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"We have brought together a unique group of experts in digital media, news platforms, journalism, online economic models, training and press freedom, among other domains, who provided us with their recommendations," said IPI Grants Officer José Otárola-Silesky. "Their support is invaluable for the success of the Contest."
The group of experts is formed by:
Her Royal Highness Princess Rym Ali
Reviewer 2012
-Founder of the Jordan Media Institute
-Former CNN producer and correspondent in Baghdad
-Worked with Dubai TV, Bloomberg TV, Radio Monte Carlo Moyen Orient and United Press International (UPI)
-Awarded as “Best International Journalist” at 32nd Ischia International Journalism Awards Ceremony
Chris Kabwato
Reviewer 2012
-Director Hightway Africa
-Highway Africa is a network of African journalists which exists to promote the use of digital media by journalist.
-Former Head of Education & Public Affairs at British Council Harare
-Convenor of the Reporting Development Network Africa
Tony Dara
Reviewer 2011 & 2012
- TV broadcast engineer by training
- Founder of NN24 (Network News 24), Nigeria’s first 24-hour news channel, in 2008
- Worked with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), ITV Central and Bloomberg TV in the UK, and Snell and Wilcox Ltd, a leading global TV broadcast equipment manufacturer
Read the short interview here.
Torsten De Riese
Reviewer 2011 & 2012
- Managing Director of NewsCred Ltd., which helps traditional publishers monetise their content online
- Worked as Digital Director at CNBC Europe leading CNBC's digital strategy for the EMEA region
- Specialties: e-readers, apps, platform publishing, digital marketing, strategic media technology, licensing, copyright, digitisation
Read the short interview here.
Fernando Samaniego
Reviewer 2011 & 2012
- Chief Digital Officer and Advisor to the Board, Grupo Ferre Rangel, Puerto Rico, USA
- Former COO of Publications, Online & IT, Arab Media Group (AMG), Dubai, UAE
- 15+ years experience on four continents transforming traditional media companies into new media market leaders and managing complex digital operations with massive traffic
- Extensive work with media organisations worldwide including newspapers, TV, Internet, and mobile
Read the short interview here.
Amy Webb
Reviewer 2011 & 2012
- CEO and Principal Consultant, Webbmedia, Baltimore, USA
- 15+ years working with digital media, founder of several web-based companies
- Clients have said that Amy has "an encyclopedic knowledge of the tech industry,” and "immediate access to all of the latest and most important trends"
Alison Bethel McKenzie
Reviewer 2011
- Executive Director, International Press Institute (IPI), Vienna, Austria
- 25 years’ experience in journalism as a reporter, bureau chief, senior editor and trainer
- Former Senior Assistant City Editor at the Boston Globe; former Washington D.C. - Bureau Chief for the Detroit News; former Managing Editor at the Nassau Guardian, in the Bahamas
Jeff Jarvis
Reviewer 2011
- Former President and Creative Director of Advance Internet, the online arm of Advance Publications
- Associate Professor and Director of the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism at City University of New York’s Graduate School of Journalism
- Creator of the popular weblog, BuzzMachine, which tracks developments in new media
Daoud Kuttab
Reviewer 2011
- General Manager, Community Media Network, Amman, Jordan
- Founder, AmmanNet, Amman, Jordan, the Arab world’s first Internet radio station
- An IPI member and IPI World Press Freedom Hero, tuned in to press freedom and media landscapes across the Middle East
- Articles have appeared regularly in the Jordan Times, Jerusalem Post and Gulf News, as well as many other publications
Read the short interview here.
For more information:
José Otárola-Silesky
Grants Officer
International Press Institute
Spiegelgasse 2/29
A-1010 Vienna, Austria
Tel: +43-1-512-90-14
jotarola(at)freemedia.at
