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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
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

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