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UPDATE: The longer form video interview and lecture with Russia's Garry Kasparov. During his speech Kasparov addressed subjects such as the lack of freedom of the press and the political climate for journalists in today's Russia. According to Garry Kasparov the current situation for the press has made the atmosphere in the newsrooms one of caution. The murders of Russian journalists, such as Anna Politkovskaja, have received great media coverage outside of Russia. But in the domestic media cases like these have gotten hardly any attention. More video reports from the World Editors Forum

World Editors Forum - SIXTH SESSION How can weekend editions strengthen the newspapers? Editors Edward Greenspon from Canadian Globe & Mail and Erik Bjerager from Danish Kristeligt Dagblad answer this question and offer ideas for both big and small newspapers. They also discuss why it is so important to have a strong weekend edition. More video reports from the World Editors Forum

World Editors Forum SESSION THREE Paul Cheesbrough, Chief Information Officer, Telegraph Media Group, UK Ilicco Elia, Product Manager - Mobile & Emerging Media, Reuters, UK Michael Cooper, Director of Advanced Reading Technologies, Microsoft, USA Oscar Westlund, Doctoral Student, University of Gothenburg, Sweden Chairman: Robert Andrews, Editor-in-Chief, paidContent.UK, United Kingdom

FOURTH SESSION Hyper-local projects have been launched by Östersunds Posten and Helsingin Sanomat. Editors from these newspapers talk about how they made their ideas work and about the future of user-generated content. They both believe in having their users decide about their media content.

At the 15th World Editor's Forum Garry Kasparov was the guest speaker of the second editor's lunch. He spoke on different subjects, such as the lack of freedom of speech in today's Russia, the political climate for journalists and foreign countries interfering in Russian politics. Although he got mostly applause for his outspoken opinions, his fellow countrymen presented some severe criticism. In the end, the russian president of the Press Guild, Eugene Abou, promised Kasparov an official press conference on their own premises, something he has been denied until now. Kasparov himself was very reluctant to believing there will actually be a press conference upon his return to Russia.

Second Session from the World Editors Forum - VIDEO With : Javier Moreno, Editor-in-Chief, El Pais, Spain Jim Roberts, Editor of Digital News, The New York Times, USA Lisbeth Knudsen, CEO, Det Berlingske Officin, and Editor-in-Chief, Berlingske Tidende, Denmark Almar Latour, Managing Editor, wsj.com, Wall Street Journal, USA Svetlana Mironyuk, Editor-in-Chief, RIA Novosti, Russia Chairman: Bruno Patino, President, Le Monde Interactif, France

According to Timothy Balding, CEO of WAN, newspapers in a global perspective are doing well, contrary to trends in specific regions like North America and parts of Europe. Print as a distribution form is losing ground to new digital media, especially in the Western World. Congress and Forum speakers and guests of the 15th World Editors Forum share what they think the future holds for printed newspapers.

Nikesh Arora, President EMEA Operations & Vice President, Google Inc., UK, presented participants at the 15th World Editors Forum with food for thought as to the way in which the media consumption habits and the media landscape in general have radically transformed with Web 2.0. Arora opened the Forum's first session, entitled "Will Web 2.0 give birth to Journalism 2.0?" Other panelists: Kathleen Carroll, Senior Vice President and Executive Editor, The Associated Press, USA Pierre Bellanger, CEO and founder, Skyblogs and Skyrock, France Bosse Svensson, General Director, MKT Media, Sweden Chairman: George Brock, Editor, Saturday Times, UK Student journalist teams from JMG University of Gothenburg are reporting in blogs, interviews and a range of video stories from the annual meeting of the World Association of Newspapers and World Editors Forum. More of their reports are online at The Editors Weblog

Chinese journalists suffering under sever press freedoms are honored in the Golden Pen ceremony at the opening ceremonies of the World Newspaper Congress and the World Editors Forum conference in Gothenburg, Sweden. Student journalist teams from JMG University of Gothenburg are reporting in blogs, interviews and a range of video stories from the annual meeting of the World Association of Newspapers and World Editors Forum. More of their reports are online at The Editors Weblog

A video vox pop summary from the kick off to the World Editors Forum conference in Gothenburg, Sweden. Student journalist teams from JMG University of Gothenburg are reporting in blogs, interviews and a range of video stories from the annual meeting of the World Association of Newspapers. More of their reports are online at The Editors Weblog

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Sweden: At the first day of the World Editors Forum in Gothenburg, editors-in-chief of newspapers from all over the world were gathered for an intimate welcome breakfast. Peter Hjörne, editor-in-chief for the opinion and editorial pages of the local newspaper Göteborgs-Posten, held an affectionate welcome speach. The 15th World Editors Forum and congress has gathered 1,800 participants from 130 countries in Gothenburg. Blogs and more video reports from the congress can be found online at the Editors Weblog.

Sweden: Student journalists report in video from the first day of the World Editors Forum featured three roundtable discussions, one about freedom of the press, new digital platforms and perhaps the biggest challenge for newspapers these days, how can newspapers attract young readers. The 15th World Editors Forum and congress has gathered 1,800 participants from 130 countries in Gothenburg. Blogs and more video reports from the congress can be found online at the Editors Weblog.

Robb Montgomery is in Sweden leading a team of student VJs who will produce video reports in Gothenborg at the World Editors Forum. This film catches up with Robb as he makes a short stop in Berlin with scenes from Paris, Berlin and Cairo to set the stage for the World Newspaper Congress and World Editors Forum.

Paris: A cross-town cab in the rain