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World’s Press Condemns Attack on Eleven Group CEO in Myanmar

2015-07-16 The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have condemned an attack in Myanmar on Eleven Media Group Chairman and CEO Dr Than Htut Aung that appears to have been a coordinated assault. Read more ...

New WAN-IFRA Report on Print Standardization and new Generic Newspaper ICC Profile released

2015-07-15 Print standardization based on agreed international norms like ISO 12647-3 has been a great success for newspaper printing worldwide. In conjunction with the development of “full color printing” based on process colors (CMYK) replacing the old spot color concept in newspaper production the first ISO newspaper print standard was released in 1998 and improved over time. Read more ...

“Let them all go free!” World’s Press Demands Release of Jailed Ethiopian Journalists

2015-07-10 The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum are calling for the release of all journalists still jailed in Ethiopia after a week in which six of their colleagues were freed. Read more ...

World Publishing Expo: Hamburg to Host World's Largest Exhibition for Publishers

2015-07-09 WAN-IFRA’s World Publishing Expo 2015, which will return to Hamburg from 5 to 7 October, takes the motto "Learn. Lead. Launch", and will reflect the needs of the news media industry in times of change. Read more ...

World’s Press Condemns Journalist Killings in India

2015-07-08 The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have condemned the vicious murders of two journalists in India and have called on the Indian authorities to act swiftly to bring the perpetrators to justice. Read more ...

Just Published: Data Privacy, an Issue for Our Time

2015-07-07 A new report from the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) examines the vexing issue of data privacy and how news media companies can take ownership of diligent data privacy policies and practices. Read more ...

Just Published: Trends in Newsrooms 2015

2015-06-30 Changing practices in investigative journalism, the erosion of source protection, the rise of automated reporting, and the "gamification" of news are a few of the developments included in Trends in Newsrooms 2015, the annual report just published by the World Editors Forum, the global organization for chief editors and other senior newsroom personnel. Read more ...

International Newspaper Color Quality Club Seeks New Members

2015-06-11 The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has opened the competition for the 12th edition of its International Newspaper Color Quality Club, the only worldwide printing quality competition for newspapers. Read more ...

Brazil's Marcelo Rech Elected President of World Editors Forum

2015-06-03 Marcelo Rech, the Executive Director of Journalism for the RBS Group in southern Brazil, has been elected President of the World Editors Forum, the organization within the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) for chief editors and other senior newsroom personnel. Read more ...

Cartagena, Colombia to Host World News Media Congress in 2016

2015-06-03 The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), today invited the world's press to attend the 68th World Newspaper Congress, 23rd World Editors Forum, and 26th World Advertising Forum, to be held in Cartagena, Colombia, from 12 to 14 June 2016. Read more ...