Global independent media needs support

2025-05-11. In developing democracies everywhere, the local media is vulnerable. If the US government no longer cares, NGOs should step up. Armenia is a case in point.

WAN-IFRA Supports Global News Gaps Project to Understand and Strengthen Emerging News Providers

The field and influence of news creators – from journalists on social media to digital-first startups – is growing rapidly. How the broader news and tech industry should assess and engage with this new generation of storytellers and distributors is a pressing question, which Google and WAN-IFRA hope to answer.

Voicing Change: How the next news interface sets a generational challenge – and opportunity – for newsrooms

2025-05-08. ‘Information is no longer a broadcast – it is now a dialogue.’ Nikita Roy illustrates how the next wave of conversational, voice-first AI is already upon us – boosted by Gen Alpha and GenZ’s active participation, with deep implications for the future of news.

New leadership, new lessons: What drives today’s news media leaders

2025-05-07. At WAN-IFRA’s World News Media Congress in Krakow, newly appointed media executives from Svenska Dagbladet, Ringier Media International, and Kleine Zeitung shared insights on leadership, culture, and the challenges of leading a media company.

WAN-IFRA Expands Capacity of its Newsroom AI Catalyst with OpenAI

2025-06-07. WAN-IFRA has announced today the expansion of its successful accelerator program, “Newsroom AI Catalyst,” in partnership with OpenAI. The Newsroom AI Catalyst is an accelerator programme to help news publishers fast-track their AI adoption and implementation.

How Germany’s Der Spiegel uses games, comments to boost engagement

2025-05-06. One of the major themes of WAN-IFRA’s World News Media Congress 2025 is how publishers deepen relationships with audiences through high-engagement products and features. Dr. Laura Badura, product manager at Germany’s Der Spiegel, spoke about two products the news publisher has created that have fostered civil civic debates and increased engaged audiences.

Survey finds gaps between expectations of publishers and current results of using AI

2025-05-06. In the past year, AI has moved from the periphery to the main stage for publishers. Ezra Eeman presented highlights of the early results from an AI survey of WAN-IFRA Members at Congress in Krakow.

Congress highlights: Building, maintaining trust with news audiences

2025-05-06. A common theme among speakers at our Congress this year is that building – and maintaining – trust with news consumers is more crucial than ever.

Tips for staying relevant to a generation overwhelmed by choice

2025-05-06. There is a myth that young audiences don’t care about news. They do care but they care differently, Liesbeth Nizet, head of future audiences monetisation at Mediahuis in Belgium, told participants at WAN-IFRA’s World News Media Congress in Krakow.

WAN-IFRA to host World News Media Congress 2026 in Marseille, France

2025-05-06. WAN-IFRA has announced Marseille as the host city for its next World News Media Congress, from 1-3 June 2026. This choice marks a historic return to France, more than 30 years after the last edition held in Paris in 1995. The Congress will be co-hosted by French media group CMA Media.