Previous WEF Study Tours

US STUDY TOUR in New York and Washington DC (click here)
America's Transition to the Digital Newsroom
Exclusive visits to the New York Times, Washington Post and Google - 21-25 April 2008

Fully Booked

Over the past century, American newspapers and news agencies have played an enormous role in transforming journalism around the globe. Today, it is those same organizations that are being transformed. American news establishments have embraced the country's entrepreneurial spirit, experimenting with all things digital in order to increase efficiency in their newsrooms and produce better journalism for their readers.

During the "America's Transition to the Digital Newsroom" study tour, you will see first-hand the steps US newspapers have taken to evolve from print to multimedia as well as how purely-online publications are affecting the media landscape.

Study Tour fees and conditions
25 participants maximum
The study tour will be conducted in English with no translations

Study tour fee:
- Standard price: EUR5,900
- WAN and WEF members: EUR5,300
The price includes all hotels, meals and transport within the United States during the duration of the study tour, (19h00 Monday, April 21 to 14h00 Friday, April 25). Participants are responsible for their own transportation to and from the United States. The tour begins in New York City and end in Washington DC.
 

WEF Young Reader study tour in Paris and London (click here)
Interact with the young today for fun, profit and an audience for tomorrow
5 - 8 February 2008

This activity has the support of Norske Skog, the Norway-based global newsprint producer, through its partnership with Young Readership Development projects of the World Association of Newspapers.

One of the core challenges for today's newspaper industry is to win  the attention and loyalty of the young. We know that if we don't attract them at a very stage in their lives, we likely never will. In this Study Tour, jointly organised with  the Young Readership Development department of the World Association of Newspapers, WEF will give you up-close exposure some of the brightest ideas to appeal to a young audience, both within and outside our industry.

Study Tour fees and conditions
MAXIMUM OF 20 PARTICIPANTS
Study Tour language is English.
You are encouraged to sign up soon as space is limited and participants will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Study Tour fee:
- Standard price: 4,900 euros.
- WAN and WEF members: 4,100 euros.
Price includes  Paris - London Eurostar train and transfers hotel accommodations and all meals from Tuesday night to Friday lunch.

WEF Study Tour in the UK (click here)
Integrate your newsroom today, train your journalists for tomorrow
3-7 December, 2007

Exclusive visits to the Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The Times and The Financial Times

Without a doubt, the integration of print and online newsrooms is the most carefully followed trend in the global newspaper industry. But many papers considering convergence are unsure of the steps they need to take in re-organizing their newsrooms and re-educating their journalists. Join the World Editors Forum as it travels to the UK to visit several of the industry's most famous examples of integration to see how their once separate newsrooms work together and how they trained their journalists to adapt to the multimedia world. 

STUDY TOUR FEES AND CONDITIONS

MAXIMUM OF 25 PARTICIPANTS
(Study Tour language: English)

You are encouraged to sign up soon as space is limited and participants will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Standard price: 5,900 euros.
For WAN and WEF members: 4,900 euros. _
Price includes transfers within the UK, hotel accommodations and all meals. Travel between your country and England is not included.

WEF Study Tour in Finland (click here)

Study Tour language: English (other language available only if more than four participants from the same language register)

Finland is one of the foremost newspaper countries in the world with very high readership. Working closely with the world's leading mobile telephone producer, Nokia, Finnish papers are also at the forefront of mobile news distribution, adopting Nokia's worldwide technologies for integration into their local news production. Come discover how Finland's leading newspapers are working with wireless companies to provide innovative services for their readers. 

WEF Study Tour in Spain (click here)

10 - 13 July 2007
"Spanish regional newsrooms: the secrets of their success"


(Study Tour languages: English and Spanish - consecutive translation)

With local economies booming, provincial autonomy increasing, and Internet penetration multiplying, the Spanish regional press is taking advantage of its expanding influence by embracing digital news production. Newsroom convergence, streamlined editorial processes, and interaction with readers are just a few examples of how these newspapers are radically transforming their daily operations.

The World Editors Forum would like to invite you on a three-day tour of the most innovative newsrooms of the Spanish regional press. This is your chance to see successfully integrated newsrooms in action, to gain insight into the convergence process and to learn from the trials and tribulations of some of Spain's most popular newspapers.

Experiencing these innovations first-hand will revolutionize your thinking as to how newsrooms should be organized and quality, regional content should be produced in the digital age.