In 1935, journalists wrote on typewriters and their stories were set in lead type. Breaking news meant printing an afternoon paper, but many journalists were learning the format of that exciting new platform called radio. 1935 was also the last […]

Collaboration and solidarity in action are vital if we are to overcome the many challenges ahead – journalists continue to be targeted simply for doing their jobs, editorial independence and quality journalism are regularly undermined, and media businesses are facing […]

Reach plc is the UK’s largest news publisher with national and regional brands as well as hyperlocal brands, some of which are either digital-only or have limited staffing.  Alison Gow, Audience and Content Director North West, Reach,  joined WAN-IFRA’s recent […]

Founded three years ago by Chani Guyot, former editor-in-chief of La Nación, RED/ACCIÓN is an Argentina-based media startup focused on solutions journalism, and encouraging audience participation. With the concept of solutions journalism at its core, RED/ACCIÓN produces articles around climate […]

The results suggest that 22% of media professionals have experienced either verbal or physical sexual harassment. This mainly affects women – more than 1 in 4 reported experiencing sexual harassment. A fellow employee was the most common perpetrator at 37%. […]

On December 1, 2021, seven media executives were elected to the WAN-IFRA Supervisory Board: Mohamed Alayyan (Publisher & Chairman United Jordan Press, Jordan), Benedict B. Assorow (Managing Editor Catholic Standard, Ghana), Andy Budiman (CEO KG Media, Indonesia), Bartosz Hojka (Group […]

The report is free to download for WAN-IFRA Members. Non-members can find more information about a WAN-IFRA Membership here or contact customerservice@wan-ifra.org. Gaining and maintaining public trust in journalism is a challenge, particularly in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, […]

The Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom award of the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), has been awarded to publisher Jimmy Lai and the staff of the Apple Daily newsroom in Hong Kong. The award, made virtually […]

Whether it be optimising the messaging to those audiences, segmenting audiences, newsletter strategies, or, crucially, the data to support all that, an audiences-first strategy is proving to be the bedrock for both growth and retention of subscribers. Essentially, deploying any […]

The initial findings from the upcoming World Press Trends report, WAN-IFRA’s annual survey into news industry trends, were shared on Monday 29 November as part of the World News Media Congress 2021. Although the analysis of the full survey results […]