World Association of News Publishers

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Ken Doctor’s Lookout Local proving out its model and planning a network

2022-01-14. Ken Doctor and a small, but growing, number of locally minded publishers are beginning to prove they can keep their communities well informed while still running healthy, sustainable news businesses.

WAN-IFRA, FIPP, EMMA, & ENPA condemn the cyber-attack on Portuguese media company, Impresa

2021-01-12. WAN-IFRA, FIPP, EMMA (European Magazine Media Association) and ENPA (European Newspaper Publishers’ Association) strongly condemn the cyber-attack on Portuguese media company, Impresa, which has taken offline both the Expresso newspaper site and SIC TV.

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How Stuff aims to become New Zealand’s most trusted platform

2022-01-11. Founded in 2003 and now New Zealand’s largest media organisation, Stuff, has spent much of the past five years leveraging its reach with the aim of being the country’s most trusted platform while building a sustainable business for itself.

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Insights

News and insights to support innovation and business development.

Technology Guide & Directory 2021-22

2021-12-20. The strength and importance of partnerships is never more apparent than the topics covered in this year’s WAN-IFRA Technology Guide & Directory, where publishers can find the most relevant tech providers to our industry.

Data architecture to create value for analysts and scientists

2021-12-15. At this meet-up of the WAN-IFRA’s Data Science Expert Group, Mediahuis illustrates the rollout of reusable data architecture to create more value for data analysts and scientists in the newsroom.

Reporting Guide: Challenge of the Climate Crisis

2021-12-14. A new guide to help newsrooms and their journalists think about the way they approach and tell the story of climate change.

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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.

African Media Grants

WAN-IFRA Media Freedom invites African media organisations to apply for a grant of $10,000 USD to assist newsrooms in telling the story of climate change. 

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

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