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In the eye of the storm: Navigating the turbulence of an editorial crisis

2025-06-13. What do you do when you’re directly responsible for diminishing the public trust that is your organisation’s lifeblood? Vibeke Fürst Haugen, the first woman Director General of Norway’s public broadcaster, shares valuable lessons learnt from “the most harrowing experience of my professional life”.

Learnings from Poland’s Gazeta Wyborcza and South Africa’s News24 on serving mobile-first audiences

2025-06-13. As the digital revolution makes way for AI integration, Roman Imielski and Adriaan Basson share their agile, future forward approaches to 21st century news delivery.

Less lethal weapons may have a place in law enforcement, but it’s not often at a protest

2025-06-13. Journalists came under fire in Los Angeles this week while covering protests against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Nine News US correspondent Lauren Tomasi was hit by a rubber bullet live on air, and others were struck by rubber bullets and pepper balls fired by law enforcement. The incidents have renewed scrutiny of the use of “less lethal” weapons.

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Insights

News and insights to support innovation and business development.

Innovation in News Media World Report 2025-26

2025-05-06. This year’s report is not surprisingly focused on the development of artificial intelligence and how news media are adopting, innovating and addressing the myriad challenges that come with the technology.

Newsroom Policy Guide to Fight Online Harassment

2025-04-04. As journalism increasingly shifts to digital platforms, online harassment has become one of the most pressing threats to journalists worldwide. The impact extends beyond individual reporters – it threatens press freedom, diversity in media, and the public’s right to information.

Who is Setting the News Agenda? New report shows some progress in gender equality – but barriers remain

2025-03-04. A new report from WAN-IFRA WIN highlights ongoing disparities in gender representation in media leadership roles across major global regions, as men continue to dominate business and editorial leadership roles. WIN responds with a decisive all to action.

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Recognise the groundbreaking innovators in publishing

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Communities

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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

Newsroom AI Catalyst

Our accelerator programme for prototypes and a roadmap to scale up artificial intelligence in the newsroom

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

Public Affairs and Media Policy

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.

Women in News Digital ABC

The essential guide for media managers and journalists to confront the disrupted traditional outputs of the media industry and to build and operationalise strategies to manage a successful digital transition.

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