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What we lose when feminist publications die

2023-12-07. There is a pressing need for everyone to understand the roots and consequences of gender inequality, not least because of the vast and growing manosphere online, writes Megan Clement, editor of the Impact newsletter and co-founder of the Gender Beat.

Lessons and wins from four years on the FT’s Next Gen Board

2023-11-24. Heading into its fifth year, the Financial Times’ Next Generation Board shows that inclusion and collaboration really works.

The second edition of WIN Latam – Women in News – brings together 30 professionals from Latin America and the Caribbean.

2023-11-01. The World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), together with the Google News Initiative, announced the launch of the second edition of WIN, Women in News Latam, an intensive four-month programme that combines training and personal career and leadership guidance for media professionals.

Fight back against normalisation of attacks on journalists – Martha Ramos

2023-10-27. The disturbing number of journalists killed, harmed or jailed while doing their job keeps rising – amid continued failure to get justice for most of these crimes. Ahead of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, Martha Ramos, President of the World Editors Forum, calls for a more forceful response from newsrooms.

WAN-IFRA’s renewed partnership with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs strengthens links between Norwegian and international editors.

2023-10-24. On Monday 23 October, editors from across East Central Africa and Southeast Asia and Norway met to share best practices in audience engagement and monetisation strategies to formally re-launch the mentoring programme at the heart of WAN-IFRA’s long-standing partnership with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to strengthen independent media.

Global guidelines for monitoring online violence against female journalists

2023-10-09. As online violence against women journalists continues unabated, a new resource will help guide the monitoring and recording of these violations, to aid key responders and prevent the escalation of online violence to offline harm.

Ugandan editor finds seven lessons for transformation when exploring Zambia’s media resilience

2023-09-12. A cross-border benchmarking project by WAN-IFRA Women in News explored Zambia’s media industry, and found it resilient and adaptable – but not without challenges.

Returns on equity: The untapped potential of gender journalism

2023-07-21. Media organisations should reflect the world around them, in their content and in their newsrooms. But if that’s not a good reason to invest in gender journalism, perhaps an industry boost of $11 billion could help close the gender news consumption gap, say panellists at WAN-IFRA’s World News Media Congress.

The frustrating challenge of advancing women in news

2023-07-13. We tracked content and trained media partners on tactics to track and improve gender balance in content for more than three years. It didn’t work. Where do we go from here?

Ringier leans on 5R framework to drive growth

2023-07-12. Swiss company Ringier’s media brands achieve growth by intentionally repositioning themselves using the 5R framework and consistently monitoring the conversion funnel. Ladina Heimgartner, Head of Global Media and CEO of the Blick Group – Member of the Ringier Executive Board, shared Ringier’s growth strategy during World News Media Congress 2023 in Taipei.