Women in News Summit reveals big challenges to overcome

Journalists, editors, and media executives from across the globe came together at the Women in News Summit to celebrate female leaders in the media industry and discuss the challenges women are still facing in today.

Partnerships with sports brands can be lucrative

Building partnerships with major sporting brands and engaging communities using emerging and existing technologies are the key to influencing how people will consume sports news in the future.

‘Datacracy’ – A pragmatic approach to data

We live in a “datacracy” that can help streamline the approaches of media companies – but only if these “treasure troves” are tapped into.

Congress welcome speech by outgoing WAN-IFRA President Tomas Brunegård

The following is the full text of the speech by outgoing WAN-IFRA President Tomas Brunegård to participants and guests of honor at the World News Media Congress in Durban, South Africa, 7-9 June 2017.

Golden Pen of Freedom Awarded to Turkish Journalist Can Dündar

The Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom award of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), has been awarded to Turkish journalist and former editor-in-chief of Cumhuriyet newspaper, Can Dündar.

A Tribute to Reiner Mittelbach

It is with great sadness that we announce that Reiner Mittelbach, who helped guide the successful merger of IFRA with the World Association of Newspapers to create what is now WAN-IFRA, passed away peacefully on 31 May 2017. He was surrounded by his wife, Evelyn, and their three daughters, Victoria, Alicia and Isabella.

Laureates of the 2017 Women in News Editorial Leadership Award named

WAN-IFRA has named an editor from Egypt and an editor from Kenya as Winners of the WAN-IFRA Women in News Editorial Leadership Award.

Awakening the ghosts of 1995 – The year we gave up

A pivotal year in the history of journalism, 1995 marked the industry’s failure to embrace the digital dawn. In tracing an arc from hot metal to audience-first, guest author Steve Foley here examines journalism’s contemporary challenges – and their precedents – in the hope of understanding what has imperilled journalism itself.

Mexican Regional Media Reacts to Official Response to Crisis of Freedom of Expression

Directors from 10 Mexican regional media outlets and representatives of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) met with authorities from the Secretary of the Interior (SEGOB) and the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) to express their concerns regarding the current crisis affecting journalism and to discuss the measures announced by the government to address it.

Trends in Newsrooms 4: Is it crunch time for video?

Tech firm Cisco estimates that by 2019 video will make up 80 percent of all Internet traffic. With that much demand, publishers have no choice but to prioritise their video strategies – and quickly.