RADIO NEWS CONFERENCE 2010

This year's Radio News Conference, rNEWS10, looks at the impact of social media, mobile communications and the internet on the news environment in which radio operates.

rNEWS10, which takes place in Geneva on 7th and 8th October, is free for all EBU Members. You'll have the opportunity not only to network with peers, colleagues and experts, but also to gather ideas you can implement in your organization.

Distinguished speakers will include Lord McIntosh (Council of Europe), Valdo Lehari (ENPA), Guido Baumhauer (DW), Charlie Beckett (POLIS Media), Andy Carvin (NPR), Michael Good (RTE), Justin Kings (Newsleader), Arthur Landwehr (SWR), Mark Little (Storyful) and Ulrich Neuwöhner (SWR) to lead a debate about the future of news.

Above all, though, rNEWS10 is an opportunity to celebrate the power and relevance of radio news. Participants will share insights and experiences as they discuss the opportunities and the challenges that lie ahead.

You can register here to participate. Non-members who would like to participate or become a sponsor, please send an email to the contact address below.

EBU Radio has agreed an important partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to provide members with multimedia content from the inaugural edition of the Youth Olympic Games. The Youth Olympics, which are taking place in Singapore from 14 to 26 August, will see athletes aged between 14 and 18 competing in 26 sporting disciplines.

EBU Members will be able to download photographs and short video clips from the event via the new Euroradio Multimedia Exchange System (MES). The service aims to provide Radio members with content for their websites and visual radio services.

Visitors to the site log in with their email address and EBU Lounge password. Those who do not have a login can sign up by clicking 'Register'.

Content will be uploaded into the system as it becomes available. The 'Email Alerts' functionality (found under 'Tools') provides a useful way to stay informed about new content added to the system.

The portal was originally requested by the EBU New Radio Group and fills a need that many EBU Radio Members have felt for some time. While Radio was in the past an audio-only medium, the internet and mobile platforms now play such an important role in the way people listen, that it is fast becoming an expectation that public service media organizations provide rich multimedia content in support of their broadcast output.

Many listeners to a radio station's news bulletin will habitually turn to the website expecting to find the video and images that make up the 'DVD extras' of radio news today.

Sourcing these elements, however, is not straightforward for journalists. Complex rules governing copyright, high fees charged by photo agencies and the huge range of sources available mean that broadcasters are often unable to find all the content that their audiences expect.

Addressing this challenge, the Euroradio MES aims to be a 'one-stop-shop' bringing together rights-cleared media from EBU Members and partner organizations including UN Multimedia and trusted freelance journalists across the world.

The Euroradio MES is the newest member of a family of exchange services offered by EBU Radio, including the Euroradio News Exchange - which supplies radio journalists across Europe with audio clips from major events - and the Eurosonic and Euroclassic concert databases.

EBU Radio will present Euroradio MES at rNEWS10.