Schachblog

Am Montag wird bei der Schacholympiade ein auch auf diesem des öfteren angesprochenes Thema, nämlich die Qualität des Schachjournalismus, diskutiert. Unten findet sich die an die in Dresden anwesenden Journalisten gerichtete Ankündigung. Anregungen bitte als Kommentar posten!

Chess journalists networking meeting
on Monday (rest day)

Monday, November 24, 17.00-19.00
Konferenzzimmer 3, IDC, top floor

Dear chess journalist,
Please join us on the rest day for a networking meeting. As chess journalists we have many issues concerning working conditions, sourcing of information and ethical standards. Let´s get together and discuss what we can do to make improvements. Feel free to join whichever session is of interest to you.

17.00-17.45
Chess Journalism in Motion
Macauley Peterson (ICC), Robert Fontaine (Europe Echecs – to be confirmed) and Peter Doggers (Chessvibes) talk about presenting, editing and embedding chess videos

17.45-18.30
Objective Reporters or Promotors of Chess?
Panel discussion with Leontxo Garcia (El Paìs), Ian Rogers (freelance) and Mike Klein (Chess Life), chaired by Stefan Loeffler (freelance)

Coffee, snacks and networking

19.00-20.00
Do We Need a Network? And If Yes, What Kind of Network?
Open floor discussion. Please prepare your suggestions!