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"Building the Next Generation Newsroom"
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) is looking well beyond the current generation of newsrooms and has dedicated its 9th International Newsroom Summit to helping publishers and editors stay ahead of the changes that are profoundly shaping their world. English Français Español Deutsch |
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Integrating Print and Online Audiences for Advertisers
Print circulation alone no longer accurately represents the true measure of newspaper audiences. And website traffic, by itself, doesn’t say much, either. Print and web together are what advertisers need, and what will be provided at the World Newspaper Advertising Conference, to be held on 4 and 5 March in Copenhagen, Denmark. English Français Español Deutsch |
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World’s Press Condemns Sentencing of Burmese Journalists
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have condemned the sentencing of two Burmese journalists to long prison terms and called on the country’s military junta to immediately release them and end its continuing attacks on the media. More |
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Publishing Groups Call on France to Pressure Tunisia on Press Freedom
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the International Publishers Association have called on the French Foreign Affairs Minister, Bernard Kouchner, to monitor press freedom violations in Tunisia and urge authorities in the North African country to respect their international commitment to freedom of expression. English Français |
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World’s Press Condemns Killing of Sports Journalist in Angola
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers, the World Editors Forum and the International Association of Sports Newspapers have called on the Angolan government to better protect journalists following the murder of a sports journalist in an attack on the Togolese national football team’s bus earlier this month. More |
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WAN-IFRA Appoints New Chief Executive
WAN-IFRA, the global, industry organisation for the newspaper and news publishing industry, is very pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Christoph Riess as the new Group Chief Executive of the enlarged WAN-IFRA industry representative body. This appointment follows the merger of the World Association of Newspapers (based in Paris) and IFRA (based in Darmstadt) during 2009. The appointment will take effect from February 1st 2010. English Français Español Deutsch |
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World’s Press Groups Protest Against Iranian Arrests
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have called on the Iranian government to immediately release all jailed journalists and end its crackdown on the media that began after the disputed 2009 election. More |
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Iraqi Journalist Wins Gebran Tueni Award
Asos Hardi, the Editor in Chief and founder of the Awene newspaper in Iraqi Kurdistan, has been awarded the 2009 Gebran Tueni Award, the annual prize of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) that honours an editor or publisher from the Arab region. English Français |
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World’s Press Asks Google To Respect Copyright
The newspaper industry’s representative association made an impassioned defense of copyright to Google’s chief attorney on Thursday, calling for "a more rigorous and unambiguous acceptance" of publishers’ rights to decide how their content is used. More |
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Gavin O’Reilly Elected President of WAN-IFRA
Gavin O’Reilly, the Chief Executive Officer of Ireland-based Independent News & Media PLC, has been elected the first President of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), the organisation created by the July merger of the World Association of Newspapers and IFRA, the research and service organisation for the news publishing industry. English Français Español Deutsch |
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Pakistan Newspapers Join WAN-IFRA
The All Pakistan Newspaper Society, which represents 304 newspapers and six advertising agencies, has joined the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), which groups 79 publisher associations, 18,000 newspapers, 15,000 online sites and over 3,000 companies world-wide. More |
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World Press Trends: Digital Revenues Won’t Replace Print
At no time in the foreseeable future will digital advertising revenues replace those lost to print, making the search for new business models - including paid-for online access for news - a pressing concern for the news publishing industry, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) said in its annual world press trends update. More |
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Follow the Meetings of the World’s Press on WAN-IFRA Multiblogs
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) will be providing updates from the World Newspaper Congress, World Editors Forum and Info Services Expo in Hyderabad this week on all platforms, using all media, to allow you to follow the global summit meetings of the world’s press from a distance. More |
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World’s Press Calls on Philippines to Act on Massacre
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has condemned the massacre of more than 30 journalists and their staff in the Philippines and called on the government to act decisively to bring the perpetrators to justice, and to end the climate of impunity that makes the Philippines one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist. More |
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Attacks on Press Freedom Multiply World-wide
At least 88 journalists have been killed so far this year and hundreds of media employees have been arrested and jailed, most often following sham trials or without formal charges being brought against them, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) said in its half-year review of press freedom world-wide. More |
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Sport News on the Agenda at the World Newspaper Congress
The growth of multimedia in the sports press, as in the rest of the press, has brought about many organisational, editorial and financial challenges and opportunities. The International Association of Sports Newspapers has organised a series of events at the upcoming World Newspaper Congress and World Editors Forum that will focus on these issues. More |
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What do we do about Google? The Great Debate
Applaud our gains in web site traffic? Develop closer partnerships with Google and their competitors? Launch our own search engines and collective news portals? Lobby to change or enforce copyright laws online? Sue - or encourage anti-trust cases? What DO we do about Google? English Français Deutsch |
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Advertising Chief: Newspapers Must Learn More About The Web
Despite significant advertising growth online, publishers and advertisers don’t know enough about advertising effectiveness on the web, and more research is needed, says Olivier Fleurot, a chief executive for the advertising and public relations giant Publicis, in an exclusive video interview with the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) ahead of the World Newspaper Congress next month, where he is a special guest speaker. More |
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Digital Asia: Three Conferences in One
Singapore’s ambitions to become a global digital media hub gets a boost later this month when the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), stages the first Digital Media Asia summit, from 18 to 20 November. More |
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Just Published: The Enduring Power of Print
Two new reports from the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) reminds publishers that the print publishing business is innovating as fast as digital media, and has an even bigger impact on revenues and profits. More |
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World’s Press Condemns Attacks on Tunisian Journalists
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) today condemned the beating of a Tunisian journalist, allegedly by police, and the arrest of another, and called on the Tunisian authorities to abandon their campaign of intimidation against the independent press. More |
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Just Published: Winning Digital Strategies
Two new reports from the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) provide an in-depth examination of digital media opportunities for income and audience growth, at a time when newspaper companies are looking to build their on-line revenues faster, and in more ways, than ever before. More |
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Future of Newspapers: Diversify
Terry Horne, the Publisher of the Orange County Register in the USA who believes the future of newspapers lies in hyperlocal news, increased web offerings and premium content in print, has joined the programme for the World Newspaper Congress, to be held in Hyderabad, India, from 30 November to 3 December next. English Español Français Deutsch |
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Sweden and WAN-IFRA Announce Strategic Partnership
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) today announced an ambitious strategic partnership to advance media development and press freedom worldwide. More |
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World’s Press Condemns Jailing of Sports Journalists
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), the World Editors Forum and the International Association of Sports Newspapers have protested to Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev against the jailing of four journalists for defamation after his administration promised that measures were being taken to decriminalize the offense. More |
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Newspapers Innovating Rapidly for Digital Age
The rapid pace of innovation and adaption in the newspaper industry was evident Tuesday at IFRA Expo 2009, the world’s largest trade fair for the industry, where a session on newsroom strategies examined multimedia integration, social media tools and other emerging trends. More |
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Press Freedom Under Attack in Italy
The Italian editor whose newspaper is being sued for defamation by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Friday likened the situation to attacks on the American press during the Watergate scandal that ultimately led to the resignation of US President Richard Nixon. More |
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MePaper and Bookeen Join Paris E-Reader Conference
Laurent Picard, co-founder of the eBook company Bookeen, and Jan Bierhoff, a professor at the Infonomics and New Media Research Group at Zuyd University in the Netherlands, have joined the programme of the International E-reading Conference, to be held in Paris on 1 and 2 October. English Français |
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World’s Press Calls for Greater Media Freedom in Azerbaijan
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) today called on the Government of Azerbaijan to introduce “drastic reforms” to create full media freedom in the country, as a delegation from the organization ended a three-day mission to the capital, Baku. More |
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Just Published: World Press Trends, Asian Edition
It is no secret that Asia has emerged as the world’s most dynamic media market, where internet, broadband and mobile usage are exploding and the region’s newspapers - the world’s largest - continue to grow alongside digital media. More |
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“I”: A Newspaper for the Digital Age
Martim Avillez Figueiredo, who launched a new newspaper as if print had been invented after the internet, has joined the programme of the World Newspaper Congress, the global summit of the world’s press to be held in Hyderabad, India, from 30 November to 3 December next. English Français Español Deutsch |
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The 2015 Newsroom: High Standards with Low-Cost Solutions
Ezio Mauro, the Italian editor whose newspaper is being sued for defamation by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi for questioning his behaviour, and Mario Garcia, who defines contemporary newspaper design, have joined the programme of “The 2015 Newsroom: High Standards & Low Cost Solutions,” to be held on 1 and 2 October in Prague, Czech Republic. More |
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Publish Asia & IFRA Expo India Combined in 2009
Hundreds of newspaper executives will be gathering in Chennai, India, next month for Publish Asia, the annual high-level meeting for news publishers across Asia, to be held alongside IFRA Expo India, the region’s largest international exhibition for trends and practices in the newspaper printing and publishing industry. More |
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New Speakers Join ‘Managing the Crisis’ Conference
Maeve Donovan, Managing Director of The Irish Times, Ben Hammersley, a journalist and ‘technologist’ at Wired Magazine, and Rainer Esser, the Managing Director of Die Zeit, have joined the programme of the ‘Managing the Crisis’ conference, to be held at the Frontline Media Club in London on 28 and 29 September next. More |
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Lithuanian Law Outlawing Mockery Draws Protests
The European Newspaper Publishers Association and the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers have called on European governments to help ensure that Lithuania respects freedom of expression and freedom of the press following approval of a law that makes it a crime to ridicule someone. More |
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Just Published: Winning Mobile Strategies
Mobile telephones are not only used for voice calls, SMS messages, e-mailing and internet access - in some markets they also serve as digital wallets, which are used to make purchases online. A new report, “Winning Mobile Strategies”, examines the most promising strategies for mobile development world-wide. More |
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Don’t Abandon Young Readers: WAN
Do young people read newspapers? The conventional wisdom says no, but the reality is different; there are plenty of newspapers that successfully attract the young, and they’ll be sharing their strategies at the 8th World Young Reader Conference & Expo, to be held in Prague, Czech Republic, from 27 to 30 September next. English Español Français Deutsch |
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Kyrgyzstan Newspaper Association Joins WAN
A new association dedicated to protecting press freedom and the business interests of publishers and distributors in the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan has joined the World Association of Newspapers, which groups 78 publishers associations and 18,000 newspapers world-wide. More |
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Press Freedom Under Attack Worldwide
Press freedom violations including attacks on journalists continue to mount worldwide, the World Association of Newspapers said in its half-year review of global press freedom that paints a bleak picture in much of the world. English Français |
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Making the Most of Newspaper Audiences
Advertising agencies and clients are demanding better measurement techniques to determine the true value of newspaper audiences, in both print and on digital channels. Some of the best multi-media research and techniques, and how they can be used to generate more revenue, will be presented at the World Newspaper Advertising Conference & Expo, to be held on 28 and 29 May in Barcelona, Spain. English Español Français Deutsch |
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Young Reader Prize Adds Press Freedom Category
The World Young Reader Prize, an annual award from the World Association of Newspapers to recognise newspapers that do the most to develop young readership, has added a press freedom category to honour newspapers that teach effectively about the fragility and importance of press freedom in a democratic society. English Español Français Deutsch |
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Exclusive Chat With The Editor-in-chief of the Christian Science Monitor
The World Editors Forum is organising an online discussion with John Yemma, Editor-in-chief of the Christian Science Monitor, who will talk about managing the transition from a daily newspaper to an online news site with a weekly print edition. It was the first major American newspaper to adopt this approach. More |
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Online Publishing Debate Underpins Need for ACAP
ACAP (Automated Content Access Protocol), the new tool devised by the worldwide publishing community to help make copyright work on the web, is gaining more and more traction with an industry that feels it risks losing control of its main asset - its content. More |
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Tours For Crisis Newsroom Management, Audience Development
The World Association of Newspapers and the World Editors Forum will conduct study tours to the United Kingdom and the American West next month to examine two crucial strategies for newspaper companies: the integration of print and digital newsrooms in a period of crisis, and the development of targeted print and digital products for multimedia audience growth and revenue making. English Español Français |
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Spain’s Vocento Increases Circulation & Advertising Despite Downturn
Vocento, one of the leading media groups in Spain, is increasing its print and digital audiences and its advertising revenues despite the financial downturn. How the company has exploited its strong local brands to create a powerful, national advertising medium will be examined at the World Newspaper Advertising Conference & Expo, to be held in Barcelona, Spain, on 28 and 29 May next. English Français Español Deutsch |
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Strategies for Newspaper Success From Australia
Kylie Davis, who ensures that the editorial and advertising departments of the Sydney Morning Herald work together to produce lucrative new print publications for special clients - without compromising editorial integrity - has joined the programme of the World Association of Newspapers new Power of Print Conference, to be held on 27 and 28 May in Barcelona, Spain. English Español Français Deutsch |
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World Press Organisations Protest Against Turkish Fine
The World Association of Newspapers and World Editors Forum today condemned an 826 million pound (381 million Euro, $490 million dollar) fine imposed on the Dogan Media Group in Turkey, calling it a “politically motivated” response to critical reporting. More |
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70 Journalists Killed Worldwide in 2008: WAN
Seventy journalists and other media employees were killed world-wide because of their professional activities in 2008, with the conflict in Iraq continuing to be the most deadly assignment for journalists, the World Association of Newspapers said Wednesday. English Français |
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World’s Press Dismayed by German Minister’s China Comments
The World Association of Newspapers has called on European leaders who are meeting with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao this week to reaffirm their commitment to improving human rights and press freedom in China, after Germany’s justice minister expressed “respect” for the Chinese approach to human rights and the rule of law. More |
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WAN Postpones Annual Congress, Forum
The World Association of Newspapers has decided to postpone its World Newspaper Congress, World Editors Forum and Info Services Expo, scheduled to be held in Hyderabad, India from 22 to 25 March, until December, due to the impact of the global financial downturn on newspaper companies. English Français Español Deutsch |
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Asian Study Tour Looks at Internet, Mobile Successes
As the global financial crisis accelerates efforts to find new revenue streams for media, the World Association of Newspapers is organising a study tour to Japan and Korea, home to some of the world’s most innovative multimedia companies. More |
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Global Press Organisations Call for End to Gaza Ban
The World Association of Newspapers and the World Editors Forum have called on Israeli authorities to immediately lift the Defense Ministry’s order banning foreign journalists from entering the Gaza Strip. The ban effectively prevents journalists from covering the ongoing military operations in Gaza and, to a certain extent, in southern Israel. English Français |
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World’s Press Calls for Press Freedom in Arab World
The World Association of Newspapers has condemned the absence of press freedom in much of the Arab world and has called on governments in North Africa, the Middle East and the Persian Gulf to end their repressive policies and release all imprisoned journalists, bloggers and freedom of expression advocates. English Français |
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Threats to Press Freedom Multiply Worldwide
Attacks on journalists throughout the world -- by organised crime groups in Latin America, autocratic regimes in the Middle East, repressive governments in Africa and by combatants in war zones -- pose serious threats to press freedom, the World Association of Newspapers said Monday in it half-year review of press freedom world-wide. English Français |
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Egyptian Editor Wins Gebran Tueni Award
Ibrahim Essa, Editor-in-Chief of Egypt’s Al Dustour newspaper, has been awarded the 2008 Gebran Tueni Award, the annual prize of the World Association of Newspapers that honours an editor or publisher in the Arab region. More |
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Don’t Overlook Print in Multimedia Development
When newspaper executives talk about multimedia development, they often mean digital development. But that approach overlooks their biggest asset - their newspaper in print, which brings great value to multimedia delivery. More |
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Polish Newspaper Wins Top World Young Reader Prize
The World Association of Newspapers presented its annual World Young Reader Newspaper of the Year award Thursday (16 October) to the Polish daily Gazeta Wyborcza for its successful initiatives to attract younger readers in a country where half the population in under 35. More |
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Success of the Web? Try Newspaper Values With a New Twist
Despite impressive gains in audience and advertisers, newspaper web sites do not yet produce revenue comparable to that of print newspapers. Transferring the core values of newspapers to the new ways of the web is the way to change that, says Caroline Little, who advises both the Washington Post and The Guardian on their internet strategies. More |
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WAN Welcomes Release of Burmese Journalist
The World Association of Newspapers today (23 September) welcomed the release from prison of U Win Tin, the longest serving political prisoner in Burma and the 2001 laureate of WAN’s Golden Pen of Freedom prize. More |
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Thousands Protest China’s Press Freedom Violations
More than 3,500 people from dozens of nations have written to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to call for the immediate release of all jailed journalists in a campaign organised by the World Association of Newspapers to draw attention to the issue in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics. More |
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Get the Facts About Newspapers
The “Get the Facts About Newspapers” campaign from the World Association of Newspapers has released its third advertisement for use by publications around the world to help counter the negative myths and misinformation about the industry. English Français Español Deutsch |
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World’s Press Calls for Release of Burmese Journalist
The World Association of Newspapers and World Editors Forum have asked the government of Burma to release the country’s longest serving political prisoner, journalist U Win Tin, on the anniversary of his imprisonment 19 years ago. More |
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Newspapers Fight “Luxury” Tax in Zimbabwe
The World Association of Newspapers and World Editors Forum have called for the repeal of a punitive “luxury” tax on newspapers that are imported into Zimbabwe, which is preventing independent newspapers from reaching their audience. More |
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The Digital Revenue Gold Mine
Newspaper companies have been successful in generating audience and attention with their digital platforms. But the Holy Grail for newspaper companies is how to produce significant revenues online. English Français |
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Top Print and Web Designs
The World Editors Forum has asked five prominent newspaper designers to pick their Top 10 newspaper designs and Top 5 newspaper website designs to illustrate the evolution of newspaper design and how it is beginning to relate more to the Web. English Français |
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India in 2009!
WAN and the Newspaper Society of India today invited the world’s press to attend the 62nd World Newspaper Congress and 16th World Editors Forum, to be held in Hyderabad, India, from 22 to 25 March 2009. More |
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Global Warming: A Growing Concern for Media
The problem of global warming has emerged as an issue of concern for the world’s newspapers, with calls at the World Newspaper Congress and World Editors Forum to reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions by media industries. More |
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Newspaper Future is Bright: WAN President
Newspapers are well-placed to succeed in the modern media environment, and forecasters who predict the industry’s decline are making "a profound mistake," the President of the World Association of Newspapers said today (Tuesday), making the case for a vibrant future for the newspaper industry. More |
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Just Published: World Digital Media Trends
The digital platforms of newspaper companies are growing at double-digit rates world-wide, both in usage and revenue production, according to the World Digital Media Trends report unveiled at the World Newspaper Congress by the World Association of Newspapers. English Français |
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Offending, Shocking, Disturbing - A Free Press Right?
Cartoonists and journalists from the Arab world, Europe and the United States today (Sunday) defended their right to offend, shock and disturb their audiences, and presented evidence that the Danish cartoon crisis was manipulated by repressive governments to further restrict freedom of expression. More |
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Press Freedom Under Threat World-Wide: WAN
Press freedom is under serious threat from many sources -- gangs and corrupt officials in Latin America, autocratic regimes in the Middle East, conflicts in Africa, hostile governments in Asia, and from death threats and prosecutions in central Asia and Europe, the World Association of Newspapers said in its half-year review of press freedom. English Français |
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China Jails Journalists in Olympic Run-up
WAN and World Editors Forum have protested to Chinese President Hu Jintao against the jailing of two journalists last week and the continued crackdown on freedom of expression ahead of the Beijing Olympic Games. More |
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Congress Session to Focus on Reaching Young Readers
It doesn’t take extensive research to know that young people are restless, demanding and consumption oriented, and are used to accessing their media free of charge. But when it comes to their media habits, it takes a lot of research to understand why they do what they do, and the implications their behaviour today holds for their future media consumption. English Español Français Deutsch |
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Hong Kong Conference Participants Denied Entry
Organisers of a major conference in Hong Kong on freedom of expression in China today (Wednesday) condemned a decision by the Hong Kong government to deny entry to a noted editor and to Danish sculptor Jens Galschiot, whose "Pillar of Shame’ is a memorial to the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre. More |
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Olympics "Catastrophic" for Chinese Press Freedom
A Chinese journalist jailed for her reporting told a conference in Paris today (Friday) that press freedom and human rights have worsened in China and that conditions for journalists in the run-up to the Olympics are "considerably more catastrophic" than they were when she was arrested 15 years ago. English Français |
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Record Participation at Info Services Expo
Info Services Expo 2008, the annual exhibition for suppliers to the newspaper industry at the World Newspaper Congress and World Editors Forum, has a record number of exhibitors already registered for the events, to be held from 1 to 4 June in Göteborg, Sweden. The Congress and Forum are on track for record participation too. English Français Español Deutsch |
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Newspapers in the USA - The Next Five Years
Dean Singleton, the Vice Chairman and CEO of the MediaNews Group in the United States, has joined the programme of the World Newspaper Congress, where he will present his group’s strategy plans for the next five years, while addressing the current difficulties of the most challenging market in the world. English Français Español Deutsch |
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Will Web 2.0 Give Birth to Journalism 2.0?
Reader participation, user-generated content and social networks are having an impact on journalism, and that impact is likely to grow. But will Web 2.0 give birth to a new form of journalism? That question will be examined at the annual World Editors Forum, to be held in Sweden from 1 to 4 June next. English Français Español Deutsch |
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Atex to Support ACAP on Content Management Systems
Atex, the world’s leading supplier of solutions and services for advertising, content management, circulation and online applications, will support the Automated Content Access Protocol (ACAP) on its content management systems to encourage industry-wide adoption of the new standard that gives publishers more control over the use of their on-line content. English Español Français |
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WAN Protests Against Press Crackdown in Tibet
The World Association of Newspapers and World Editors Forum have protested to Chinese President Hu Jintao against the crackdown on coverage of events in Tibet and the banning of foreign media, in violation of international agreements, Chinese law and China’s Olympic promises. More |
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Just Published: The Value of News Content
"The consumer determines the real value of news and information in the 21st Century, and value can be described as breaking, relevant, credible, tailored and applicable to readers’ daily lives." So begins, "The Value of News Content," the latest report from the Shaping the Future of the Newspaper project. English Français |
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Beijing Olympics 2008: Winning Press Freedom
What press freedom conditions can journalists and sports writers expect when they go to China to cover the 2008 Summer Olympics? An international conference designed to answer their questions, and to examine the methods that China uses to control the press, will be held in Paris next month. English Français |
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