The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has opened the competition for the 12th edition of its International Newspaper Color Quality Club, the only worldwide printing quality competition for newspapers.

Journalists Memorial Rededicated With Names of 14 Journalists Killed in 2014

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), today invited the world's press to attend the 68th World Newspaper Congress, 23rd World Editors Forum, and 26th World Advertising Forum, to be held in Cartagena, Colombia, from 8 to 10 June 2016.

Safety and the dangers facing journalists worldwide were the dominant themes on the opening day of the 67th World News Media Congress, currently underway in Washington D.C.

The Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom award of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), has been dedicated in 2015 to all Journalists Killed in the Line of Duty.

A profound shift in the newspaper business model, evolving for years, is finally here.

In the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attacks and the growing number of journalists under threat world-wide, the opening of the World News Media Congress in Washington, D.C., on Monday will have a strong focus on the safety of journalists and how such attacks impact their ability to carry out their essential role.

Exploring smart watches and other wearable technologies for news media is clearly a hot topic, so the heavy demand for places comes as no surprise for the WAN-IFRA 'Wearables Workshop' planned for Sunday, 31 May, ahead of the opening of the World News Media Congress, set to take place in Washington D.C., from 1 to 3 June.

A delegation of nearly 100 Latin American media executives will be joining the upcoming World News Media Congress in Washington, D.C., reflecting the region's growing influence among the world's newspapers and news publishers.

Schibsted Sverige and MittMedia have agreed to sign a letter of intent for future cooperation in Sweden by forming a new media group for subscription newspapers. The new media group will consist of Svenska Dagbladet and Mittmedia's 18 local subscription newspapers in Northern Sweden, as well as a majority share of MittMedia's subsidiary Promedia, which owns ten local subscription newspapers in Mid Sweden.

Are small and mid-sized publishers punching above their weight when it comes to the digital transformation of the news media industry? Experts attending the WAN-IFRA World News Media Congress in Washington coming up in June certainly think so.

Europe's most innovative digital news media have been honoured as winners of the annual European Digital Media Awards from the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), which presented the awards at a ceremony at Google's London headquarters during Digital Media Europe 2015.