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IPIWoCo2017

Thank you for attending the IPI World Congress 2017 in Hamburg, organized by the International Press Institute (IPI).

BUILDING THE JOURNALISM WE NEED
Media Freedom & Quality in the Digital Age
| 18 - 20 May 2017 |

Join the post-Congress online conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #IPIWoCo. Follow @IPI_WoCo and @globalfreemedia for the latest news and updates.
(Photo © Bernd Lammel / The International Press Institute 2017)

John Yearwood

Yearwood Media Group
President
Miami, FL, USA

yearwoodmedia.com/

John Yearwood is President and CEO of Yearwood Media Group, a global consulting and conference moderating firm. He is the former World Editor of the Miami Herald and former host of the Herald’s World Desk, which focuses on global issues and newsmakers. Yearwood’s department won numerous awards during his leadership, including two McClatchy Company President’s Awards and the Arthur Ross Award for best coverage of Latin America. His coordination of the Herald’s Haiti earthquake coverage contributed to the newspaper’s being named a finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News. After 13 years at the Miami Herald, he left his post as World Editor in March 2016. Yearwood was head of IPI’s North America National Committee from 2013-15 and has been Chair of the IPI Executive Board since 2015.

*John Yearwood is an IPI member.

09:30 CEST

IPI Executive Board Meeting Other locations

16:30 CEST

Opening Ceremony Hamburg City Hall, Großer Festsaal

17:00 CEST

Town Hall Meeting: Building the Journalism We Need! Hamburg City Hall, Großer Festsaal

18:00 CEST

Awards Ceremony Hamburg City Hall, Großer Festsaal

19:00 CEST

Welcome to Hamburg! Hamburg City Hall, Großer Festsaal

20:00 CEST

Dinner "Parlament" Restaurant

09:15 CEST

The Relationship Between News Media, Social Media and News Aggregators: It's Complicated House of the Patriotic Society (*Reimarus Room)

10:30 CEST

IPI Conversation with Can Dündar House of the Patriotic Society (*Reimarus Room)

11:00 CEST

Terrorism & News Media: Publishing News, Publicizing Terrorism House of the Patriotic Society (*Reimarus Room) Presentation: Looking for Start-ups to Shake up the Media Industry House of the Patriotic Society (Kirchhof Room)

12:00 CEST

Does That Banner Yet Wave? The U.S. First Amendment as a Global Model House of the Patriotic Society (Kirchhof Room) Quality Journalism in Insecure Times: New Ways Forward House of the Patriotic Society (*Reimarus Room)

13:00 CEST

IPI Welcoming New Members House of the Patriotic Society (Tonnies Room) Lunch House of the Patriotic Society (Foyer)

14:00 CEST

Journalism Beyond Spin & Propaganda: How Can Truth Stand Out? House of the Patriotic Society (*Reimarus Room)

15:00 CEST

When Journalists Seek Refuge (Focus on Syria) House of the Patriotic Society (*Reimarus Room) CANCELED! (Workshop: Enhance Your Reporting with Google News Lab Digital Tools) House of the Patriotic Society (Kirchhof Room)

16:00 CEST

IPIWoCo Insight: Is Turkey "Growing More Distant"? House of the Patriotic Society (*Reimarus Room)

19:30 CEST

Reception & World Press Photo Exhibition Private Viewing at G+J Publishing House Other locations

09:00 CEST

IPI General Assembly House of the Patriotic Society (*Reimarus Room) Workshop: Alternative Facts - How to Debunk False Information on Social Media House of the Patriotic Society (Kirchhof Room)

11:00 CEST

IPI Conversation with Paul Nemitz, European Commission House of the Patriotic Society (*Reimarus Room)

12:30 CEST

IPI Executive Board Meeting House of the Patriotic Society (Tonnies Room)

13:00 CEST

Lunch House of the Patriotic Society (Foyer) Conversation on Journalism Safety: Who Wants Safety Protocols? House of the Patriotic Society (Kirchhof Room)

14:00 CEST

Is Journalism Failing us? Crisis of Trust in the Media House of the Patriotic Society (*Reimarus Room)

My Moderators Sessions

17:00 CEST

Town Hall Meeting: Building the Journalism We Need! Hamburg City Hall, Großer Festsaal