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New report highlights best practice in innovation with 12 cases of excellence

2025-01-08. The 12 case studies featured in our innovation report are winners of WAN-IFRA’s annual Digital Media Awards Worldwide, recognising outstanding achievements in digital media by the news industry.

Asian Media Awards 2024: SPH Media, South China Morning Post, and Kumparan Dominate the Winners’ Circle.

2024-11-06. At this year’s prestigious Asian Media Awards, organised by WAN-IFRA, SPH Media, South China Morning Post (SCMP), and Kumparan stole the spotlight in a highly competitive event that saw 251 entries from 42 media organisations across 13 countries.

World Printers Summit unites global print leaders in Vienna

2024-10-16. Around 120 print experts – printers, publishers, print specialists and suppliers – from more than 65 companies and 23 countries came together to meet and discuss in the Palais Niederösterreich in Vienna on 8-9 October.

Winners of the Sustainability and Print Innovation Awards Announced at the World Printers Summit in Vienna.

2024-10-15. The World Printers Forum proudly announced the annual Sustainability and Print Innovation Awards winners during Vienna’s prestigious World Printers Summit. This year’s awards celebrated outstanding achievements in three distinct categories, alongside a special accolade for the Young Leader of the Year.

How AI ‘answer’ engine Perplexity plans to collaborate with publishers

2024-09-09. Perplexity, an AI “answer” engine startup, made headlines in July when it unveiled a revenue-sharing program, partnering initially with Fortune, Der Spiegel, Texas Tribune, and WordPress. The tech platform aims to expand its collaborations, particularly with international media outlets, by year’s end. 

WAN-IFRA celebrates the champions of the “International Color Quality Club” 2024-2026

2024-08-27. WAN-IFRA’s International Color Quality Club (ICQC) announced 39 new members for 2024-2026, recognising their exceptional and consistent colour printing quality. This prestigious membership highlights the achievements of publications that have adhered to international printing standards over an extended period. 

ICQC judging underway; winners to be announced soon

2024-07-24. A panel of experts and technical professionals is evaluating newspaper and magazine samples for the 16th edition of the ICQC contest based on rigorous ISO standards and visual appeal from the readers’ perspective. The results will be announced by 31 July and the Star Club members will be announced thereafter.

Sustainability and Print Innovation Awards 2024 Open for Entries

2024-06-26. WAN-IFRA is inviting entries for its annual Sustainability and Print Innovation Awards. The World Printers Forum’s competition celebrates the most innovative newspaper and magazine publishers’ print products worldwide. The awards will be presented in Vienna at the World Printers Summit in October 2024.

Dima Khatib: ‘Freedom of the press starts with the right to life and safety for all’

2024-05-31. Dima Khatib, Managing Director, AJ+, was awarded the WAN-IFRA’s Women in News Editorial Leadership prize at the World News Media Congress in Copenhagen on 29 May 2024. In her acceptance speech, Khatib paid tribute to journalists killed in Palestine in an unprecedented time in terms of the threat to journalists.

ICQC contest samples under evaluation as submission deadline approaches

2024-05-29. The 16th edition of the ICQC contest is now under way and the evaluation of entries is in progress. The last date for receiving entries at the Chennai and Frankfurt offices is 31 May.