News Committee

The News Committee is an elected body representing the news activities of the EBU’s Membership.

The Committee, with an interdisciplinary membership, is dedicated to the objectives of the European Broadcasting Union.  It facilitates and fosters dialogue and cooperation between the news operations and staff of its Members. It develops and shares best practices, media expertise and innovation in newsgathering and news distribution. 

The Committee organizes and sets the agenda for the annual News Assembly of EBU Members which offers news directors, editors in chief and foreign editors the opportunity to network and to exchange views about improving coverage, reducing costs and implementing new technology.

By setting the agenda for an annual gathering of the news professionals of its Members, the News Committee wants to help shape the future of electronic journalism, and the way in which public service media fulfil their obligation at a time when the audience becomes a partner and content becomes cross-media but must be popular and remain distinctive.

The News Committee appoints two subcommittees: the Editorial Subcommittee and the News Technology Subcommittee.

The members of the News Committee are elected by the News Assembly for a two-year mandate.

From right to left (front row): Ed Mulhall (RTE); Asun Gomez-Bueno (TVE); Geertje Bal (VRT); Sarah Ward-Lilley (BBC); Gudrun Gutt (ORF), Ingrid Thörnqvist (SVT);  Oznur Cakir Dogan (TRT)
From right to left (back row): Morana Kasapovic (HRT); Reijo Lindroos (YLE); Benoit Balon-Perin (RTBF); Gerard Van den Broek (NOS); Grazyna Baczynska (TVP), Michael Wegener (ARD) 

The current office holders (2011-2013) are:

Chairman: 
Asun Gomez-Bueno (TVE, Spain)
Vice-chairmen:
Benoit Balon-Perin (RTBF) - chairman of the News Technology Subcommittee
Gudrun Gutt (ORF) – chairman of the Editorial Subcommittee
Sarah Ward-Lilley (BBC)

Members: 
Grazyna Baczynska (TVP)
Geertje Bal (VRT)
Oznur Cakir Dogan (TRT)
Morana Kasapovic (HRT)
Reijo Lindroos (YLE)
Ed Mulhall (RTE)
Ingrid Thörnqvist (SVT)
Gerard Van den Broek (NOS)
Michael Wegener (ARD)
 

Contact the News Committee at: news-committee@list.eurovision.net

The News Committee is supported by News Secretariat in the Network and News Department. 

Justyna Kurczabinska
News Committee Secretary 
European Broadcasting Union
Tel: +41 79.244.65.58  
E-mail: kurczabinska@eurovision.net

Summary reports and agendas of the News Committee meetings are published online - CLICK HERE

News Assembly 
The annual meeting of the EBU News Assembly offers news directors, editors in chief and foreign editors of the EBU Membership the opportunity to network and to exchange views about improving coverage, reducing costs and implementing new technology.  Only staff from EBU Members can participate in the Assembly.  The Assembly also elects, every two years, the members of the News Committee. 

For more information about the meeting please visit the News Assembly page.   

Editorial subcommittee
The Editorial Subcommittee of the News Committee monitors the Eurovision news exchange system and makes sure that the coverage exchanged meets the requirements and possibilities of the Membership. The members of the Editorial Subcommittee are nominated by its chair in consultation with the News Committee. Contact  the Editorial Subcommittee at: editorial-news@list.eurovision.net. More information about the Editorial Subcommittee as well as reports from the meetings are published on the Editorial Subcommittee page.

News Technology
Journalists with an interest in news technology are members of the News Technology Subcommittee. The members of the  Subcommittee are nominated by its chair in consultation with the News Committee. To find out more please visit  the page of the News Technology Subcommittee. The subcommittee organizes an annual seminar showing how technology is showing journalism. For the report and presentations from the latest News Technology Seminar click here.