Speakers and Organizers:
- M. Khalid Belyazid, Editor, L’Economiste, Morocco
- M. Craig Duff, Consultant Editor, The New York Times, USA
- M. Werner Eggert, Senior Project Manager, International Institute for Journalism, Germany
- Mrs. Bachi Karkaria, Consultant Editor, The Times of IndiaT, India
- M. Douglas Okasaki, Regional director for Middle East, Society of News Design, UAE
- M. Bertrand Pecquerie, Director, World Editors Forum, France


The Master Class is organized in four three hour sessions.
Each session includes:
- one and a half hours of general presentation of the topic and theory (45 minutes PWP presentation + 45 minutes discussion)
- one and a half hours of practical explanation using case studies (45 minutes PWP presentation + 45 minutes discussion)

Wednesday 24 January

9h – 10h30
Introduction by Werner Eggert, Senior Project Manager, International Institute for Journalism (InWent), Germany.

- Major Press Trends 2002 – 2006 that could have an impact on Arab newspapers:
Organization of the newsroom, Relationship publisher / editor-in-chief, Citizen journalism and social editing, Ethics and definition of journalism, Multiplatform newspaper, New role of supplements, Free newspapers. Format changes.
By Bertrand Pecquerie, World Editors Forum Director, France

11h – 12h30
- Latest design Trends for Arab Newspapers.
By Douglas Okasaki, Regional director for Middle East, Society of News Design, UAE

14h30 – 16h
As Sabah, a real Arab success story: how it became the first Moroccan newspaper
By Khalid Belyazid, Editor, L’Economiste, Morocco

16h30 – 18h
- Case study: within the newsroom of As Sabah. Four years of re-engineering
By Khalid Belyazid, Editor, L’Economiste, Morocco

- Case study: Gulf News and how design impacts on content and newsroom management
By Douglas Okasaki, Regional director for Middle East, Society of News Design, UAE

Thursday 25 January

9h – 10h30
Reorganising the newsroom for a more Reader-Oriented Newspaper
By Bachi Karkaria, Consultant Editor, The Times of India, India

11h – 12h30
Case study : Changing your paper as your city changes. The Times of India and its local editions
By Bachi Karkaria, Consultant Editor, The Times of India, India

14h – 16h30
- Towards paper-online convergence :  what it means and how it can work in small organisations
By Craig Duff, Consultant Editor, The New York Times, USA

Case studies:
- the Voralberger Nachrichten in Austria
By Bertrand Pecquerie, World Editors Forum Director, France
- the new newsroom of The New York Times
By Craig Duff, Consultant Editor, The New York Times, USA