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Mexico, Pakistan most deadly places for journalists

Saturday, 15 January 2011, 10:20 pm | World Association of Newspapers

Report - International 14 January 2011 Mexico, Pakistan most deadly places for journalists in 2010, WAN-IFRA says SOURCE: World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers More >>

Journalists in exile on World Press Freedom Day

Friday, 23 April 2010, 12:40 pm | World Association of Newspapers

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) is calling on publications world-wide to commemorate World Press Freedom Day, 3 May, by honouring journalists who are forced to flee their countries just for doing their jobs. More >>

Germany's Die Zeit Joins WNC

Thursday, 22 April 2010, 12:36 pm | World Association of Newspapers

While many newspapers are fighting to maintain circulation, Germany's Die Zeit continues to grow, thanks to quality journalism, editorial diversity and a bit of rebelliousness. Rainer Esser, the Managing Director, will share his views on what leads to successful ... More >>

World's Press Rallies to Journalists in Exile

Tuesday, 20 April 2010, 12:44 pm | World Association of Newspapers

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) is calling on publications world-wide to commemorate World Press Freedom Day, 3 May, by honouring journalists who are forced to flee their countries just for doing their jobs. More >>

8th Mobile Media Day

Friday, 26 March 2010, 1:11 pm | World Association of Newspapers

Mobile Media Day, which has built its global reputation on fully and exclusively covering mobile business opportunities at publishing companies, will challenge the common misconception that market growth can only be driven by entertainment and games, ... More >>

WAN-IFRA Condemns Libel Judgment in Liberia

Tuesday, 23 March 2010, 11:46 am | World Association of Newspapers

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have protested to the President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, against the use of draconian libel awards to stifle press freedom in the west African ... More >>

WAN Condemns Sentencing of Rwandan Journalists

Tuesday, 2 March 2010, 2:50 pm | World Association of Newspapers

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has condemned the sentencing in Rwanda of three journalists on charges of invasion of privacy. More >>

WAN-IFRA Condemns Killing of Yemeni Journalist

Friday, 19 February 2010, 11:28 am | World Association of Newspapers

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have condemned the murder of journalist Mohammed Shu'i Al-Rabu'I in Yemen and called on the government to quickly investigate and prosecute the case. More >>

AP Chief To Keynote the 17th World Editors Forum

Tuesday, 16 February 2010, 9:36 am | World Association of Newspapers

Tom Curley, CEO of The Associated Press, has joined the programme of the World Editors Forum and will address a new development in the news business that would have been unthinkable a few years ago ­ newspapers reducing their coverage by dropping their ... More >>

WAN-IFRA Condemns the Closure of Moroccan Weekly

Tuesday, 16 February 2010, 9:23 am | World Association of Newspapers

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has condemned the closure of the Moroccan newsmagazine Le Journal Hebdomadaire and the apparent use of the judicial system to silence an independent publication. More >>

First Speakers Announced for Newspaper Congress

Friday, 5 February 2010, 4:20 pm | World Association of Newspapers

The Lebanese Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, has agreed to open the World Newspaper Congress, World Editors Forum and Info Services Expo 2010, the global summit meetings of the world¹s press, to be held in Beirut, Lebanon, from 7-10 June next. More >>

World's Press Protest Against Iranian Arrests

Tuesday, 12 January 2010, 10:42 am | World Association of Newspapers

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have called on the Iranian government to immediately release all jailed journalists and end its crackdown on the media that began after the disputed 2009 ... More >>

Readers Run, And A Newspaper Profits

Monday, 11 January 2010, 11:33 am | World Association of Newspapers

Poland's largest newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza has found a unique way to generate profits – it put the nation on the run.Its "Run, Poland run!" campaign drew 100,000 participants to 500 running and jogging events last year. More >>

World's Press Asks Google To Respect Copyright

Friday, 4 December 2009, 10:55 am | World Association of Newspapers

The newspaper industry's representative association made an impassioned defense of copyright to Google's chief attorney on Thursday, calling for "a more rigorous and unambiguous acceptance" of publishers' rights to decide how their content is used. More >>

What do we do about Google? The Great Debate

Thursday, 12 November 2009, 2:03 pm | World Association of Newspapers

Applaud our gains in web site traffic? Develop closer partnerships with Google and their competitors? Launch our own search engines and collective news portals? Lobby to change or enforce copyright laws online? Sue - or encourage anti-trust cases? ... More >>

World¹s Press Condemns Attacks on Journalists

Monday, 2 November 2009, 9:32 am | World Association of Newspapers

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) today condemned the beating of a Tunisian journalist, allegedly by police, and the arrest of another, and called on the Tunisian authorities to abandon their campaign of intimidation ... More >>

Newspapers Innovating Rapidly for Digital Age

Wednesday, 14 October 2009, 10:22 am | World Association of Newspapers

The rapid pace of innovation and adaption in the newspaper industry was evident Tuesday at IFRA Expo 2009, the world¹s largest trade fair for the industry, where a session on newsroom strategies examined multimedia integration, social media tools and other ... More >>

Make Like Dickens on International Literacy Day

Tuesday, 8 September 2009, 11:57 am | World Association of Newspapers

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers is providing the world¹s newspapers with an eight-part serialized story for publication around International Literacy Day, 8 September, to help parents and teachers instil a love of reading. More >>

Attacks On World Press Freedom Day

Tuesday, 5 May 2009, 12:15 pm | World Association of Newspapers

(WAN/IFEX) - Paris, 3 May 2009 - The World Association of Newspapers has protested to the leaders of five countries today, World Press Freedom Day, against the jailings and widespread attacks on journalists in their countries. More >>

Still Time To Commemorate World Press Freedom Day

Saturday, 2 May 2009, 2:41 pm | World Association of Newspapers

Thousands of newspapers world-wide will commemorate World Press Freedom Day on Sunday, 3 May, by publishing editorial and advertising materials on press freedom themes from the World Association of Newspapers. There is still time to join them. More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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