WAN-IFRA announced today that the Web3 Foundation will support the Web3 media pilot project produced in partnership with David Tomchak. The Web3 Foundation will provide expertise and funding during the project’s research phase. Thanks to the support from the Web3 Foundation, WAN-IFRA will provide funds to help interested member media organisations participate in the project. […]
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Die WAN-IFRA freut sich, die Ernennung von Martin Fröhlich als Direktor für das Digital Revenue Network bekanntzugeben. Fröhlich, der aus Deutschland kommt, war zuvor stellvertretender Leiter des Newsrooms bei der Redaktionsgemeinschaft ostwestfälisch-lippischer Verlage (RG OWL) und ist seit mehr als 25 Jahren in der Zeitungsbranche tätig. In seiner Laufbahn hat er als Reporter, Blattmacher, Mediencoach, […]
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As part of its Global Alliance for Media Innovation, WAN-IFRA is partnering on a new pilot project to assess how Web3 can be used to help build ongoing trust and develop new sources of revenue for news publishers and content producers. The pilot will be produced by David Tomchak, Visiting Policy Fellow at the Oxford […]
Read MoreIn just a couple of weeks, WAN-IFRA’s Digital Media Europe conference welcomes back news media executives who are eager to meet their peers in-person and to dive deep into reader revenue strategies. After two years of meeting virtually, the flagship event will take place on the 1st and 2nd June at the headquarters of Schibsted […]
Read MoreAs the Russian military began its offensive in Ukraine overnight, WAN-IFRA and the World Editors Forum called for journalists covering the unfolding conflict to be afforded the maximum protections. As signatories to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), both Russia and Ukraine have binding commitments under international human rights law to respect […]
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WAN-IFRA is pleased to announce the appointment of Kah Whye Lee as Director, Asia. Lee, a Singaporean, was previously in-charge of the Asia-Pacific media business of Reuters where he spent almost 20 years of his career which spanned roles which included marketing, product, operations and sales. He started his career working for the Times Publishing […]
Read MoreWAN-IFRA announces the 24 publishers who will participate in the third round of the Table Stakes Europe programme. They join an active community of over 200 media professionals across 35 news organisations who have taken part in the previous editions of the performance-driven change initiative in Europe. The Table Stakes Europe programme teaches change management […]
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The Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom award of the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), has been awarded to publisher Jimmy Lai and the staff of the Apple Daily newsroom in Hong Kong. The award, made virtually during the 2021 World News Media Congress, highlights “the fears and challenges of journalists in […]
Read MoreThe World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), the International Publishers Association (IPA), and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) call on Pakistani authorities to retract plans to establish the ‘Pakistan Media Development Authority’ (PMDA) that risks placing strict state control over all media. Under the pretence of “simplifying procedures and fighting disinformation”, the proposed changes […]
Read MoreThe World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) will hold the World News Media Congress as a virtual event from 29 November to 2 December 2021. The 2022 World News Media Congress will be held in Zaragoza, Spain. Taipei – the initially planned venue for this year’s Congress – will now host the event in June […]
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