Journalism 2020

Maintaining Professionalism, Regaining Credibility

March, 19th and 20th 2010, Presseclub Concordia

Please note, that the conference on the 19th and 20th is for invited and registered participants only! The event is fully booked and no further applications can be accepted.

Friday, March 19^th 2010

9.00 – 9.30 Arrival at Conference Venue and Welcome Coffee

9.30 Opening Address

9.45 Topic 1 “New Qualities of Journalism”

Keynote Contributions

• Phil Meyer (University of North Carolina /USA)
• Alan Rusbridger (Editor-in-chief of The Guardian /GB)

Discussion

11.15 Coffee Break

11.30 Panel Contributions
Moderator: Stephan Russ-Mohl

• José Garcia Avilés (Universidad Miguel Hernández / ESP)
• Andy Kaltenbrunner (Medienhaus Wien /A)
• Antoni Maria Piqué (Consultant/ ESP, Latin America)
• Michal Glowacki (University of Wrocław/ PL)

Discussion

13.30 Lunch Break

15.00 Topic 2 „Credibility – the Neglected Nr. 1 Quality of Journalism“
Moderator: Daniela Kraus

• Susanne Fengler (Technische Universität Dortmund /D)
• Scott Maier (University of Oregon /USA)
• Colin Porlezza (Università della Svizzera italiana /CH)
• Matthias Karmasin (Medienhaus Wien /A)
• Klaus Meier (Technische Universität Dortmund /D)

Discussion

20.00 Dinner

Saturday, March 20^th 2010

9.30 Topic 3 „The Future of Professionalism in an Environment of Laymen?“
Moderator: Bernd Merkel

• Sylvia Egli von Matt (maz Schweizer Journalistenschule /CH)
• Barbara Eppensteiner (Okto /A)
• Bruno Ingemann (Nordjyske Medier /DK)
• Alexis Johann (Wirtschaftsblatt /A)

Discussion

11.30 Coffee Break

11.45 Topic 4 „…and who will be paying the bills?“
Moderator: Marcello Foa

• Cinzia Dal Zotto (Université de Neuchâtel /CH)
• David Röthler (Consultant /A)
• Romanus Otte (Die Welt /D)
• Hermann Petz (Moser Holding /A)
• Stephan Russ-Mohl (Università della Svizzera italiana /CH)

Discussion

13.45 Final Statements and Good-Bye