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WAN-IFRA strengthens its presence in Spain and Latin America

2022-09-19. WAN-IFRA announces the strengthening of its presence in Spain and Latin America. The announcement comes as the association is preparing to host more than 900 news media executives and editors at its annual World News Media Congress, which will be held in Zaragoza, Spain, from 28-30 September.

28 September is World News Day. Show your support, sign up today!

On 28 September newsrooms around the world will mark World News Day. It is a news industry campaign, driven by the World Editors Forum and Canadian Journalism Foundation, to highlight that #JournalismMatters. Here is how to get involved.

WAN-IFRA denounces Egyptian authorities’ intimidation of Mada Masr journalists

2022-09-08. Three journalists and editor-in-chief/WAN-IFRA board member Lina Atallah were charged with slander, defamation, and publishing false news “intended to disturb the public peace and cause damage to the public interest.”

World’s Press Calls for Immediate, Unconditional Release of Russian Journalist Ivan Safronov

2022-09-06. Sentenced to 22 years in prison simply for doing his job, WAN-IFRA calls on the Russian authorities to drop charges of treason against Ivan Safronov and to stop criminalising the profession.

Grow your digital audiences with Table Stakes Europe’s coaching programme

2022-08-29. In the past three years, Table Stakes Europe has supported 57 news publishers from 15 countries in their digital transformation. You, too, could benefit from this unique programme.

Web3 Foundation to support WAN-IFRA’s collaborative media pilot project

2022-08-29. WAN-IFRA announced today that the Web3 Foundation will support the Web3 media pilot project produced in partnership with David Tomchak. The Web3 Foundation will provide expertise and funding during the project’s research phase. Thanks to the support from the Web3 Foundation, WAN-IFRA will provide funds to help interested member media organisations participate in the project.

Martin Fröhlich named WAN-IFRA Director Digital Revenue Network

2022-08-01. WAN-IFRA is pleased to announce the appointment of Martin Fröhlich as Director Digital Revenue Network. Fröhlich, a native German, was previously a Deputy Head of Newsroom at Redaktionsgemeinschaft ostwestfaelisch-lippischer Verlage and has been in the industry for more than 25 years.

Winners announced for the African Digital Media Awards 2022

2022-07-12. The winners of WAN-IFRA’s African Digital Media Awards were announced on Tuesday, 12 July, during the Digital Media Africa virtual conference. The annual African Digital Media Awards are the most prestigious digital news awards on the African continent, presented by WAN-IFRA.

Facing criticism for his response to 12 journalist murders, Mexican president lashes out at WAN-IFRA

2022-07-06. Mexican president dismisses concerns over recent spate of journalist murders and denounces WAN-IFRA president Fernando de Yarza’s remarks calling for an end to impunity.

Web3 applications for news media: call for expression of interest

2022-07-06. As part of its Global Alliance for Media Innovation, WAN-IFRA is partnering on a new pilot project to assess how Web3 can be used to help build ongoing trust and develop new sources of revenue for news publishers and content producers.