Into Africa: Western media make major digital strides

During the past five or so years, a couple of large Western media players, Swiss-based Ringier and US-publisher HuffPost have launched major initiatives in Africa that are already paying off, with representatives from each telling delegates at the World News Media Congress that they are looking forward to continuing and growing their efforts on the continent.

‘Brand extension, diversification are crucial’ – Figaro Group Deputy CEO

“Our brands have never been so powerful and reached so many people, so brand extension is key to our development and to revenue growth,” Jean-Luc Breysse, Deputy CEO of France’s Figaro Group, told participants in WAN-IFRA’s World News Media Congress on Thursday in Durban, South Africa.

‘Journalism’s mission is more important than ever’

An anti-establishment mood, coupled with the rise of disinformation and a decline of trust in the media, have thrust the journalism industry into full self-examination mode.

Michael Golden steps up to WAN-IFRA Presidency

Despite growing up in an internationally acclaimed newspaper family, Michael Golden thought he wanted to be a teacher. It turned out that teaching didn’t quite quench his thirst – that newspaper DNA was undeniable. Today, some 40 years into his news media career, the vice chairman of the board of The New York Times Company starts a new chapter as President of WAN-IFRA, stepping up from First Vice President to succeed Tomas Brunegård.

Trends in Newsrooms 5: Joining forces to fight disinformation

The journalism industry’s fight against disinformation has given rise to various collaborative fact-checking projects involving scores of newsrooms in multiple countries

Lessons from collaborative fact-checking projects

The journalism industry’s fight against disinformation has given rise to various collaborative fact-checking projects involving scores of newsrooms in multiple countries.

World Press Trends 2017: The audience-focused era arrives

The results of WAN-IFRA’s annual survey depict an industry that is increasingly building loyal audiences around its high-quality journalism, as the shift to reader-based revenue continues.

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.