The decline in local and regional newspapers in the UK is all too familiar – dwindling ad revenue has decimated newsrooms, causing closures and a drop in critical coverage of local political and social news.  Some communities are now not […]

By Joon-Nie Lau Ten years, 10,000 paying members and now with a staff strength of 30, The Spinoff currently sees half its revenue coming from membership, while the other half comes from branded content. At WAN-IFRA’s Digital Media Asia conference […]

After two years of development with colleagues from across Europe, WAN-IFRA is proud to present at the World News Media Congress NewsArcade, an innovative, interactive digital tool aimed at boosting media literacy and critical thinking skills in youth. NewsArcade-Seriously Play […]

WAN-IFRA joins global press freedom campaigning organisations in signing a statement welcoming the repeal of Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act. In a joint statement published ahead of a Lords debate tomorrow on the Media Bill, which contains […]

This year will see dozens of crucial elections around the world – a moment when news organizations can thrive. Unfortunately, such news events are increasingly rife with disinformation, often overwhelming news media’s vigilant efforts to “stop the spread.” That is […]

Our EDITOR TO EDITOR series honours WAN-IFRA’s 2024 Women in News Editorial Leadership Award Laureates, announced this week. African region Laureate, Beatrice Bandawe – Managing Editor of The Guardian Limited in Tanzania – has had an impact on journalism that extends […]

Our EDITOR TO EDITOR series honours WAN-IFRA’s 2024 Women in News Editorial Leadership Award Laureates, announced this week. Asia regional Laureate Nan Paw Gay is Director and Editor-in-Chief, Karen Information Center, Myanmar and chairperson of the newly formed Independent press […]

Our EDITOR TO EDITOR series honours  WAN-IFRA’s 2024 Women in News Editorial Leadership Award Laureates, announced this week. Arab region Laureate Dima Khatib, Managing Director for AJ+, oversees the award-winning digital channels in English, Arabic, Spanish and French. Al Jazeera’s […]

That is from Sofie Hvitved, Futurist and Head of Media at the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies. Hvitved will join a panel discussion at WAN-IFRA’s upcoming World News Media Congress in Copenhagen to discuss how news publishers can realise the […]

Women, migrants, precarious workers, and socioeconomic and racial minorities are disproportionately impacted by Generative AI’s technical limitations, such as hallucinations and negative stereotypes, writes AI journalist Madhumita Murgia in her new book, Code Dependent: Living in the shadow of AI. […]