2023 in review and the year ahead

2024-01-30. WAN-IFRA’s work is guided by the conviction that media freedom is firmly rooted in sustainable, economically independent news businesses. We are grateful to our members and partners for their support and what we achieved together in 2023, a milestone year for WAN-IFRA. Celebrating our seventy-fifth anniversary stands out as a key highlight, as does growing the number of global publishers we partner with.

The International Color Quality 2024-2026 contest for print publishing is now open.

2024-01-30. WAN-IFRA’s World Printers Forum has announced the opening of registrations for the International Color Quality Club (ICQC), the global print quality contest for newspapers and magazines. 

New WAN-IFRA report: How to use audience needs to unlock digital transformation

2024-01-30. The report details how 12 European news publishers adopted a digital- and audiences-first approach that helped them embrace new ways of working, build stronger relationships with readers and transform newsroom operations.

Digital Media Awards South Asia 2023 Unveils Top Honours for Digital Media Excellence

2024-01-29. The World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) announced the results for the seventh edition of Digital Media Awards South Asia. HT Labs, The Hindu, Prothom Alo, The Quint, and BBC News emerged as the DMA South Asia 2023 winners among more than 100 entries from news publishers across South Asia.

How Mensagem is bridging the news divide within Lisbon’s underreported communities

2024-01-26. A Lisbon-based digital news startup’s groundbreaking community storytelling initiative is evidence that meeting audience needs is a remedy for news avoidance – and can help rebuild trust.

New World Press Trends report showcases publishers’ positive outlook amid uncertainty

2024-01-25. Against a backdrop of geopolitical instability, rapidly changing relationships with technology platforms and strategic questions raised by generative AI, the new WAN-IFRA study finds news publishers in a remarkably optimistic mood about the year ahead and their prospects further down the line.

3D Theory of Change: new tool helps create and measure newsroom impact

2023-01-25. Building your Roadmap for Impact, a new report by climateXchange, is out now to help newsrooms navigate the process of change, with the aim of increasing the impact of climate content.

Are you among the Best Newspaper Printers in the world?

2024-01-24. The 16th International Color Quality Contest is the worldwide biennial quality competition for newspapers and magazines. Its goal is to improve the quality of reproduction and printing, while also increasing competitiveness as well as training and motivating all personnel. It rewards winners who print according to international ISO 12647-3 and other standards.

Automation helps Norway’s Fosna-Folket convert users

2024-01-17. Norway’s Polaris Media has been highly tactical in deploying automated content in its newsrooms. One example is its Fosna-Folket title, which has used automation to leverage subscriptions.

Images of Iranian women journalists temporarily released on bail spark fresh hijab charges

2024-01-16. A day after Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi were released from prison on bail, pending appeal, Iran’s judiciary has filed new charges against them, for appearing without a hijab.