World Association of News Publishers

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WAN-IFRA moves the World News Media Congress to 1-3 December 2021 

2021-05-12. The prospect of an easing of international travel restrictions as COVID-19 vaccinations increase has prompted WAN-IFRA to shift the dates of its World News Media Congress in Taipei, Taiwan, from 28-30 September to 1-3 December 2021

Press freedom in Africa, 30 years after Windhoek

Join us for a new season of the Media Freedom podcast, The Backstory, in which we’ll be exploring challenges facing the media across Africa.

Myanmar, UN Chief dominate World Press Freedom Day conversations

Social media monitoring shows the value of big names speaking out for press freedom.

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Insights

News and insights to support innovation and business development.

World Press Trends 2020-2021

This year’s World Press Trends & Outlook report delves into the challenging year publishers faced in 2020 and where the industry is headed in 2021 and beyond.

Becoming Audiences First – Report on Year 1 of Table Stakes Europe

Read about the experiences of Medienhaus Aachen, ARA, DC Thomson, Henneo, Le Parisien and Le Télégramme. How they built mini-publishing teams focused on specific audience needs, tackled capability gaps and motivated their newsrooms to join their reader revenue transformation as the essential path to sustainability

Report: Consumer Trust in Ads 2020

In 2020, WAN-IFRA and Syno International conducted a global survey to understand the trends in consumer trust in ads and content across different mediums.

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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.

Strengthening African Media

A three-year media freedom programme in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark to ensure African audiences can access a range of accurate, independent information from quality, professional media.

Journalist Safety

Protecting journalists, supporting newsrooms

The Backstory Media Freedom Podcast

Exploring media freedom issues from across the globe

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