IFRA and DCX dual exhibition event to become part of the “Berlin Publishing Days” from 7 to 10 October 2019.

Globally, only 24% of people heard, seen or read about in newspaper, television, and radio news are women and only 19% of experts sourced in news stories are women (according to the Global Media Monitoring Project, 2015 report). These alarming rates have changed very little in two decades. Today, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, United for News, a global multi-stakeholder coalition of media, private industry, and NGOs, is announcing pilot programmes in Canada, Iraq and Ukraine to address this unacceptable deficit.

Topics for its gathering scheduled for October 4-5 in Chicago

Early registration discount of 15% for news executives deadline: February 28

The National Newspaper Awards (NNAs) will begin accepting entries for the 2018 competition at 9 a.m. ET on Saturday, December 15.

Next year’s IFRA World Publishing Expo and DCX Digital Content Expo is being cut to two days, following requests by exhibitors.

The owners of La Presse, a leading newsroom in Montreal that went digital-only in 2017 and shifted to a non-profit structure earlier this year, is cutting 37 jobs—and asking its journalists to take voluntary buyouts before the company imposes layoffs.

WAN-IFRA joins forces with a coalition of international organisations to campaign for the adoption of a new UN Convention dedicated to the protection of media professionals. The consortium includes representatives of journalists, media workers, broadcasters, and newspapers from around the world.

India's premier business and financial news brand BloombergQuint and the leading news and commentary portal Swarajya both supported by Quintype have won Bronze and a Gold at WAN IFRA South Asia Digital Media Awards 2018.

For the 14th consecutive year, representatives from web offset printing houses that use Cortina printing presses from the Koenig and Bauer group will meet from 26 to 27 September 2018. As this year’s host, ink manufacturer hubergroup is looking forward to welcoming participants in Munich.

The DCX Digital Content Expo Start-up Park will present the next generation of publishing providers in an exhibition area with its own stage
Even more space and lectures: 24 young companies will show their products on exhibition stands, in 48 pitches and presentations as well as at speed dating

As of May 2018, the newspaper segment of the larger U.S. print industry has doubled in probability of bankruptcy risk since the Great Depression. Of the American brands performing well, The New York Times Company is among the best with a strong FRISK® score of "8." Performing the worst is The McClatchy Company out of Sacramento, California with a FRISK® score of "1." This means that there is a 9.99-50% probability of their bankruptcy in the upcoming 12 months.

The Local Media Consortium (LMC) today announced that Tribune Publishing Co. (NYSE:TPUB) has joined the strategic alliance of local multiplatform media and technology companies.