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WAN-IFRA forms a strategic partnership with the SPUR Coalition

Marseille – Today, the SPUR Coalition (Standards for Publishers Usage Rights) announced at WAN-IFRA’s World News Media Congress the major expansion of 30 new members joining from across the new media industry, including WAN-IFRA as a strategic partner.

Print, paper and environmental myths: A conversation with Jonathan Tame of Two Sides

Ahead of the World Printers Summit in Rotterdam, we spoke with the Managing Director of UK-based Two Sides about some of the biggest misconceptions surrounding print and paper sustainability, the relevance of print in a digital-first world, and why the industry needs to do more to communicate its environmental progress.

New multi-country study examines sexual harassment in media workplaces

A study analysing sexual harassment in 21 countries shows majority of the cases still go unreported.

CEO Insider: The living policy – why AI guidelines are never finished

This is the second in a series of contributions from Ladina Heimgartner, Head of Media & CEO of Ringier Switzerland, about the lessons she and Ringier have learned in their ongoing transformation with AI. In today’s article, she talks about the core principles that help turn a one-off, static AI policy into a living, breathing framework to build trust and engagement.

Stig Ørskov to EU Speakers of Parliaments: Let’s live up to our shared responsibility

“Citizens must feel confident that the press is holding you and your colleagues in the European parliaments accountable – on their behalf. And they will only feel that confidence if the press is truly free from influence from the politicians it must scrutinise.”

CHASE Code of Conduct: contribute to safer digital spaces across Europe!

Online hate speech targets women.
It silences them.
It drives them offline.
Media organisations can change this.

C.H.A.S.E.: A campaign against gender-charged hate speech online

C.H.A.S.E (Combating online HAte Speech by Engaging online media) is grounded in the understanding that online media platforms are both arenas for hate speech and essential actors in its prevention, while many lack the tools, policies, or training to effectively moderate harmful content.

WAN-IFRA and FIPP to Merge, Creating Unprecedented Global Alliance for Publishers.

2025-12-08. WAN-IFRA, the World Association of News Publishers, and FIPP, the International Federation of Periodical Publishers, announced a landmark agreement to merge their operations, effective January 1, 2026. This historic consolidation creates the world’s largest and most diverse alliance of media companies, uniting a global network of over 20,000 media brands and technology companies across 120 countries.

WAN-IFRA Partners with UNESCO to Offer News Literacy Training and Workshop.

2025-11-10. The World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has announced a partnership with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to deliver three complimentary trainings in celebration of UNESCO’s Global Media and Information Literacy Week, an annual event to raise awareness and celebrate the progress achieved towards Media and Information Literacy for all.

WAN-IFRA to offer three complimentary trainings in celebration of UNESCO’s Media and Information Literacy Week

Media professionals will learn low-effort and practical ways in which to build more trust among readers, hear the good examples of publishers already incorporating media literacy in their workflow and discuss how to develop and start a news literacy plan within their organization.