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* The World Editors Partnership Program
What is the World Editors Partnership Program (WEPP)
The World Editors Partnership Program was established by the World Editors Forum in 2004.
In the last three years, overall 80 editors form emerging countries benefited from the WEPP program, thanks to the contribution of the sponsors you find in this page. WEPP sponsors are governmental bodies, newspapers and companies sharing our conviction that the independence of the press is a feature for democratic governance and for the fulfillment of political and civil rights.
Why is it important to sponsor WEPP?
Through the WEPP program, WEF aims to meet two fundamental needs of emerging countries editors:
Training need: One of the obstacles to running independent newspapers in emerging countries is the impossibility proving appropriate training for editors, due to financial reasons.
Networking need: Financial issues normally also prevent emerging country editors from building an appropriate network with the world community of media professionals. The international support that comes from durable relations established with editors in industrialized nations can be very effective in facing governmental attempts to limit press freedom and independence.
How much does it cost to sponsor WEPP?
4.450 euros are enough to make a difference to the professional preparation and networking opportunities for an editor.
This amount covers:
- A four-month online coaching process, based on the contents of the editorsweblog and the WAN/WEF publications (editorial quality, New Media, newsroom issues, ethics and preparation of the sessions of the annual World Editors Forum conference).
- The attendance to the annual Editors Forum: four days of learning from the most successful papers in the media landscape, and of networking with the 1,500 professionals attending the WAN/WEF events.
- WEF membership for one year, which brings several benefits, including the access to the WAN/WEF members database and delivery of 8 unique publications covering all the subjects involved in the strategy, concept and practice of editorial excellence.
See the details of the WEPP program
What are Benefits & Guarantees for the Sponsors?
a) Communication Benefits
- WEPP sponsors have a dedicated page in the Trends in Newsrooms report, which is printed in March each year and distributed in 2000 copies to media professionals around the world.
- Half a page of thanks to the sponsors of WEPP is published in a leading newspaper of the country that hosts the Annual Editors Forum.
- Official WEF thanks to WEPP sponsors are showed on the screen during the sessions of the World Editors Forum.
- In the official WEF Forum and WAN Congress program there is a page dedicated to WEPP 2007 and its sponsors.
- Sponsored editors and WEPP Sponsors are introduced to the attendees of the World Editors Forum Annual General Meeting during the Editors' Cocktail, at the beginning of the conference.
b) Guarantees during the Program
- The Selection of sponsored editors: In February each year, the WEF Board (link to WEF Board page) sets up a committee that selects the beneficiaries of the WEPP program, among applicants and professionals recommended by WAN, WEF Board members and by sponsors.
- The sponsor receives the name and contact details of the "coached editors" he/she is covering expenses for.
- A financial statement is sent by WEF to sponsors in November each year, together with a written evaluation of the program, and the comments from the sponsored editors.
If you or your company are interested in participating in this initiative, please complete the form at the bottom of this page.
* The First Editors Forum Online
In June 2008 the 15th Editors Forum will take place in Sweden .
In
Göteborg, from 1 to 4 June 2008, around 400 working editors will be
provided unique presentations, debates and networking opportunities.
Our Sponsor an Editor program aims to make these contents and contacts
with colleagues available to editors from an emerging country.
The program costs only 1000 euros per Sponsored editor, and it includes two main assets:
1 - Participation in the first Editors Forum Online
The
editors will be able to access online the videos of the 8 sessions of
the 15th World Editors Forum, together with the the PowerPoint
presentations. This way the sponsored editors will benefit from the
same quality information provided to the participants to the Forum.
2 - Free membership to the World Editors Forum for one year
The main services for WEF members are:
- Direct access to the WAN/WEF Members database;
- Delivery of the 8 WAN/WEF publications, including Trends in Newsrooms.
This means overall about 1000 pages covering all the subjects involved
in the strategy, concept and practice of editorial excellence.
- Privileged conditions for participating in the WAN conferences organized throughout the year:
1000 euros are enough to make a difference to the professional preparation and networking opportunities for an editor!
The
World Editors Forum believes that training and creation of a network
are two efficient means of fostering the evolution of independent
newspapers in developing countries. The Sponsor an Editor program is a
first step in the direction of helping editors in emerging countries
integrate in the community of journalism professionals, despite
cultural and/or financial issues.
Should your newspaper decide to sponsor an editor, please complete the form below with your details and comments.
In
the field 'Message' you can indicate the number of editors you wish to
sponsor as well as their names, or decide to leave this last choice to
WEF.
* Sponsors of the World Editors Forum in 2007
