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Groundbreaking Insurance Schemes Provide Coverage for Journalists Anywhere

Insurance is an essential component for any journalist, but many around the globe – especially freelancers – currently work without medical or accident coverage. The ACOS Alliance has partnered with several organisations to promote a handful of plans that offer insurance coverage to anyone, anywhere in the world. WAN-IFRA spoke with Elisabet Cantenys, the Executive Director of the ACOS Alliance, to learn more.

Author

Andrew Heslop

Date

2020-02-24 15:00

Germany: DuMont sells Hamburger Morgenpost

German news publishing group DuMont has ended lengthy speculation about its plans for the tabloid Hamburger Morgenpost, selling the title to marketer Arist von Harpe. The price was not disclosed.

Author

Michael Spinner-Just

Date

2020-02-10 12:39

Germany: DuMont decides to stay in the consumer media business

DuMont Media Group, one of Germany's largest news publishing companies, will not sell off its entire collection of regional newspapers and exit the consumer media business, but is continuing to divest itself of individual regional publishing groups.

Author

Michael Spinner-Just

Date

2020-01-16 14:21

Unlocking Journalism Resilience: Adapting a Digital Business Model to Promote Press Freedom

A new report from WAN-IFRA examines how news media companies in Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Egypt, Jordan, Palestine, Colombia, Ecuador and Mexico are experimenting with their revenues and adapting business models to safeguard press freedom.

Author

Andrew Heslop

Date

2019-07-08 15:45

No confirmation from DuMont of reported newspaper sale plan

The DuMont Mediengruppe, one of Germany's largest news publishing companies, plans to sell its entire collection of regional newspapers, according to a report on the Horizont media and marketing website. The company has neither confirmed nor denied the report, saying only that a sale of a portion of its portfolio is one of various options under consideration.

Author

Michael Spinner-Just

Date

2019-03-04 11:48

Argentinian media analyse common strategies for social networks and digital platforms

Owners and managers of the main media organisations with a digital presence in Argentina have begun to analyse protection strategies for professional journalism and intellectual property in the face of the growing controversies affecting social networks and other Internet platforms.

Author

Daniela Pena

Date

2018-04-11 17:16

The Backstory S1E2: Show me the money - Censorship + financial independence

How do you run an independent media organisation in a country where the government imposes censorship rules? How do you support a successful media company without folding to pressure from your funders or your sponsors?

Author

Andrew Heslop

Date

2018-03-01 11:42

News as a commodity – How newspapers can survive the digital age

As readers around the world increasingly get their news online, the media industry has struggled to balance making readers pay for their news and keeping information accessible. Should readers have to pay for their digital news and if not, how do news organizations stay afloat in the digital age?

Author

WAN-IFRA External Contributor

Date

2018-03-01 11:35

Two Frankfurt newspapers set to change ownership

The Frankfurter Rundschau and the Frankfurter Neue Presse newspaper, both part of Mediengruppe Frankfurt, are to move under the umbrella of German publishing group Ippen.

Author

Michael Spinner-Just

Date

2018-02-13 11:36

WAN-IFRA media freedom podcast debuts

Welcome to The Backstory, a new podcast series from WAN-IFRA exploring media freedom issues from around the globe.

Author

Andrew Heslop

Date

2018-01-31 17:58

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