Turin, Italy, to Host World Newspaper Congress in 2014

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), today invited the world’s press to attend the 66th World Newspaper Congress and 21st World Editors Forum, to be held in Turin, Italy, from 9 to 11 June 2014.

Video: Editor Zaffar Abbas on the dangers of journalism in Pakistan

Zaffar Abbas is Editor of Dawn, Pakistan’s most prestigious English language newspaper. His career includes a 16-year stint for the BBC as one of its Pakistan correspondents.

2013 Golden Pen of Freedom Awarded to Than Htut Aung of Myanmar

2013-06-03. Than Htut Aung, Chairman and CEO of Eleven Media Group in Myanmar, known for its audacious defiance of official censorship and dedication to democratic freedoms, has been awarded the 2013 Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom prize of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA).

Who wants yesterday’s papers? Troc de presse bets lots of people do

In a world in which social exchanges are increasingly carried out online, via the impersonal channels of “social” media sites, the launch of website trocdepresse.com seems like a rather outdated venture. That’s because it focuses on developing face-to-face social links between individuals by encouraging them to exchange their copies of newspapers and magazines with one another.

Unpaid internship debate divides journalism community

Internships have become a de facto prerequisite to most journalism careers, and more internships than ever are unpaid, with some estimates putting half in that category. In light of several recent lawsuits against employers of unpaid interns, many argue that unpaid internships may be crippling the journalism industry, while others assert that they are an irreplaceable learning opportunity.

Jeff Jarvis: We should be in the relationship business

Digital-first is a transitional strategy, said Jeff Jarvis, Director of the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism at the City University of New York. Once you’re digital, what then? “I have thought about this a lot and tried to figure out what it is,” he said.

‘We could see, touch and feel the future,’ says Internet pioneer Steve Crocker

One of the founding fathers of the Internet, Steve Crocker, offered some fascinating insights into his vision of the future of what has become a staple of modern life for so many of us today.

President of Burundi approves new media law

President of Burundi Pierre Nkurunziza has approved the passing of a controversial new press law which, according to Reporters Without Borders “restricts journalists’ ability to do investigative reporting, weakens protection for sources, increases fines and requires all journalists to have a university degree regardless of their work experience.”

High school journalism programs facing extinction in New York

Fewer than 1 in 8 public high schools in New York City maintain journalism programs, The New York Times reported last week. The trend, though apparently more severe in New York City than elsewhere in the country, could damage the already-wounded journalism industry by weakening job applicant pools and further decreasing circulation rates.

Ebela takes off in India

ABP, one of the leading multimedia groups in India, launched a new daily paid newspaper, Ebela, in 2012 and in just 10 weeks, the paper vaulted to become the No. 2 Bengali-language circulated paper in the country.