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Bangkok to host Publish Asia 2011

2011-01-06 Publish Asia 2011, the major annual Asian newspaper convention organised by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), is set to take place in Bangkok, Thailand, from 27 to 29 April next. Read more ...

“Make Sports News the Mainspring of Growth”

2011-01-04 Ten amazing innovations in the world of digital sports news - from sophisticated audience profiling to exceptional use of social media, from compelling new ad formats to mobile applications for publishers - will be presented at the 2nd annual WAN-IFRA conference on Managing Sports News, to be held in Paris on 3 and 4 February next. Read more ...

Just Published: Internet in the Family, Version 2.0

2011-01-03 The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has released its second edition of "Internet in the Family: A guide to helping children when they go online" in time for newspapers to offer it to readers for "Safer Internet Day" on 8 February. Read more ...

6th Middle East Conference Focuses on Cross-Platform Ad Strategies

2010-12-20 From iPads to the "talking newspaper," the 6th Middle East Conference of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), will bring the latest gadgets -- and successful cross-platform advertising strategies -- to Dubai on 8 and 9 February next. Read more ...

Making the Most of Internet Advertising

2010-12-16 Joseph Plummer, a co-author of "The Online Advertising Playbook", which focuses on the emergence of the internet as a marketing platform, has joined the programme of the 21st World Newspaper Advertising Conference and Expo, to be held in Malta on 24 and 25 February next. Read more ...

WAN-IFRA Launches Social Investment in Media Initiative

2010-12-14 The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has called for socially conscious investors to join its efforts to increase social investment in newspapers in developing markets and contribute to the economic viability and independence of free media around the world. Read more ...

Hungarian Media Law Fuels International Concern

2010-12-13 The European Newspaper Publishers’ Association (ENPA) and the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), have expressed concern at a draft law in Hungary that would impose extensive fines against journalists and publishers if they refuse to disclose their sources or publish information deemed inappropriate by the government. Read more ...

Moroccan Journalist Wins Gebran Tueni Prize

2010-12-12 Aboubakr Jamaï, the co-founder and former managing director of the weekly newspaper Le Journal Hebdomadaire and a pioneer of the independent press in Morocco, has been awarded the 2010 Gebran Tueni Award, the annual prize of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) that honours an editor or publisher from the Arab region. Read more ...

WAN-IFRA Launches New Training Centre for Newsrooms of Future

2010-12-08 The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) today (8 December) unveiled plans for its latest centre dedicated to creative innovation, training and research for the newsroom of the future. Read more ...

Just Published: The World News Future and Change Study

2010-12-06 Newspaper publishers around the globe understand their traditional revenue sources will not return to the levels they enjoyed in years past, and they are making the development of new products and new channels their top priorities for more profit, the second annual World News Future & Change Study concludes. Read more ...