New faces on World Editors Forum Board

At its annual meeting in Durban on Wednesday, the World Editors Forum elected five new advisory board members.

World Editors Forum President calls for urgent action in Turkey

In his first official task as President of the World Editors Forum, Dave Callaway, Editor Emeritus and CEO of TheStreet.com, honoured Can Dündar the exiled former editor of Turkey’s Cumhuriyet. Dündar was awarded the 2017 Golden Pen of Freedom during the opening of the World News Media Congress and World Editors Forum in Durban.

Media for equity for advertising and media technology startups

The Belgian Roularta Media Group offers selected startups funding, hands-on business advice for the further development and marketing strategy of the start-up and media exposure in return for a share of 5% in their companies.

Women in News Summit reveals big challenges to overcome

Journalists, editors, and media executives from across the globe came together at the Women in News Summit to celebrate female leaders in the media industry and discuss the challenges women are still facing in today.

Partnerships with sports brands can be lucrative

Building partnerships with major sporting brands and engaging communities using emerging and existing technologies are the key to influencing how people will consume sports news in the future.

‘Datacracy’ – A pragmatic approach to data

We live in a “datacracy” that can help streamline the approaches of media companies – but only if these “treasure troves” are tapped into.

Congress welcome speech by outgoing WAN-IFRA President Tomas Brunegård

The following is the full text of the speech by outgoing WAN-IFRA President Tomas Brunegård to participants and guests of honor at the World News Media Congress in Durban, South Africa, 7-9 June 2017.

Golden Pen of Freedom Awarded to Turkish Journalist Can Dündar

The Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom award of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), has been awarded to Turkish journalist and former editor-in-chief of Cumhuriyet newspaper, Can Dündar.

A Tribute to Reiner Mittelbach

It is with great sadness that we announce that Reiner Mittelbach, who helped guide the successful merger of IFRA with the World Association of Newspapers to create what is now WAN-IFRA, passed away peacefully on 31 May 2017. He was surrounded by his wife, Evelyn, and their three daughters, Victoria, Alicia and Isabella.

Laureates of the 2017 Women in News Editorial Leadership Award named

WAN-IFRA has named an editor from Egypt and an editor from Kenya as Winners of the WAN-IFRA Women in News Editorial Leadership Award.