News

It is time to double down on what we do best – reliable, fact-based, great journalism

2025-01-09. A statement from WAN-IFRA in response to the announcement made on 7 January 2025 by Meta that it will end fact-checking on its US platforms and revise prohibited content restrictions.

Press play: WAN-IFRA completes launch of seriously fun solution to multiple newsroom challenges

2024-10-21. New Authoring Tool – free for six months – combines gaming insights with news values to rebuild Gen Z trust in news, counter mis- and disinformation and boost media literacy.

Colombian news media denounces chilling risks for freedom of the press in the country

2024-10-04. The Colombian Association of News Media (AMI) issued an urgent call to Colombians, in reaction to chilling risks for freedom of the press, freedom of expression, and the right to information, and consequently limiting democracy in Colombia.

The Copenhagen Criteria: Gen Z identify and update 7 news values that matter

2023-05-31. A Global Youth News Lab, run to coincide with WAN-IFRA’s 75th World News Media Congress in Denmark, produced an updated guide to help identify what is considered newsworthy by Gen Z.

World News Media Congress introduces NewsArcade Author

2024-05-24. WAN-IFRA’s 75th World News Media Congress introduces NewsArcade Author: a one-of-a-kind interactive tool that counters false narratives and strengthens trust in news, and boosts media literacy.

United Kingdom: Section 40 Repeal Cannot Come Soon Enough

2024-05-21. WAN-IFRA joins global press freedom campaigning organisations in signing a statement welcoming the repeal of Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act.

Youth News Lab: defining what values will draw NextGen audiences

2024-05-03. Using “engagement criteria” as a tool, more than 100 young, global, news media users aim to set a new standard – with guidelines – for news outlets, in a collaborative workshop with editors attending the World News Media Congress.

How can David stand up to Goliath? Anti-SLAPPs conference in Poland

2024-04-14. From April 25th to 26th, Warsaw will host an international conference addressing SLAPPs, organised by Agora, ARTICLE 19 Europe, Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, Prague Civil Society Center, and Watchdog Poland. The objective is  to devise strategies to combat legal harassment against public watchdogs who champion public interests.

Global news leaders affirm support for journalists in Gaza

2024-03-07. Leaders of more than 100 news organisations from across the world, including the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, and Reuters, have joined an open letter affirming their solidarity with journalists reporting in Gaza.

Disinformation and AI: the industrial revolution?

2024-02-22. NewsGuard research shows that tech improvements will shortly allow AI to foster “fake news” at an unprecedented scale, in unbelievable volumes and seizing advertising revenues from news media while plagiarising their content.