CNN's Errol Barnett to Lead IPI World Congress Discussion with Josh Cohen of Google News, Other Experts, on New Information Platforms

Panel to look at Impact of New Technologies on Mainstream Media and
Press Freedom

Vienna (ots) - Errol Barnett, host of CNN International's "Report
for iCNN", will lead a panel discussion on Sunday, 12 September,
during the IPI World Congress in Vienna and Bratislava this
September. Titled "Found News? The New Platforms for Delivering
Information," the panel will look at the explosion of information
platforms and devices - the world of Twitter, Facebook, YouTube,
Amazon's Kindle and the Apple iPad - and their impact on the news
industry and freedom of the press.

Barnett, who also anchors CNN's "World Report," has been integral
in incorporating social media into CNN's breaking news reports,
including the aftermath of the Iran elections, the terrorist bombings
in Jakarta and Israel's offensive in Gaza in late 2008 and early
2009.

"The new media technologies have proven to be a powerful ally of
press freedom," said IPI Deputy Director Alison Bethel McKenzie. "As
a means of disseminating information and countering government
efforts to muzzle freedom of opinion and expression, they have often
been invaluable, as witnessed everywhere from Iran to Tibet to
Burma."

The "Found News" panel will feature a leading line-up of expert
speakers, including Josh Cohen, senior business product manager at
Google News, where he is responsible for global product strategy,
marketing and publisher outreach. Prior to joining Google, Cohen was
vice president of business development for Reuters, where he was
responsible for content distribution, revenue generation and
strategic investment agreements with AOL, Google, MSN, Yahoo! and
numerous other media companies around the world.

In addition to Cohen, the other panellists slated to take part in
the discussion are: Jeff Howe, contributing editor at Wired magazine,
influential blogger and author of the seminal book, "Crowdsourcing:
Why the Power of the Crowd Is Driving the Future of Business"; Hannes
Ametsreiter, chairman of the management board of the Telekom Austria
Group, the largest telecommunications company in Austria with
international operations in seven additional European countries; and
Rajesh Kalra, chief editor of Times Internet Ltd., the digital arm of
The Times Group of India.

To see the biographies of all the speakers, as well as more about
the programme and the IPI World Congress in general, visit the
official Congress website: www.ipiworldcongress.com.

The 2010 IPI World Congress is the pivotal event of IPI's 60th
anniversary year and will be held in the "twin cities" of Vienna and
Bratislava, Slovakia, from 11-14 September 2010. Previously an
information hub between East and West, Vienna is host to many major
international organisations, including the IAEA, OSCE and OPEC, and
is the uncontested media centre of Austria, with the headquarters of
all the major Austrian print and broadcast media located here. During
the World Congress, IPI's affiliate, the South East Europe Media
Organization (www.seemo.org), will celebrate its 10th anniversary of
fighting for press freedom in southeastern Europe.

Parallel to the World Congress, IPI will also hold a "New Media &
High-Tech Innovations Exhibition," showcasing the latest in new media
technologies and information platforms.

IPI's partners for the World Congress include: Google, OMV,
Samsung Electronics Ltd, Telekom Austria Group, the City of Vienna,
Twin City Liner and Austrian Airlines, the official carrier.

IPI's media partners for the Congress include: Austrian
Broadcasting Corporation, Der Standard newspaper and Austria Presse
Agentur.

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Rückfragehinweis: Michael Kudlak Conference and Events
Manager, International Press Institute (IPI) Tel: + 431-512 90
11; E-mail: mkudlak@freemedia.at; Web: www.freemedia.at

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