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2018-03-15 Karin Pettersson, Director of Public Policy at the Schibsted Media Group, has been elected Chairwoman of the WAN-IFRA Media Freedom Board. She succeeds Lars Henrik Munch, Chairman of JP/Politikens Hus, who had held the post since 2013. Read more ...

2018-03-13 WAN-IFRA in partnership with Sida, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, is pleased to announce the launch of nominations for the 2018 Women in News Editorial Leadership Award. The award recognises an exemplary contribution of an Editor to her newsroom and under her leadership, the contribution of her newspaper to society. One outstanding editor from sub-Saharan Africa and one from Middle East and North Africa will be named Laureates in 2018. Read more ...

2018-03-01 The winners of WAN-IFRA's Middle Eastern Digital Media Awards for 2018 were honoured at the close of the first day of the 13th annual Middle East Conference, which is taking place at The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina from 28 February through 1 March. Read more ...

2017-12-12 WAN-IFRA's Digital Media Awards provide a snapshot of planetary best-practice across the news media industry, and the second African Digital Media Awards competition put the finest African media projects on centre stage. Innovation, interactivity, and energy proved the hallmarks of an inspiring range of media. Read more ...

2017-12-08 At the occasion of its second annual meeting, the Board of WAN-IFRA passed a resolution calling upon the authorities of the state of Rajasthan, India, to categorically reject proposed new laws that are designed to prevent the media from investigating and reporting on corruption charges against public servants, including ministers and judges. Read more ...

2017-12-08 The Board of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), meeting on 8th December 2017 in New York, U.S.A., calls on the Irish Government to amend its defamation laws to strengthen protections for freedom of expression of the press. Read more ...

2017-10-18 The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum (WEF) have condemned a car bomb attack in Malta on Monday, 16 October in which investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia lost her life. Read more ...

2017-10-13 Over the past three days, news media specialists from all over the world gathered in Berlin for the new dual IFRA World Publishing and DCX Digital Content Expos (IFRA/DCX), evaluating emerging technologies, innovations and trends sweeping the industry. With nearly 5000 visits and 181 exhibitors on hand, the increased participation is a solid signal that the event still resonates with this industry and holds promise for expansion. Read more ...

2017-10-12 At a time when trust in traditional media is perhaps at an all-time low, ironically, it is the crucial factor underpinning radical change and future success in the news industry, according to the just-published World Press Trends 2017 report. Read more ...

2017-10-11 World Editors Forum President calls on the Turkish government to review the conviction as well as the plight of scores of jailed journalists. Read more ...

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