E N G L I S H 73rd General Assembly INTER AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION Salt Lake City, Utah October 27-30 de 2017 1 > Inter American Press Association G E The Inter American Press Association is an independent, N non partisan and non-profit organization bringing together E Western Hemisphere media interested in promoting and R protecting freedom of expression and the public’s right to be A informed in the Americas. Its primary goals are the following: L n To defend freedom of expression. I n N To promote the interests of newspapers, broadcasters and F digital media the Americas. O n R To strengthen and preserve the dignity, rights, and M responsibilities of journalism. A n T To raise uniformity in professional standards and ethical I conduct. O n N To exchange ideas and information leading to the cultural and technological development of media. n To strive for broader understanding and cooperation among the peoples of the Americas and to uphold the fundamental principles upon which a free society and individual freedoms are based. 2 > Host Committee Deseret Digital Media Mathew Sanders Ryan Stephens Sara Lewis World Trade Center of Utah Derek Miller Governors Office of Economic Development H Franz Kolb O S Consul of Peru to Utah T David Utrilla C O Visit Salt Lake City M Elke Opsahl M I LDS Church T Keith Atkinson T E E Brigham Young University Ed Carter Utah Valley University Baldomero Lago Utah Media Group Kadee Duclos 3 > IAPA Officers Scott C. Schurz Honorary Life President Herald-Times, Bloomington, Indiana Matthew Sanders President Deseret Digital Media Salt Lake City, Utah O Juan Luis Correa F 1st Vice President F Panama City, Panama I C E María Elvira Domínguez R 2nd Vice President S El País, Cali, Colombia Christopher Barnes Treasurer The Gleaner, Kingston, Jamaica Bartolomé Mitre Secretary La Nación, Buenos Aires, Argentina Ricardo Trotti Executive Director Miami, Florida > Executive Committee Aldo Zuccolillo Honorary Member ABC Color, Asunción, Paraguay E Jorge Canahuati Larach X Chairman E La Prensa, San Pedro Sula, Honduras C U Pierre Manigault T Vice Chairman I Evening Post Publishing Co. V Charleston, South Carolina E C O Members M M Fabricio Altamirano I T El Diario de Hoy, San Salvador, El Salvador T E María Elvira Domínguez E El País, Cali, Colombia José Roberto Dutriz La Prensa Gráfica, San Salvador, El Salvador Juan Francisco Ealy Ortiz El Universal, Mexico City, Mexico 5 Marcel Granier RCT V, Caracas, Venezuela Hugo Holmann La Prensa, Managua, Nicaragua E X Ernesto Kraiselburd E El Día, La Plata, Argentina C U Ed McCullough T Media Consultancy Corp., Miami, Florida I V Silvia Miró Quesada E El Comercio, Lima, Peru C O Marcela Noble Herrera M M La Razón, Buenos Aires, Argentina I T Lourdes de Obaldía T La Prensa, Panama City, Panama E E Miguel H. Otero El Nacional, Caracas, Venezuela Roberto Rock La Silla Rota, Mexico City, México 6 María Catalina Saieh Copesa, Santiago, Chile Fernán Saguier La Nación, Buenos Aires, Argentina Gonzalo Zegarra E Semana Económica, Lima, Peru X E C U T I V E C O M M I T T E E 7 > IAPA Committees v Awards v Chapultepec v Finance and Audit v Freedom of the Press and Information I v A Fundraising and Resources P v Future Sites A v Impunity C O v International Affairs M M v Internet I v Legal T T v Membership E E v Nominations S v Strategic Development and Communications 8 > Future Meetings 2018 Midyear Meeting Medellín, Colombia Hotel to be announced April 13 – 15 F 74th General Assembly U T Salta, Argentina U Hotel to be announced R October 19 – 22 E M 2019 E E Midyear Meeting T To be announced I N th G 75 General Assembly S Miami, Florida Dates and hotel to be announced 9 > Hotel little america salt lake city | MEETING ROOM MAPS COFFEE SHOP GRAND BALLROOM DINING ROOM THE C B A PATIO LOUNGE WOMEN MAIN FLOOR MEN BALLROOM RECEPTION CASPER ELEVATOR CHEYENNE NEWS STAND WYOMING IDAHO ARIZONA ROOM ROOM ROOM SINCLAIR LOBBY LOUNGE H RESTROOMS O T MAIN STREET ENTRANCE MAIN FINE GIFTS EXECUTIVE OFFICE LOBBY E & FASHIONS REGISTRATION DESK REGISTRATION L CONCIERGE MAIN ENTRANCE RESTROOMS MEETING DINING RETAIL LOBBY FITNESS ELEVATORS ROOMS SHOPS AREAS CENTER & STAIRS & PHONES TETON OLYMPUS SNOWBASIN WOMEN RECEPTION MEN ELEVATOR RECEPTION RECEPTION DRESSING ROOMS/ FLAGSTAFF WASATCH SAUNA FITNESS SECOND FLOOR CENTER JACUZZI SUN VALLEY MEZZANINE UINTAH POOL TUCSON SAWTOOTH EAST TERRACE GARDEN TERRACE 10 CALL OUR SALES OFFICE AT (800) 533-3525 | learn how we can host your next meeting > Welcome to Salt Lake City Identification Badges • Active Member…………………………………...........Blue Ribbon • Executive Committee /Advisory Council..……………Light Blue Ribbon • Lifetime Member……....................…………………..Purple Ribbon • Associate Member………....................……………….White Ribbon • Spouse or Observer…................................................Yellow Ribbon • Guest (Speaker……………...............………...........…Red Ribbon W • Host Committee……................………....……………Green Ribbon E • Organizing Committee……………….........................Orange Ribbon L • Students……………............……………….......…...…Brown Ribbon C • Technicians and Reporters..……............................…..Badge (no ribbon) O M 4 E Please wear your badge at all times as entrance to all general sessions and social events will be strictly controlled 11 > Information Assembly Registration Registration begins on Friday October 27th at 8:00 a.m. in the Arizona Room at the Little America Hotel. IAPA material and badges will be distributed upon registration. Participation in meetings I N All meetings are open to IAPA delegates, spouses and observers. F Only special committee meetings and luncheons, as indicated in O the program, are private. R M Elections A Elections for 20 board members will be held on Sunday October T th I 29 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Foyer. Each active O member will be allowed one vote. N Language Conferences and seminars will be held in Spanish and English. Transportation Shuttles will provide you with comfortable transportation to and from events not held at the Little America Hotel. Press Room A press room will be located in the Sun Valley Room. 12 PROGRAM 73rd General Assembly Little America Hotel Salt Lake City, Utah October 27-30, 2017 P R O Services and rooms G R A Registration: Arizona Room M Exhibit area: Foyer / Secretariat (documents): Sinclair Room S Pressroom: Sun Valley Room E Coordination & Staff: Yara-ri Room R V VIP: Cheyenne Room I Seminars and Plenary Sessions: Ballrooms B & C C Committee meetings: Idaho Room, Flagstaff E Breakfasts: Lucky H Restaurant S Lunches: Ballroom A 4 Pressroom opens daily from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 4 Secretariat opens daily from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 4 Exhibit area opens daily from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 13 * FRIDAY October 27 (Registration and seminars. Sessions open to all delegates) 7:30 – 10:00 a.m. Breakfast for participants registered at Little America Hotel Lucky H Restaurant F 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. R Registration and credentials I Arizona Room D A 9:00 – 9:45 a.m. Y Welcoming Remarks O Utah Lieutenant Governor Spencer J. Cox C 73rd General Assembly official opening ceremony T Report by IAPA President, Matthew Sanders O Ballrooms A & B B E 9:45 – 11:15 a.m. R Seminar 1: News Integrity Initiative. 2 News literacy is the best way to confront fake news, misinformation 7 and disinformation. A group of prominent media, academic and philanthropic leaders and institutions banded together this year to explore ways to protect the public’s right to be informed. The seminar will explain the Initiative. Speaker: Jeff Jarvis, CITY University / Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism, New York, New York. Presenter: Rosental Alves, University of Texas in Austin, Texas Ballrooms A & B 14 11:15– 11:30 a.m. Coffee break Foyer 11:30 a.m – 1:00 p.m. Seminar 2: Rethink and rebrand your media business for the new environment. Client service can drive strategic and creative marketing across digital, print, tablet and mobile platforms. What media can learn from non-media business leaders in Silicon Valley. Panelists: Davis Smith, Cotopaxi, Salt Lake City, Utah; F Gabriela Wurcel, Philip Morris International, New York. Moderator: Brad Thatcher, Thatcher+Co, New York, New York. R I Ballrooms A & B D A 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Y Free time for lunch O 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. C Seminar 3: X- Ray of the T Deseret Digital Media Case O DDM reimaged news production from print to digital and B mobile platforms. Its executives will explain how DDM in a E few short years has been able to take advantage of the digital R disruption by focusing on e-commerce, local news and social 2 media first. 7 Panelists: Matt Sanders, Deseret Digital Media; Eric Bright, KSL Marketplaces; Laura Montoya, BrandForge; Saul Leal, Global Business Development, Salt Lake City, Utah Moderator: Julio Aguirre, Deseret Digital Media. Ballrooms A & B 15 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. Seminar 4: The new technological newsrooms As readers get their news more by cell phones and tablets, newspapers need to offer a superior reading experience. Two leaders in this field – one, U.S.; the other from Spain – will explain what they’re already doing, and what comes next. Panelists: Matt Monahan, The Washington Post Publishing, Washington, DC; José Luis Gómez-Carpintero, Protecmedia, Madrid, Spain. Presentation: Paywalls, a clear trend in the monetization of digital content. F Presenters: Carlos Enrique Ortíz, Grupo Ferré-Rangel, San R Juan, Puerto Rico and Jonas Rideout, Piano, New York, New I York. D Moderator: Ed McCullough, Miami, Florida A Ballrooms A & B Y O 8:00 – 10:00 p.m.