Why publishers must consider their distinctive value, VIP audiences and a digital-only future

Asian publishers and programme leaders deep-dive into key transformation strategies at the inaugural Newsroom and Business Transformation Asia programme to tackle disruption-related challenges and prepare for the post-pandemic era.

The arrest of Apple Daily’s publisher is an assault against Hong Kong’s citizens’ freedoms

2020-08-10. WAN-IFRA and the World Editors Forum have expressed grave concern over the arrest in Hong Kong on Monday of Jimmy Lai, the founder and publisher of Apple Daily, the continued detention of Hopewell Chin’ono, a Zimbabwean journalist and 2010 Nieman Fellow and the increased jail time for Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein in Egypt.

WAN-IFRA Women in News Leadership Accelerator launches in Vietnam

2020-08-07. WAN-IFRA Women in News (WIN) Leadership Accelerator programme kicks off in Vietnam. The 2-month long (August-September 2020) career training for women journalists and editors will include sessions on career development, media management, and gender balance in content. With COVID-19 changing the way news organizations operate, the programme will help women journalists acquire new skills and build their capacity for more successful careers.

Lessons from the jungle for a post COVID-19 future

People look for strong leadership during times of crisis such as the current coronavirus pandemic, Neal Cross, Co-founder and Chairman of PictureWealth, told participants during WAN-IFRA’s recent Asian Media Leaders eSummit.

Brand extensions and the future of events in a post-COVID world

A panel of experts in the media events business from the South China Morning Post, Caixin Media and Dow Jones recently discussed the impact of COVID-19 and how they are overcoming challenges and re-thinking assumptions around live journalism and experiences.

WINner’s View: Ethnocentrism, Xenophobia and Racism: Same Difference?

2020-08-04. How do we support the Black Lives Matter movement in the US, when we are comfortable watching our societies perpetrating xenophobic acts against our own African brothers and sisters?

How a Sri Lankan publisher introduced ‘anti-microbial’ ink to assuage readers’ fears

Although the World Health Organisation has declared that newspapers are safe to touch during the COVID-19 pandemic, one Sri Lankan publisher apparently took their precautions a step further to ensure readers of the safety of their newspapers.

‘Charge or Die’: Juan Señor gives a sneak preview of 2020’s Innovation in News Media World Report

While much of the world may be frozen due to the COVID-19 pandemic, media leaders should act and not wait for the crisis to pass, according to Juan Señor, President of the Innovation Media Consulting Group. Señor, co-editor of the Innovation in News Media World Report, gave a preview of this year’s findings at the Asian Media Leaders eSummit.

Vice Media Group reveals ambitions in APAC region

In his keynote presentation to the Asian Media Leaders eSummit, Chief Operating Officer Hosi Simon said audiences can look forward to “hundreds of hours of premium documentary films,” written content and a “huge, huge podcast offering” in the coming months.

Consumer is key: Mapping the post-COVID media outlook

With the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic hitting the news industry hard, it remains to be seen what a recovery will look like and how the media will change once the dust settles. Leading analysts in China and the United States, Cecilia Yau of PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ken Harding of FTI Consulting, offered their projections during our recent Asian Media Leaders eSummit.