 The senior news executives who founded the Global Editors Network (GEN) were convinced that news producers and newsrooms across all platforms – print, broadcast, online, mobile and wire services – face comparable challenges.The association encouraged multilateral cooperation and collaborated with media development bodies and international journalism associations.The GEN Summit conference gathered every year more than 750 editors-in-chief, journalists, data journalists, developers, designers, and entrepreneurs., and became one of the most popular media conferences.