Press Releases

Arthur Sulzberger Jr. of NY Times Joins Newsroom Summit
Arthur Sulzberger Jr., the Chairman and Publisher of The New York Times, has joined the programme of the 9th International Newsroom Summit, to be held on 8 and 9 September in London, where he will talk about paid content and the importance of leveraging audience and reader engagement. English Français Español Deutsch
WAN-IFRA Condemns Sentencing of Moroccan Newspaper Director
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editor’s Forum have condemned a six-month jail sentence handed down to Moroccan journalist and editor, Taoufik Bouachrine, and have called on Moroccan authorities to overturn the sentence. English Français
109 Newspapers Win Global Print Honours
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers has announced that 109 newspapers in 43 countries have been awarded membership in the International Newspaper Color Quality Club (INCQC) for 2010 through 2012, the most prestigious award for newspaper print quality world-wide. English Français Español Deutsch
New York Times, BBC Join Summer University Seminar
Fiona Spruill, Editor of Web Newsroom at The New York Times, and Matthew Eltringham, Assistant Editor of Interactivity at the BBC, have joined the programme for the WAN-IFRA "Summer University" seminar to be held from 5 to 7 July next in St. Paul de Vence on the French Riviera. English Français
World Young Reader Prize Extends to Mobile
The annual World Young Reader Prizes have added three new categories this year, including one for "connecting with mobile" that recognises success in engaging the young via mobile telephone delivery. Deadline for entries in 2 July. English Español Français Deutsch
World’s Press Calls for Freedom for Jailed Iranian Journalists
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) on Monday (7 June) called on the Iranian government to immediately release all imprisoned journalists and writers and end its repression of press freedom and free expression in the country. English Français
Attacks Against Journalists Rise Worldwide
Journalists in many countries face violence and persecution from public officials, criminals and terrorists, with attacks and harassment becoming a daily occurrence for many who challenge repressive governments, report on conflicts and investigate corruption and crime, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) said in its half-year review of global press freedom. More
Arab Governments and Free Press: All Talk, No Action
When Arab governments talk about press freedom and democracy, their words rarely lead to action, participants at the 4th Arab Free Press Forum said Sunday, as the two-day conference on the state of the independent Arab press opened in Beirut. More
Just Published: Trends in Newsrooms from the World Editors Forum
The World Editors Forum has spent the past year tracking developments in newsrooms around the world for its annual Trends in Newsrooms report, and has come up with four key areas of concern for editors everywhere: new digital platforms, link journalism, content monetization and tailored news. English Español Deutsch Français
Summer University: Introducing new momentum in newsrooms
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) will offer the fifth edition of its ’Summer University’ from 5 to 7 July next in St. Paul de Vence on the French Riviera. English Français
Publish Asia 2010 moves to Kuala Lumpur
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has announced that its 10th annual Publish Asia conference, which was to be held in Bangkok this month, will now take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on August 3 to 5. More
WAN-IFRA Cross Media Awards Focus on Local Markets
Publishers from all over the world are now submitting their projects for the XMA Cross Media Awards 2010 - and there is still time to join them. More
Just Published: ’Going Green’ for Newspaper Publishers
A new report that examines the environmental implications of ’green’ strategies for newspaper companies has just been published by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA). More
iPad presses publishers’ buttons
Since the introduction of the iPad, some pundits have heralded Apple’s Tablet PC as the digital saviour for newspapers. But with business models and other relevant technologies still emerging, newspaper publishers face a precarious predicament: Imagining their content on every conceivable platform. English Español Français Deutsch
Football Reading Passport Encourages Young to Read Newspapers
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the International Association of Sports Newspapers (IASN) have launched a new World Football Reading Passport, which will be offered to children by newspapers worldwide during this year’s World Cup. English Français Español Deutsch
World Newspaper Congress called off, World Editors Forum postponed
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has been forced to call off the World Newspaper Congress and postpone the World Editors Forum, planned for Beirut from 7 to 10 June next, due to the failure of the Lebanese host organisation to meet its financial commitments. English Français Español Deutsch
WAN-IFRA Warns Against ’Soviet-Style’ Censorship in Russia
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have condemned proposed legislation in Russia that "would effectively reintroduce Soviet-style censorship", and have called on President Dmitry Medvedev to reject it. More
When Sleeping Volcanoes Wake: The Digital Firestorm
Newspapers in much of the world are now facing the sweeping and disruptive changes that have dramatically hit the long-standing media business model in the United States over the last several years. English Français Español Deutsch
Media Companies Demonstrate Mobile Innovation
A common philosophy unites all the experts who will speak at the annual Mobile Media Day conference, to be held on 18-19 May in Amsterdam: users set the terms in today’s media market and aggressive product development is needed to meet their pace and needs. English Deutsch
Multimedia Newsrooms Tour Highlights Best Practices
Many newspapers around the world boast about their multimedia publishing activities, yet a closer look inside their newsrooms often reveals a different reality. More
WAN-IFRA Welcomes the Release of Tunisian Journalist
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have welcomed the release of Tunisian journalist Taoufik Ben Brik, but repeated calls for the Tunisian government to free all journalists held in detention and to respect freedom of expression. More
Still Time To Commemorate World Press Freedom Day
Thousands of newspapers world-wide will commemorate World Press Freedom Day on Monday, 3 May, by publishing editorial and advertising materials on press freedom themes from the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA). There is still time to join them. English Français Español
ProPublica: Editors Look for New Ways to Fund Quality Journalism
Paul Steiger, Editor-in-Chief and Founder of ProPublica, the non-profit investigative newsroom that just won a Pulitzer Prize in the United States, has joined the programme of the World Editors Forum, to be held in Beirut, Lebanon, from 7 to 10 June next. English Français Español Deutsch
WAN-IFRA Condemns Attacks Against Newspaper in Ukraine
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have condemned a series of attacks against the staff and management of Express newspaper in Ukraine. More
Germany’s Die Zeit Joins Programme at World Newspaper Congress
While many newspapers are fighting to maintain circulation, Germany’s Die Zeit continues to grow, thanks to quality journalism, editorial diversity and a bit of rebelliousness. Rainer Esser, the Managing Director, will share his views on what leads to successful publishing at the World Newspaper Congress, to be held in Beirut, Lebanon, from 7 to 10 June next. English Français Español Deutsch
Just Published: "New Revenue Models for Newspaper Companies"
For many newspaper companies, increasing digital media revenues have failed to replace declining print advertising and circulation revenues. To offset the difference, newspaper companies are exploring a wide array of new business opportunities and new sources of income. More
World’s Press Rallies to Journalists in Exile on World Press Freedom Day
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) is calling on publications world-wide to commemorate World Press Freedom Day, 3 May, by honouring journalists who are forced to flee their countries just for doing their jobs. English Français Español Deutsch
WAN-IFRA Ibérica 2010: The Publishing World Comes To Madrid
Some of the world’s leading news publishing companies will be gathering in Madrid next month for the 2nd annual WAN-IFRA Ibérica conference, an event that has already emerged as a key meeting for the Ibero-American publishing industry. English Español Português
Alexander Lebedev and the Future of Newspapers
Russian billionaire Alexander Lebedev, who made headlines with his purchases of the London Evening Standard and the Independent in the United Kingdom, has joined the programme of the World Editors Forum, to be held in Beirut, Lebanon, from 7 to 10 June next. English Français Español Deutsch
WAN-IFRA Condemns Killing of Congolese Journalist
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum (WEF) have called on the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo to conduct an investigation into the recent murder of a journalist, apparently by members of the military. More
The Future & Change Study: Call for Survey Participants
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), the University of Central Lancashire and the Norwegian School of Management are preparing their second annual World Newspaper Future & Change Study, and are calling on newspaper company executives to take a survey about their company’s business strategy and ability to change with the demands of the market. English Français
Couldn’t Make the Printing in Japan tour? Take the Virtual Trip
Three days, four cities, five printing plants and a paper mill - the WAN-IFRA Study Tour of Japan needed a bullet train to keep up with a packed schedule. If you were one of those who missed the trip, the study tour blog allows you to filter their findings at your own speed. More
Best of Asia and the World at Publish Asia 2010
Top publishing strategies from Asia and the rest of the world will be presented at Publish Asia 2010, in a series of three unique, two-day conferences - a CEO conference, a Newsroom Summit and a Printing Summit -- to be held on 12 and 13 May next in Bangkok, Thailand. More
The Newsroom Barometer: How Editors-in-chief Foresee the Future
What do the world’s editors-in-chief think about the future of newspapers? The World Editors Forum and the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company are collaborating on a global survey, The Newsroom Barometer, which will be presented at the annual World Editors Forum conference, to be held in Beirut, Lebanon, from 7 to 10 June next. English Español Français Deutsch
WAN-IFRA Condemns Journalist Murders in Honduras
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have condemned the killing of five journalists in four separate attacks that took place during March in Honduras. English Español
Just Published: WAN-IFRA Magazine EXTRA on Lean Production
Slimming down is the name of the game during today’s challenging economic times, and many newspaper printing operations are turning out high-quality products with fewer personnel and even lower costs than ever before. English Español Français Deutsch
The Guardian and Scripps: Shaping the New Newspaper Business Model
Mark Contreras, Senior Vice President of E.W. Scripps Co., and Tim Brooks, Managing Director of Guardian News and Media Ltd., are helping to find the new business models for the future of newspapers. English Français Español Deutsch
World’s Press Condemns Threat to Independent Reporting in Estonia
The leading global and European press and journalist organisations today called on EU-member Estonia to drop a proposal that would force journalists to reveal their sources, saying the move "poses a serious threat to freedom of the press." More
Preparing for Mobile: Billions of users, billions of possible clients
Mobile Media Day, which has built its global reputation on fully and exclusively covering mobile business opportunities at publishing companies, will challenge the common misconception that market growth can only be driven by entertainment and games, when the annual event is held on 18 and 19 May in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. More
The Tablet Year: Why Mobile Distribution Will Change News Reporting
The emergence of the iPad, tablets and e-readers as viable news platforms holds great promise for future news delivery - but how do news companies get the most out of them? The World Editors Forum is dedicating its annual conference, and a series of online seminars, to answering the question. English Español Deutsch Français
WAN-IFRA Condemns Press Crackdown in Kazakhstan
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have condemned a "draconian" fine and a distribution ban imposed on the Respublika newspaper in Kazakhstan and called on the country to respect international norms of freedom of expression. More
WAN-IFRA Condemns Libel Judgment in Liberia
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have protested to the President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, against the use of draconian libel awards to stifle press freedom in the west African nation. More
Contextual Advertising Workshop Offers Overview to Publishers
Offering personalized advertising and content for individual readers offers huge potential for advertisers and publishers alike, and the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) is providing an overview of the automated tools available to improve contextual advertising and behavioural targeting. More
Reiner Mittelbach to Leave WAN-IFRA
Reiner Mittelbach, who helped guide the successful merger of IFRA, the news publishing service and research organisation, with the World Association of Newspapers, has decided to leave the merged organisation at the end of May. English Français Español Deutsch
WAN-IFRA Condemns Detention of Iranian Journalists
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has condemned the continued imprisonment of Iranian journalist Emad Baghi and the repressive measures employed by the state to silence critical publications. more
Print Summit to Focus on Environmental Concerns
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) will devote a large part of Printing Summit 2010 next month to an issue of growing concern to the publishing and printing industries - and to the general public as well: "green" publishing, or how to adapt business needs to environmental concerns. English Español Français Deutsch
WAN-IFRA Condemns Abduction of Mexican Journalists
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has condemned a series of abductions involving journalists in the Mexican border region of Reynosa. English Español
Europe’s Online Success Story Examined at World Newspaper Congress
Verdens Gang in Norway has long been ahead of the curve in web and multimedia strategy. Leading that activity has been Torry Pedersen, who has joined the programme of the World Newspaper Congress, to be held in Beirut, Lebanon from 7 to 10 June next. English Español Deutsch Français
WAN-IFRA and IASN Welcome Release of Kidnapped Journalists in Nigeria
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the International Association of Sports Newspapers (IASN) have welcomed the release of two sports journalists being held hostage in Nigeria. More
Newspapers at the Heart of Local Communities
Newspaper companies are seeing a surge in the number of people producing local content themselves, through blogs, social networks, video and other web tools. Many publishers see this as an opportunity to provide local content to their audiences and to target products and services from local businesses, thus strengthening their role at the heart of their local communities at the same time. More
Newspapers Prepare Multimedia Coverage for Football World Cup
The FIFA World Cup in South Africa later this year offers newspaper companies the opportunity to expand multimedia news coverage to attract new audiences and revenues, and few are doing more than Italy’s leading sports newspaper, La Gazzetta dello Sport. More
Innovations in Advertising: Newspapers Demonstrate Flexibility
Newspapers around the globe are innovating their advertising practices in many ways, both big and small, and the best examples were on display this week at the World Newspaper Advertising Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. More
Newspapers Provide "Finger Food" Content For Smartphone Publishing
Call it "finger food" content or "fast food" news - publishing for smartphones offers new opportunities for newspaper companies, and the International Newsroom Summit, to be held in London in April, will provide news executives with the latest strategies for providing compelling news to ever-present portable devices. English Français Español Deutsch
WAN-IFRA Condemns Sentencing of Three Rwandan Journalists
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has condemned the sentencing in Rwanda of three journalists on charges of invasion of privacy. More
Where is Advertising Going Next?
Adam Smith, who writes the influential "This Year, Next Year" research series for Group M, caused a stir at the end of last year when he revised his advertising forecast upwards for the first time in 18 months. English Español Deutsch Français
Sport sites draw on passion
When it comes to success on the web, more newspapers are focusing on creating loyal audiences, rather than hoping that success will come simply from increasing traffic through the search engines and news aggregators. More
WAN-IFRA Condemns Prosecution of Nigerian Publisher
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have condemned the prosecution in Nigeria of editor and publisher Mallam Tukur and called on the government to decriminalise libel as a matter of urgency. More
WAN-IFRA Condemns Killing of Yemeni Journalist
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have condemned the murder of journalist Mohammed Shu’i Al-Rabu’I in Yemen and called on the government to quickly investigate and prosecute the case. More
Who Will Pay for Quality Journalism?
With traditional business models for news companies under pressure, the hunt is on for alternative ways to pay for quality journalism. The World Editors Forum, to be held in Beirut, Lebanon, in June, is dedicating a session to these alternative funding models. More
"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
AP Chief Tom Curley To Keynote the 17th World Editors Forum
Tom Curley, CEO of The Associated Press, has joined the programme of the World Editors Forum and will address a new development in the news business that would have been unthinkable a few years ago - newspapers reducing their coverage by dropping their subscriptions to news agencies. English Français Deutsch
WAN-IFRA Condemns Closure of Moroccan Weekly
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has condemned the closure of the Moroccan newsmagazine Le Journal Hebdomadaire and the apparent use of the judicial system to silence an independent publication. English Français
Newspaper Printing Changing in Innovative Ways
While much attention is paid to the advances made by internet and other digital news delivery channels, traditional print technologies have been advancing as well. Though these developments often get less public attention, they are just as significant for the future of the news business. English Français Español Deutsch
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
First Speakers Announced for World Newspaper Congress
The Lebanese Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, has agreed to open the World Newspaper Congress, World Editors Forum and Info Services Expo 2010, the global summit meetings of the world’s press, to be held in Beirut, Lebanon, from 7-10 June next. English Français Español Deutsch
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
Asian Newspaper Success Showcased at Advertising Conference
Geoff Tan, the Senior Vice President and Head of Strategic Marketing for Singapore Press Holdings, has joined the programme for the World Newspaper Advertising Conference, to be held on 4 and 5 March next in Copenhagen, Denmark. English Français Español Deutsch
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
Helping Children Go On-Line Safely: New Guide from WAN-IFRA
A guide for parents to help and protect their children when they use the internet has just been published by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), which is making it available, without charge, to newspapers world-wide to offer to their readers. English Français Español
Advice for Covering Upcoming World Cup & Other Events
The International Association of Sports Newspapers (IASN) has set up a special Master Class to help news executives navigate complicated "media rights" issues and avoid legal red tape when providing coverage of the 2010 football World Cup and other events. English Español
Newspapers Focus on Innovation at 9th Newsroom Summit
Publishing on smartphones. Paid content on digital. Multi-title newsrooms. Social media and audience engagement. Building new print audiences. The big issues facing newspaper companies everywhere are on the agenda for the 9th International Newsroom Summit, to be held in London on 21 and 22 April 2010. English Français Español Deutsch
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
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
"Hyper Local" on Agenda for World Newspaper Ad Conference
Roman Gallo, the founder of one of the most talked about hyper-local newspaper projects in the world, the Nase Adresa in the Czech Republic, has joined the programme of the World Newspaper Advertising Conference and Expo, to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 4 and 5 March next. English Français Español Deutsch
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
Readers Run, and a Newspaper Profits
Poland’s largest newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza has found a unique way to generate profits - it put the nation on the run. More
Advertisers Looking for More Than Just Numbers
Although circulation has been the common currency for setting advertising rates in print, advertisers are looking for much more than just numbers when it comes to on-line audiences. English Français Español Deutsch
Using Sports News to Optimise Your Revenues
Matt Kelly, the Digital Content Director of Trinity Mirror’s national newspaper division, believes that newspaper success on the web doesn’t depend on the Googles of the world. English
Imprisoned Iranian Journalist Awarded Golden Pen of Freedom
Ahmad Zeid-Abadi, an Iranian journalist and political analyst who was imprisoned following Iran’s disputed presidential election in June, has been awarded the 2010 Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom prize of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA). English Français Español Deutsch
La Gazzetta dello Sport Joins Conference on Value of Sports News
Nicola Speroni, the Marketing Manager at La Gazzetta dello Sport, has joined the programme of ‘Using Sports News to Optimise your Revenues’, an international conference dedicated to helping newspapers better exploit the value of their sports coverage, to be held in Paris on 14 and 15 January next. English Français
Exiting the Crisis: Newspaper Advertising Departments Prepare for 2010
Newspaper advertising executives are glad to have the bleak year of 2009 behind them, and are looking forward to 2010 with more optimism. The 20th World Newspaper Advertising Conference will help them set simple and straightforward priorities for the upcoming year: meet the targets and plan for the future, but meet the targets first! English Français Español Deutsch
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
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
Lebanon to Host World’s Press in 2010
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) today invited the world’s press to attend the 63rd World Newspaper Congress, 17th World Editors Forum and Info Services Expo 2010, to be held in Beirut, Lebanon, from 7 to 10 June 2010. English Français Español Deutsch
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
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
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
Pakistan Editor Receives WAN-IFRA Golden Pen of Freedom
Najam Sethi, the former Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Times in Pakistan, has been awarded the 2009 Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom prize of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA). More
World Press Summit Opens With Remembrance of Philippine Journalists
The world’s press began their annual summit meetings with a moment of silence for more than 30 journalists who were murdered in a vicious attack in the Philippines last week, the deadliest single attack on the media in history. More
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
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
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
World’s Press Appalled by the Massacre of Journalists in Philippines
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has expressed absolute dismay and condemnation of the horrific massacre of 12 journalists, in an attack on a convoy in the southern Philippines that killed at least 46 people. More
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
World Editors Forum: Finding New Business Models for Newspapers
One of the most intriguing new business models for newspapers -- an individualised newspaper in Germany composed of selected pages and sections from other papers, delivered each morning to one’s door -- will be examined when the world’s press gathers in India next month for the World Newspaper Congress, World Editors Forum and Info Services Expo 2009. English Français Español Deutsch
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
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
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
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
"Internet is Good for the Newspaper Business"
John Paton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of impreMedia LLC, the number one Hispanic news and information company in the United States, believes digital news distribution “is the single best thing that has happened to our business in the last quarter century.” English Français Español Deutsch
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
Les Hinton of News Corporation Joins World Newspaper Congress
A top executive of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, which plans to begin charging readers of online versions of its newspapers in the coming months, has joined the programme for the upcoming World Newspaper Congress, to be held in Hyderabad, India, from 1 to 3 December next. English Español Deutsch Français
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
New Website for International Association of Sports Newspapers (IASN)
The International Association of Sports Newspapers (IASN) has launched a new website, to highlight its work in the promotion of the interests and freedom of the sports press.
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
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
Newspaper Trade Fair Closes on Successful Note, Despite Economy
Some 6,700 visitors from 78 countries visited the four-day IFRA Expo 2009, the world’s largest trade fair for the newspaper industry, which closed in Vienna on Thursday. English Español Deutsch Français
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
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
World Newspaper Publishing Expo Opens on Optimistic Note
The world’s largest trade fair for the newspaper publishing industry opened in Vienna on Monday amidst a global economic downturn, but with an optimistic note for the future. English Français Deutsch Español
‘Freemium”: A New Revenue Model for Newspapers
A radical transformation of the newspaper editorial and business models is underway, and it goes far beyond the current “pay wall” debate about charging for on-line content. English Français Español Deutsch
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
How Valuable is Web Traffic From News Aggregators?
Google often touts the massive traffic it drives to newspaper websites - 1 billion click throughs from Google News per month. But what if that traffic is all but worthless? More
India’s Press Boom on Agenda of World Newspaper Summit Meetings
The secrets of the world’s highest read daily newspaper - with a certified print audience of an astonishing 54.5 million - will be among the fascinating ’local’ stories to be told as the world’s press gathers for its summit meetings in India in December. English Français Deutsch Español
The French Exception: Restoring Newspaper Reading Among Youth
There has been a lot of debate about the French government’s decision to give free newspaper subscriptions to young people. The naysayers ought to consider that 41 French newspapers have been experimenting with the concept since 2006 - and it works. More
Beyond 2009: New Strategies for Digital Publishing
Maani Safa, the Head of Mobile for the Telegraph Media Group in the United Kingdom, has joined the programme for Beyond 2009, the World Digital Publishing Conference to be held on 5 and 6 November next in Barcelona, Spain. English Français Español Deutsch
World Young Reader Prizes: Young People Do Read Newspapers
Zero Hora of Brazil and Express & Echo of the United Kingdom were presented with World Young Reader Newspapers of the Year awards today in the annual competition organized by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA). More
Join the Newspaper Printing Elite
Newspapers around the globe are once again preparing to measure their printing quality against the best in the business as the 2010-2012 International Newspaper Color Quality Club gears up for the competition for new members. English Español Français Deutsch
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
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
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
“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
Aymeric Bauguin from HDS Digital joins E-reading conference
Aymeric Bauguin, General Manager HDS Digital, has joined the programme of the 2nd International E-reading Conference that will take place in Paris on 1 and 2 October next. English Français
Brazil’s Zero Hora Featured at Young Reader Conference
Brazil’s Zero Hora, the 2009 Young Reader Newspaper of the Year, knows a lot about how to ensure a future audience by creating indispensable print content in combination with smart digital approaches that appeal to young readers. More
Founder of “Printed” Blog Joins Managing The Crisis Conference
Jacques Rosselin, the French publisher whose “Vendredi” turns web content into print revenue, has joined the programme of the Managing the Crisis Conference to be held at the Frontline Club in London on 28 and 29 September. English Français Español
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
Make Like Charles Dickens on International Literacy Day
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) is providing the world’s newspapers with an eight-part serialized story for publication around International Literacy Day, 8 September, to help parents and teachers instil a love of reading in young people. English Español Deutsch
Want to Reach Younger Readers? Talk to Parents and Teachers
Newspapers that are popular with younger readers know how to reach the “influencers” of young people - not their friends or young celebrities, but their parents and teachers. More
The 2015 Newsroom: What Top Editors Think
Editors from around the globe will gather in Prague on 1 and 2 October next to discuss ways to maintain high quality editorial standards with low cost solutions, in a new conference dedicated to the newsroom of 2015. English Français Español Deutsch
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
News on the Web: Don’t ‘Dumb It Down’ For Teens
New research about adolescent preferences in newspaper news sites confirms what every parent knows: they’ll resent you if you talk down to them or pretend to be an expert in teen thinking. English Español Français Deutsch
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
Multimedia and Hyperlocal Newsrooms: The Future of News
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) is organising two study tours in September and October to the most successful European multimedia newsrooms, and to a new “hyperlocal” news initiative in the Czech Republic that is already drawing the attention of publishers everywhere. English Français Español Deutsch
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
World Young Reader Prizes: The Winners for 2009
Zero Hora of Brazil and Express & Echo of the United Kingdom have been named World Young Reader Newspapers of the Year for two vital kinds of excellence in the annual competition organized by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishing (WAN-IFRA). English Français Deutsch Español
Beyond 2009: Digital News Delivery Focuses on the Consumer
When it comes to digital news delivery, what lies beyond 2009? English Español Deutsch Français
‘Total Youth Think’: How to Attract Young People to News Content
Here’s how newspapers can ensure a future audience: create post-Internet print content combined with smart digital approaches, directly engage young people and those who influence their media loyalties, while at the same time avoid alienating older readers. English Français Español Deutsch
Top News Executives Join “Managing the Crisis” Conference
The global economic crisis has magnified the challenges facing newspapers everywhere, but some companies are better positioned than others to rebound once the crisis ends. They will be sharing their approaches at the “Managing the Crisis” global conference, to be held at the Frontline Media Club in London on 28 and 29 September next. English Français Español Deutsch
WAN, IFRA ‘Merge’ Into Single World-Wide News Publishing Organisation
The World Association of Newspapers and IFRA, the leading international associations for print and digital news publishing, have merged into a new organisation, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA). English Français Deutsch Español
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
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
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
World’s Press Calls for Justice in Murder of Mexican Journalists
The World Association of Newspapers has condemned a “climate of impunity” in Mexico that allows the killers of journalists to avoid prosecution, and has called on President Felipe Calderon to do more to bring the murderers to justice. English Français
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
Newspaper Circulation Grows Despite Economic Downturn: WAN
Despite the global financial crisis, newspaper circulation grew 1.3 percent world-wide in 2008, the President of the World Association of Newspapers said Wednesday in a speech that contradicted “misleading” reports predicting the imminent death of newspapers. English Español Français Deutsch
International Multimedia News Lab Launched in Prague
Representatives of WAN and PPF Group have launched the International Multimedia News Lab in Prague. The training and educational centre, combined, with the editorial house, is called FUTUROOM - newsroom of the future. More
Still Time to Register for Key Barcelona Newspaper Conferences
Hundreds of newspaper executives from dozens of countries will gather in Barcelona, Spain, for three days next week to focus on the most urgent issue facing their businesses: what to do in tough times to ensure continued success when the global economy improves. English Español Français Deutsch
New Report Shows How Newspapers Compete in Digital Age
In the midst of a global recession, with daily reports about the “demise” of newspapers, a new report demonstrates that newspapers have a long-term future, and provides an overview of what publishers are doing, and can do, to meet the challenges of the changing media landscape. English Français Español Deutsch
Axel-Springer, Financial Times Join Newspaper Advertising Conference
Despite the sharp global economic downturn, Europe’s largest newspaper publisher, Axel Springer, achieved record results for the fifth consecutive year in 2008. How it went about it will be the subject of a major presentation at the upcoming World Newspaper Advertising Conference and Expo, to be held in Barcelona, Spain, on 28 and 29 May. English Español Français Deutsch
WEF Appoints Representative to Prague Multimedia News Lab
The World Editors Forum has appointed journalism teacher and consultant Jean-Pierre Tailleur as its representative to help develop the Prague-based International Multimedia News Lab, a new initiative of PPF Media. More
World’s Press Protests Against Jailings on World Press Freedom Day
The World Association of Newspapers has protested to the leaders of five countries today, World Press Freedom Day, against the jailings and widespread attacks on journalists in their countries. English Français
Still Time To Commemorate World Press Freedom Day
Thousands of newspapers world-wide will commemorate World Press Freedom Day on Sunday, 3 May, by publishing editorial and advertising materials on press freedom themes from the World Association of Newspapers. There is still time to join them. English Español Français
Power of Print Conference Focuses Proudly on Newspapers
Those who advocate the abandonment of print for a digital-only world might want to look at the roster of speakers assembled by the World Association of Newspapers for the upcoming Power of Print conference, to be held in Barcelona, Spain, on 27 and 28 May next. English Español Français Deutsch
Murdoch Optimistic on Future of Newspapers but Warns that Complacency is the Biggest Threat to Newspapers
Newspapers that continue to succeed in the digital age will do so by developing their traditional relationships with readers, no matter how they’re delivered, Rupert Murdoch says in the new Innovations in Newspapers 2009 World Report, an annual survey released today (27 April) by the Innovation International Media Consulting Group for the World Association of Newspapers. English Français
Advertisements Draw Attention to Journalists in Danger
It appears to be a bullet proof vest, but it is made of newspaper and doesn’t offer any protection at all. English Español Français
Newspapers Build Blog Networks for New Revenue
Newspapers have rapidly adopted blogs as part of their on-line offerings. Is anyone making money from them? English Français Español
Journalists Speak of Imprisonment for World Press Freedom Day
"I got put in jail in Zimbabwe for simply doing my job. They said I was ’committing journalism’ and I hope they were right." English Español Français
Power of Print Showcases Newspapers That Increase Readership
The Daily Sun, South Africa’s largest selling newspaper, is at times controversial, but its success is beyond dispute: launched in 2002, it has a readership of nearly 5 million, or a sixth of the country’s adult population. English Español Français Deutsch
World’s Press Rallies to Journalists in Danger on Press Freedom Day
The World Association of Newspapers is urging publications world-wide to show their support on World Press Freedom Day, 3 May, for journalists who put their lives in danger to get the news. English Français Español
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
New Research on Future of Newspapers to be Unveiled
The global consultancy PriceWaterhouseCoopers will unveil a major new research project on the future of newspaper publishing at the new Power of Print Conference & Expo, to be held in Barcelona, Spain, on 27 and 28 May next. English Français Español Deutsch
World’s Press Condemns UN Council’s Decision on Defamation of Religion
The World Association of Newspapers and World Editors Forum have condemned a resolution approved by the United Nations Human Rights Council on “defamation of religion,” calling the measure an attack on the basic human right of freedom of expression. English Français
WAN Conference to Present Best Mobile Strategies for Newspapers
Newspaper industry strategists looking to finally exploit the potential of mobile advertising inevitably have to go to Japan - or they talk to Christopher Billich, who has joined the programme of the World Newspaper Advertising Conference and Expo, to be held in Barcelona, Spain, on 28 and 29 May next. English Español Français Deutsch
Keep it Simple on The Web: Christian Science Monitor
When the Christian Science Monitor publishes its last daily print edition on Friday (27 March) in favour of a web-based approach, it won’t rely on video, fancy infographics and other technical tools to ensure its future success. English Español Français Deutsch
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
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
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
Power of Print Features News International’s Newsprinters Project
When Rupert Murdoch announced plans for the world’s largest printing plant for newspapers, the move was seen as a vote of confidence for the future of print. One year after the 650-million-pound (US$917 million, €704 million) project began operations, it has become something more - an outsourcing success story and a symbol of print’s viability in the digital age. English Español Français Deutsch
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
Just Published: Building Relationships With Advertising Agencies
Now more than ever, newspapers must communicate the value and effectiveness of their advertising to the agencies that control much of the world’s ad market. A new report from the World Association of Newspapers helps them do just that. English Français
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
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
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
Newspapers Focus on Print & Advertising Revenues in Difficult Times
Two of the key issues facing newspapers in the global financial crisis - how to maintain and enhance print and advertising revenues -- will be the subject of two back-to-back global press industry conferences to be held in Barcelona, Spain, in May. English Français Español Deutsch
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
New Dates Confirmed For World Newspaper Congress
The World Association of Newspapers has confirmed the new dates for its World Newspaper Congress, World Editors Forum and Info Services Expo, the global meetings of the world’s press, which will now be held in Hyderabad, India, from 30 November to 3 December 2009. English Français Español Deutsch
Sports Newspapers Form Global Association
Six of the world’s leading newspapers dedicated to sport have come together to form the International Association of Sports Newspapers (IASN), to defend and promote the interests and freedom of the sports press. English Français
Arabic Newspapers Collaborate on “Visual Journalism”
The World Association of Newspapers and the United Nations agency UNESCO have organised a seminar on visual journalism in Morocco to encourage collaboration among newspapers in the region and to increase professionalism in the Arabic language press. English Français
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
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
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
Integrated Newsrooms: New Workflow, New Storytelling, New Positions
Print and online integration has swept the newspaper industry. How major newspapers are adapting to the 24 hour newsroom is the subject of a major session at the World Editors Forum summit, to be held in Hyderabad, India, from 30 November to 3 December next. English Francais Español Deutsch
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
New PwC Study: “A Sustainable Future for Newspaper Publishers”
A major new research project undertaken by PricewaterhouseCoopers, in cooperation with the World Association of Newspapers, will be unveiled at the 62nd World Newspaper Congress, to be held in Hyderabad, India, from 30 November to 3 December next. English Français Español Deutsch
Integrated Media Measurements Are Essential: Task Force
The world’s media measurement organisations have come together to increase acceptance of cross-media audience measurements as a better indicator of newspaper reach than print circulation alone. English Français
WEF Summit Focuses on Making the Most of Diminishing Resources
Some of the world’s leading editors will gather in India in November at the annual World Editors Forum summit to share their strategies for producing quality editorial content in difficult financial times. English Español Français Deutsch
First Speakers Announced for World Newspaper Congress
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has agreed to open the World Newspaper Congress, World Editors Forum and Info Services Expo 2009, the global summit meetings of the world’s press, to be held in Hyderabad, India, from 30 November to 3 December next. English Français Español Deutsch
WAN Protests Against Jordan’s Expulsion of Free Press Advocate
The World Association of Newspapers has condemned the expulsion of Egyptian free press advocate Gamal Eid from Jordan, where he was to take part in organisational meetings for a training course for journalists. More
Pakistan Editor Awarded Golden Pen of Freedom
Najaam Sethi, Editor-in-Chief of Friday Times and Daily Times in Pakistan, has been awarded the 2009 Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom prize of the World Association of Newspapers. English Français
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
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
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
World’s Press Condemns Travel Restrictions on Arab Journalists
Authorities in Tunisia, Saudi Arabia and Syria have prevented four Arab journalists and human rights activists from attending the Arab Free Press Forum, an annual gathering in Beirut, Lebanon, that examines how independent media can be effective despite widepread repression in the region. English Français
How The Independent Arab Press Defies Restrictive Governments
Arab newspapers struggle under some of the world’s most restrictive governments, yet many of them provide high quality editorial content and enjoy commercial viability. How they go about it is the subject of the 3rd Arab Free Press Forum, to be held in Beirut, Lebanon, on 12 and 13 December next. English Français
Avoid Teaching Young People Cynicism About Media
Media literacy programmes help students learn to read news critically, but often leave them ignorant and cynical about the essential role of a free press in society, a study has found. English Français Español Deutsch
WAN, WEF Welcome New Press Rules in China, Call for Further Changes
The World Association of Newspapers and World Editors Forum have written to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to welcome the relaxation of media regulations for foreign journalists and to ask that the government “take further steps to uphold international standards of press freedom.” More
Just Published: A Publishers Guide to New Technologies
With the speed of technological development increasing rapidly, keeping up with changes and making investment decisions is an enormously difficult task. A new report from the World Association of Newspapers provides a primer for newspaper publishers on new and emerging technologies for both print and digital publishing. English Español Français Deutsch
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
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
The ‘Secret Weapon’ of Newspapers in the Digital Age? Paper!
Paper is an island of peace in the digital ’chaos’ and an ’emerging strength’ for media which demands much more examination, a leading American media critic told the annual Readership Conference of the World Association of Newspapers in Amsterdam on Thursday (16 October). English Français Español Deutsch

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