World News Media Congress 2023

Join the World News Media Congress, where industry leaders come together to address pressing challenges, celebrate successes, and forge alliances for a sustainable, democratic, and prosperous future of news.

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Top Stories

How Germany’s Die Zeit boosted conversions by 8 percent in 2022

2023-05-30. Die Zeit is a weekly German newspaper and among the most successful European publishers that has explored subscriptions as a revenue stream. Here’s how the company experimented with early retention strategies and fostered routines with its audience.

Want new, engaged and young readers? Make them play!

2023-05-26. The gamification of news keeps proving successful for news media websites. Norkon’s Fantasy Funds for example, allowed reputable financial news media to engage up to 24k players, increasing significantly readers and subscribers. Also WAN-IFRA is making its contribution to playing with news, thanks to the project NewsArcade.

New survey finds half of newsrooms use Generative AI tools; only 20% have guidelines in place

2023-05-25. A new WAN-IFRA survey, conducted in collaboration with SCHICKLER Consulting, sets a barometer of where news publishers stand so far on using Generative AI.

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Insights

News and insights to support innovation and business development.

Gauging Generative AI’s Impact in Newsrooms

WAN-IFRA and Germany-based SCHICKLER Consutling Group conducted a global survey of newsroom executives to examine how they are using Generative AI tools – or not. The results, our analysis and report reveal an industry ready to plow forward with experimentation, aware of the tools’ potential, while at the same well aware of the challenges and concerns involved.

WAN-IFRA Technology Directory 2023

2023-03-27. For publishing executives searching for the right solutions and tools to help their news organisations thrive, WAN-IFRA’s Technology Directory provides an in-depth listing and description of some of the leading providers of technology to the news industry.

Report: World Press Trends Outlook 2022-2023

2023-03-09. The latest World Press Trends report shows that business sentiment in the industry has taken a downturn, in a context where multiple challenges face news publishers around the world. Yet there are causes for optimism, as revenue diversification progresses and publishers double down on new revenue sources and editorial products.

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Events

Essential networking events for publishers across the globe

Conferences

Network with other leaders and innovators in publishing

Connect

Connecting industry suppliers to our global community of publishers

Awards

Recognise the groundbreaking innovators in publishing

Study Tours

Visit the hubs of publishing and media development

Communities

Learn more about our expert member communities

Press Freedom

We protect the rights of journalists and publishers to operate a free media

World Editors Forum

Promoting quality journalism,newsroom transformation and a free press for over 25 years

Digital Revenue Network

Tap into our expertise on digital subscriptions, premium advertising and audience focused transformation

Table Stakes Europe

Our performance challenge based programme for local and regional news media

Research & Innovation

We provide our members with new ideas and applied research by bringing the outside in, looking beyond what is already known

World Printers Forum

The central point for the international news media print community

Media Policy Global Forum

We build a common understanding of the news media policy challenges around the world

Women in News

WAN-IFRA Women in News (WIN) aims to increase women’s leadership and voices in the news

Press Freedom

WAN-IFRA oversees initiatives to ensure that the press' essential role in society is understood and respected.

Keep journalism alive – support free, independent media worldwide

From a coup d’état in Myanmar to the crisis in Afghanistan and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, over the last 12 months our members have been incredibly generous in their offers of support to WAN-IFRA Media Freedom. Many ask us how best they can assist – one way is to donate to our dedicated fund to support media in crisis.

Press Freedom Advocacy Campaigns

WAN-IFRA  speaks out in defence of press freedom to reduce censorship and champion the editorial and economic independence of media. Our advocacy campaigns in support of colleagues from around the globe are endorsed and promoted by members, local Media Freedom Committees, professional colleagues and peers from the global human rights and freedom of expression community.

Media Development

We are a leader in providing technical support to independent media in emerging, transitional and fragile markets throughout Africa, Asia, Eurasia and the Middle East. In specific, we support the efforts of independent media to become more stable and identify prospects for long-term financial viability to preserve economic independence, we partner with media to drive gender equality and diversity and inclusion, and we strengthen professional networks to help media overcome the isolation within which they operate.

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