyer and friends ruminate on journalism past, present and future.

Derrick De Kerkover University of Napoli
Lorenzo Del Boca president National Association of Journalists
Ulf Karnell project leader PoIT
Philip Meyer professor emeritus University of North Carolina
Ezio Sciarra University of Chieti-Pescara

]]> http://www.ijf10.org/en/post/10863/feed/ 0 Online journalists make Pulitzer historyhttp://www.ijf10.org/en/post/10741/ http://www.ijf10.org/en/post/10741/#comments Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:34:14 +0000 chris http://www.ijf10.org/?p=10741 ProPublica reporter Sheri Fink has won a Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting for her story about the deadly choices…]]> ProPublica reporter Sheri Fink has won a Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting for her story about the deadly choices faced at one New Orleans hospital in the days after Hurricane Katrina. This is the first Pulitzer for for an online non profit news association. The Prize-winning article was published in the New York Times Magazine and on ProPublica.org. Another ProPublica piece in the Los Angeles Times was named as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. Paul Steiger, founder and editor-in-chief of ProPublica, is a guest speaker at the festival. He will give a keynote speech entitled The role of news media in the digital age on Friday April 23 at 12.00 in the Teatro Pavone and will also speak on a panel on the subject of new models of investigative journalism on Saturday April 24 at 14.30.

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