Who is Setting the News Agenda? New report shows some progress in gender equality – but barriers remain

2025-03-04. A new report from WAN-IFRA WIN highlights ongoing disparities in gender representation in media leadership roles across major global regions, as men continue to dominate business and editorial leadership roles. WIN responds with a decisive all to action.

Field Trip Report: AI Study Tour to San Francisco and Silicon Valley

2025-02-08. From 27 to 31 January, WAN-IFRA hosted some fifteen international media executives on an exclusive field trip to meet and learn from California’s generative AI pioneers. This mission report sets out the main lessons learnt at the nerve centre of world-class artificial intelligence.

Navigating sustained newsroom transformation – Report on the latest round of Table Stakes Europe

2025-01-30. Our new report draws on the experiences of European news publishers who made significant headway with their digital- and audiences-first initiatives and built stronger relationships with their readers, while at the same time creating momentum for long-term change.

World Press Trends Outlook 2024-2025

2025-01-21. This is the 35th annual World Press Trends Outlook report, an annual study from WAN-IFRA that offers an in-depth look at the current and future state of the global news media industry. This year’s report reveals that publishers are upbeat about 2025 and beyond, despite print revenue plummeting.

Best practice in innovation 2024 – Digital Media Awards Worldwide winners

2024-12-17. WAN-IFRA’s Digital Media Awards competitions take place throughout the year, attracting hundreds of participating news organisations showcasing their innovations, initiatives and products. Winners from each category in those awards qualify for the Worldwide Awards, of which the winners are decided by an international jury. This report delves into the winning cases of the global competition from 2024.

Paris AI Forum 2024: Key Takeaways and Lessons Learned

2024-11-21. The Paris AI Forum, held on November 19-20, 2024, brought together media executives, AI specialists, and technology innovators to discuss the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on the news industry. The discussions centred around strategic AI implementation, ethical considerations, new business models, and the evolving relationship between AI, journalists, and audiences.

Misuse of economic charges to silence, threaten and attack the press – Review of case studies

2024-10-23. Libel and criminal laws have long been used to silence journalists and suppress media freedom in all regions of the world. The wide range of legal threats, as well as administrative and other tools, employed by governments and other actors to target independent journalists and media outlets continues to be an increasing and alarming trend.

Reader revenue success stories 2024

2024-09-16. In this report, we feature eight news organisations from eight countries scattered throughout the world that are building meaningful – and profitable – relationships with their readers and communities.

Innovation in News Media World Report 2024-25

2024-05-29. At this critical moment for the industry, publishers need to strike the right balance between investing in and embracing new innovations and paying enough attention to keeping their fundamentals strong. Here are insights from the latest Innovation in News Media World Report, an annual survey by INNOVATION Media Consulting Group for WAN-IFRA.

WAN-IFRA’s fifth AI report: 10 use cases

2024-05-26. This is the fifth report that WAN-IFRA has published on the topic of Artificial Intelligence. The report features 10 practical, global use cases of how news publishers are working with AI, particularly generative AI. It also includes a survey about publishers’ long-term perspective on AI.