Eric Scherer

Eric Scherer

Director of Strategy & External Relations

Paris Area, France

Current
Past
  • Executive Director, North America at AFP
  • Chairman at AFX News Ltd.
  • Chairman at World Business News Alliance
  • Director of Development of Economic and Financial services at AFP
  • Founder, Principal consultant at OUTBACK Consulting, SARL, Internet content strategy.
  • Editor-in-Chief, North America at AFP
  • Chief Economic correspondent for Japan and Korea, Tokyo at AFP
  • Chief sub-editor, economic desk., Paris at Reuters

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Education
  • Ecole supérieure de Commerce de Rouen
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Eric Scherer’s Summary

I work to bridge the divide between old and new media by promoting "dot-connecting" through a broad spectrum of platforms and activities.

These include:

- Blogging (AFP-MediaWatch, Owni.fr).
- Institutional leadership - as Director of the European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA), le Groupement des éditeurs de services en ligne (GESTE) and le Groupement français des industries de l'Information (GFII). I represent AFP at Minds International (R/D network of 17 news agencies) and at SPQN (Syndicat National de la Presse Quotidienne).
- Active participant in international fora for news media - Member of the Online News Association International Committee and judge for the annual ONA Awards, as well as for the annual SIIA CODiE Awards.

- Publishing - in 2009 I authored "La Revolution numérique - Glossaire" http://bit.ly/8fnB4t. I also publish a twice-yearly flagship guide to global media trends called MediaWatch.
- Conference curation - in 2009 I took part in the organization and curation of the Forum d'Avignon (Economie / Culture / Médias) http://www.forum-avignon.org/
- Education/Training - I teach new media practices at IPJ (Institut Pratique du Journalisme) and give seminars at Celsa and SciencesPo.
- Broadcasting - I have a weekly chronicle on "Planète Médias" on BFM Radio, and am a regular contributor to France Culture's "Place de la Toile".
- Professional speaking engagements throughout Europe.

I am currently working on the 2010 launch of an exciting new media innovation centre called Medias21.

Eric Scherer’s Specialties:

Dot-connector, strategist, new media advocate, author, speaker, educator and broadcaster. One foot in the Old World, one in the New, with my gaze fixed on the Emergent World.

Eric Scherer’s Experience

  • Director of Strategy and External Relations

    Agence France-Presse (AFP)

    (Public Company; Media Production industry)

    2006 — Present (3 years )

    My number one brief is AFP's worldwide strategy for the Web 2.0 and new media era; I am passionate about converting the current crisis in the print and broadcast media into opportunity for my company; I also prospect for partnerships and represent AFP at numerous global media forums and networks such as the pan-European MINDS International and I'm very interested in training and lifelong learning for journalists at every stage of their career.
    I am a frequent speaker on topics such as web 2.0, new media and adaptive strategies for old media.

  • Executive Director, North America

    AFP

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Media Production industry)

    August 2003 — September 2006 (3 years 2 months)

    - Mission: organize and improve news reporting from North America – in particular the U.S.- for the rest of the world with an international angle, grow six-million dollar business, enhance and build local partnerships, increase brand awareness, monitor trends in high-tech and media.
    - Manage 10 offices in main cities of North America, including Caribbean; lead 130 staffers from 17 countries, working in 4 languages. Includes editorial (text, photo, multimedia), sales/marketing, administration and technical departments.

  • Chairman

    AFX News Ltd.

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Media Production industry)

    May 2001 — November 2005 (4 years 7 months)

    • Turned this AFP subsidiary to profit after 10 years in the red. Engineered major restructuring and overhaul of this real time financial news provider, competitor of Dow Jones, Reuters and Bloomberg. 13 bureaus in Europe, 100 staffers.
    • Partnered with a major U.S. company, Thomson Financial, to join help growing the business in Europe.
    • Refocused AFX News – specialist provider of equities news – towards European distribution after selling Asian and U.S. operations.
    • Built partnerships and joint ventures with leading European news agencies.

  • Chairman

    World Business News Alliance

    (Partnership; 501-1000 employees; Media Production industry)

    2003 — 2004 (1 year )

    World Business News Alliance (WBN), regrouping CBS MarketWatch (USA), AFX News (Europe) and Xinhua Finance (Asia).

    • Pioneered and led worldwide alliance of three top companies from Europe, Asia and US, first of its kind in the information industry.

  • Director of Development of Economic and Financial services

    AFP

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Media Production industry)

    2001 — 2003 (2 years )

  • Founder, Principal consultant

    OUTBACK Consulting, SARL, Internet content strategy.

    (Privately Held; Myself Only; Management Consulting industry)

    2000 — 2001 (1 year )

    Developed an internet content strategy consulting business and created a poetry internet portal.

  • Editor-in-Chief, North America

    AFP

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Media Production industry)

    1996 — 2000 (4 years )

    Ran editorial coverage of North America (including USA, Canada, UN and Caribbean) with 80 journalists and 100 stringers, writing in 4 languages (English, French, Spanish, German) from 10 bureaus.

  • Chief Economic correspondent for Japan and Korea, Tokyo

    AFP

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Media Production industry)

    1989 — 1994 (5 years )

  • Chief sub-editor, economic desk., Paris

    Reuters

    (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Media Production industry)

    1986 — 1987 (1 year )

Eric Scherer’s Education

  • Ecole supérieure de Commerce de Rouen

    Master of Science in Management , Business, Management, International trade , 1982 — 1985

    Activities and Societies:
    Master of Science in Management, Rouen Business School, 1985

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Eric Scherer’s Websites:

Eric Scherer’s Interests:

New Media, New Journalism?

Eric Scherer’s Groups:

  •    Online News Association
  •    ThoseinMedia
  •    Club ex-Reuters
  •    ESC Rouen - Rouen Business School Alumni
  •    European Internet Professionals
  •    Media Professionals Worldwide
  •    Cap Digital
  •    AFP-Sport
  •    STweM
  •    OPEN WORLD FORUM Community
  •    Bullish on the Future of the Knowledge and Information Industry
  •    BRAND(ED) ENTERTAINMENT, Brand Content Revolution & More..
  •    Professional speakers and facilitators on culture, philosophy and sustainability
  •    France
  •    Les Observateurs des Médias - The Media Observers

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