Information for attendees
Paloma del Río
She finished her Degree with the second highest mark of her year , in 1986 she was awarded a grant by the Institute of Spanish Broadcasting, to do television work experience, in the sports section of the news. After a few months she passed the exams for a permanent position in Spanish Television.
Currently she is the Director of Sports Programs of TVE. Paloma Cañadas del Río is a Spanish journalist. She is the voice behind the Spanish Television broadcasts of gymnastics championships (both rhythmic and artistic), figure skating and horse riding.
She has been the director and deputy director of different Spanish TV sports programs. She has covered various European and world Championships including, 6 Summer Olympics and 4 winter Olympics. In 2008 she was the editor of the Olympic ADO-2008 program and the broadcasts of the Olympic Games in Beijing.
ROUND TABLE
Can Social Networking break the mould of sports journalism? Are athletes now the big players in the media? What it is the current relationship between the players and fans? These are some of the issues that we will have a chance to discuss during this round table. Without doubt, big questions about the ability of sport to tell stories and how journalists need to adapt to changing times.
Roundtable
Is it true that everything has been written? Stories we always read stories that always wins. Sport and the Media.
Can Social Networking break the mould of sports journalism? Are athletes now the biggest players in the media? What it is the current relationshipbetween players and fans? These are some of the issues that we will have a chance to discuss during this roundtable. Certainly, big questions about the power of storytelling within sport and how journalists are adapting to changing times.