News Committee
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News Governance and Administration Manager
johannyy@eurovision.net
+41 22 717 2806
The News Committee is an elected body representing the news activities of the EBU’s membership. The committee for the 2023 to 2025 term of office was elected on 23 November 2023.
The committee, which has an interdisciplinary membership, is dedicated to the EBU's objectives. 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 news gathering and distribution.
The committee organizes and sets the agenda for the annual News Assembly, which offers news directors, editors-in-chief and foreign desk editors the opportunity to network and exchange views about improving coverage, reducing costs and implementing new technology. By setting the agenda for the annual gathering, the News Committee aims to help shape the future of journalism and the way in which public service media fulfil their mandate.
Meeting Reports
- 68th Meeting of the News Committee (Tbilisi 21 November 2023)
- 67th Meeting of the News Committee (Virtual 26 September 2023)
- 66th Meeting of the News Committee (Virtual 30 May 2023)
- 65th Meeting of the News Committee (Madrid 19 January 2023)
- 64th Meeting of the News Committee (Virtual 24 November 2022)
- 63rd Meeting of the News Committee (Geneva 12 October 2022)
- 62nd Meeting of the News Committee (Vienna 21 September 2022)
- 61st Meeting of the News Committee (Geneva 19 May 2022)
- 60th Meeting of the News Committee (Virtual 10 February 2022)
- 59th Meeting of the News Committee (Virtual 9 November 2021)
- 58th Meeting of the News Committee (Virtual 29 September 2021)
- 57th Meeting of the News Committee (Virtual 14 September 2021)
- 56th Meeting of the News Committee (Virtual 22 June 2021)
- 55th Meeting of the News Committee (Virtual, 27 April, 2021)
- 54th Meeting of the News Committee (Virtual, 2 March 2021)
- 53rd Meeting of the News Committee (Virtual, 11 February, 2021)
- 52nd Meeting of the News Committee (Virtual, 12 January 2021)
- 51st Meeting of the News Committee (Virtual, 10 November 2020)
- 50th Meeting of the News Committee (Virtual, 30 October 2020)
- 49th Meeting of the News Committee (Virtual, September 2020)
- 48th Meeting of the News Committee (Virtual, 25 May 2020)
- 47th Meeting of the News Committee (Virtual, 21 April 2020)
- 46th Meeting of the News Committee (Geneva, 24th January 2020 )
- 45th Meeting of the News Committee (Paris, 18th November 2019 )
- 44th Meeting of the News Committee (Namur, 24th September 2019 )
- 43nd Meeting of the News Committee (London, 9th May 2019 )
- 42nd Meeting of the News Committee (Geneva, 22nd January 2019)
- 41st Meeting of the News Committee (Edinburgh, 12th November 2018)
- 40th Meeting of the News Committee (Stockholm, 21 September 2018)
- 39th Meeting of the News Committee (Mainz, 6 June 2018)
- 38th Meeting of the News Committee (Geneva, 21 March 2018)
- 37th Meeting of the News Committee (Brussels, 18 January 2018)
Committee members
Eric Scherer
ChairFrance Télévisions (France)
Martin Řezníček
Vice-ChairCT (Czechia)
Krista Taubert
Vice-ChairYle (Finland)
Pierre-Olivier Volet
Vice-ChairSRG SSR (Switzerland)
Asun Gómez Bueno
RTVE (Spain)
Morwen Williams
BBC (United Kingdom)
Esther Bootsma
NOS (Netherlands)
Manica Ambrozic
RTVS (Slovenia )
George Gvimradze
GPB (Georgia)
Andreas Mitschitz
ORF (Austria)
Angelina Kariakina
UA:PBC (Ukraine)
Michael Wegener
ARD News (Germany)