Hans Laroes (2-7-1955)
Founder ‘The Big Elephant’
Big Elephant aims to create a new platform for trusted stories.
It strengthens the public sphere, creates new relationships with the people-formerly-know-as-audiences, and includes them in our work. Safeguards the integrity of validated information. Big Elephant opens the back box of journalism.
Big Elephant is in its design phase. Founding partners: BBC (UK), YLE (Finland), RTE (Republic of Ireland), SwissInfo .
And:
Chair Advisory Board ‘ReNews’ (new global initiative; started Dec 2020)
ReNEWS is a global gathering by and for editors united in standing up for the free exchange of information and ideas
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Experience
Innovative Journalism, 2012 – now
Entrepreneur focusing on (new) media, journalism, innovation, coaching and consulting. Responsible for:
- Start up, strategy and leadership of projects,
- In complex, (inter)national and highly political contexts,
- Multi-disciplinary, flexible teams,
- 5 to 500+ FTE including stakeholders,
- In time and on target delivery.
- Innovation
- Leadership
- Communication
- Getting Things Done
Founder, Chair & Project Lead (informal) Editors in Chief Network
Responsible for
Bringing together editors in chief/heads of news representing BBC, ZDF, ARD, NOS, VRT, RTBF, FT, ORF, SFSSR, CT, TVE, YLE, SR, RTE, DR,
Focusing on strategic journalistic choices, cooperation across borders, exchange best practices,
(2012 – 2020)
Editor in Chief NOS News, the Netherlands
Responsible for
integrating all news departments on all platforms in one organization; digitalizing workflow and mindset; creating transparency and interaction with our audiences. Reaching out through all relevant digital channels.
(2012 – 2020)
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