WPIE Networked ICTs and innovation
New growth sectors:
Online news distribution
18 June 2009
OECD Headquarters
Sacha Wunsch-Vincent
sacha.wunsch-vincent @ oecd.org
graham.vickery @ oecd.org
Online news distribution
• Independent journalism and newspapers play an
indispensable role in informing citizens.
• Yet currently the newsgathering and distribution
process is undergoing deep changes.
In OECD countries the
number of newspaper
titles, their circulation
and readership are in
decline.
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Source: OECD based on World Association of Newspapers
Online news distribution
– At the same time, it has never been easier, quicker and cheaper
to access news.
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• What are new trends?
• What online business models, partnerships and
organisations will best support cost-intensive, public
service-oriented news?
• Increasingly a matter of public interest.
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UK news traffic
The proportion of
UK Internet
traffic going to
news sites has
been increasing
steadily over the
last 3 years.
TV news and
newspaper
websites
dominate the
category.
Types of sites
Share of UK online news visits by type of website
60%
50%
54.6%
49.0%
May-06
May-09
40%
32.5%
30%
26.3%
20%
9.0%
10%
7.6%
10.1%11.0%
0%
News: broadcasters
News: National
newspapers
News: online
aggregators
News: online
providers
Policy areas: Online news
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access to capital and new funding structures
reviewing government support for the news industry
skills of journalists and users
status of online news publishers / deontology
supporting content quality and accuracy
press freedom
relevant media & broadcast rules / public broadcaster
rules on advertising
innovation and copyright issues
competition and antitrust issues.
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Agenda of
Online news discussion session (9.30-11.30)
Eric Scherer, Director of Strategic Planning and
Partnerships, Agence France-Presse
Thomas Crampton, Fmr. correspondent for IHT/NYT
and Asia-Pacific Director Digital Influence, Olgivy
Mark Hunter, Adjunct Professor -Senior Fellow,
INSEAD Global investigative journalism network
Pierre Geslot, Strategic Anticipation/E-paper &
Digitization , Orange, France Telecom
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