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Charter for AI and Journalism: tech standards must be the responsibility of publishers

2023-11-10. WAN-IFRA welcomes the initiative taken by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) to produce ethical guidelines and procedures around AI and Journalism but has elected not to endorse the “Paris Charter” because of specific concerns from news publishers.

Pervasive Unauthorized Use of Publisher Content Powers Generative AI – a News/Media Alliance Study

2023-11-03. “The research and analysis we’ve conducted shows that AI companies and developers are not only engaging in unauthorized copying of our members’ content to train their products, but they are using it pervasively and to a greater extent than other sources,” stated Alliance President & CEO Danielle Coffey.

CEO of Austria’s news agency: “The media are under pressure, as is democracy”

2023-10-13. An independent media is at the heart of a democratic society. But in more and more countries, the media are under pressure. And so is democracy, says Clemens Pig, CEO of APA. In his new book “Democracy Dies in Darkness” he describes the key role of news agencies in the fight for independent media and democracy.

Global Publishing and Journalism Organizations Unite to Release Comprehensive Global Principles for Artificial Intelligence

2023-09-06. Twenty-six organizations representing thousands of creative professionals around the world, including news, entertainment, magazine, and book publishing companies and the academic publishing sector, released Global Principles for Artificial Intelligence.

WAN-IFRA joins RSF and other international news organisations to frame an ‘AI Charter in Media’

2023-07-27. The accelerating development of Artificial Intelligence in the news media poses incredible opportunities but also threats to the integrity of information. In response to this unprecedented challenge, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and international partners, including WAN-IFRA, are launching a committee, chaired by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa, to draw up a charter to advise regulatory initiatives in this area.

Q&A with Richard Gingras of Google: ‘I do not buy this notion that journalism cannot be sustained on its own’

As Google’s Vice President of News, one core part of Richard Gingras’ position is answering the tough questions from publishers he regularly meets. Following his speech at WAN-IFRA’s World News Media Congress in Taipei last week, Bonnier’s Pia Rehnquist posed some questions to Gingras, as did the publishers in the audience.

VAT rate for news media, a critical element of post-pandemic recovery for independent media across Europe

2023-06-29. The Board of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), meeting during the 74th World News Media Congress taking place in Taipei, Taiwan from 28-30 June 2023, calls on governments of the European Union Member States to respect the spirit of the decision taken by the EU finance ministers in 2021 on the VAT rate for news media.

Want new, engaged and young readers? Make them play!

2023-05-26. The gamification of news keeps proving successful for news media websites. Norkon’s Fantasy Funds for example, allowed reputable financial news media to engage up to 24k players, increasing significantly readers and subscribers. Also WAN-IFRA is making its contribution to playing with news, thanks to the project NewsArcade.

AI companies crave credibility but it doesn’t come for free

2023-04-04. Michael Miller, News Corp Australia’s Executive Chairman, says AI engines must convince the public their information is trustworthy and credible. To achieve this, they will have to compensate those who provide the substance for their success fairly.

Want to reach younger audiences? Help is likely already working in your newsroom

2023-02-23. Ask a major news publisher which new readers they’d most like to reach, and odds are their first response will be “younger audiences.”