WORLD'S PRESS ASKS GOOGLE TO RESPECT COPYRIGHT

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

LEBANON TO HOST WORLD'S PRESS IN 2010

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) today invited the world's press to attend the 63rd World Newspaper Congress, 17th World Editors Forum and Info Services Expo 2010, to be held in Beirut, Lebanon, from 7 to 10 June 2010. English Français Español Deutsch

FOLLOW THE EVENTS ON THE EDITORS WEBLOG

The World Newspaper Congress and World Editors Forum can be followed on the Editors Weblog] and on the WAN-IFRA multiblog, a sophisticated, professional form of the common Internet blog.

FOLLOW THE EVENTS ON THE WAN-IFRA BLOGS

The World Newspaper Congress and World Editors Forum can be followed on the WAN-IFRA multiblog, a sophisticated, professional form of the common Internet blog, and on the Editorsweblog. More

WORLD PRESS TRENDS: DIGITAL REVENUES WON'T REPLACE PRINT

At no time in the foreseeable future will digital advertising revenues replace those lost to print, making the search for new business models - including paid-for online access for news - a pressing concern for the news publishing industry, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) said in its annual world press trends update. More

PAKISTAN EDITOR RECEIVES WAN-IFRA GOLDEN PEN OF FREEDOM

Najam Sethi, the former Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Times in Pakistan, has been awarded the 2009 Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom prize of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA). More

WORLD PRESS SUMMIT OPENS WITH REMEMBRANCE OF PHILIPPINE JOURNALISTS

The world's press began their annual summit meetings with a moment of silence for more than 30 journalists who were murdered in a vicious attack in the Philippines last week, the deadliest single attack on the media in history. More

FOLLOW THE MEETINGS OF THE WORLD'S PRESS ON WAN-IFRA MULTIBLOGS

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) will be providing updates from the World Newspaper Congress, World Editors Forum and Info Services Expo in Hyderabad this week on all platforms, using all media, to allow you to follow the global summit meetings of the world's press from a distance. More

WORLD'S PRESS CALLS ON PHILIPPINES TO ACT ON MASSACRE

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has condemned the massacre of more than 30 journalists and their staff in the Philippines and called on the government to act decisively to bring the perpetrators to justice, and to end the climate of impunity that makes the Philippines one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist. More

ATTACKS ON PRESS FREEDOM MULTIPLY WORLD-WIDE

At least 88 journalists have been killed so far this year and hundreds of media employees have been arrested and jailed, most often following sham trials or without formal charges being brought against them, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) said in its half-year review of press freedom world-wide. More

MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISTS TO REPORT ON INDIA 2009

An Integrated Media Team from Western Kentucky University will travel to India this month to help produce multimedia coverage of the annual global summit meetings of the world's press. More

MEDIA MANAGEMENT CLINICS IN HYDERABAD

Open to media organizations of all shapes and sizes, the WAN-IFRA Media Management Clinics in Hyderabad will offer 30-minute one-on-one consultancies with our international media consultants to help you solve editorial and commercial challenges and problems you face in your organization. More

SPORT NEWS ON THE AGENDA AT THE WORLD NEWSPAPER CONGRESS

The growth of multimedia in the sports press, as in the rest of the press, has brought about many organisational, editorial and financial challenges and opportunities. The International Association of Sports Newspapers has organised a series of events at the upcoming World Newspaper Congress and World Editors Forum that will focus on these issues. More

WORLD EDITORS FORUM: FINDING NEW BUSINESS MODELS FOR NEWSPAPERS

One of the most intriguing new business models for newspapers -- an individualised newspaper in Germany composed of selected pages and sections from other papers, delivered each morning to one's door -- will be examined when the world's press gathers in India next month for the World Newspaper Congress, World Editors Forum and Info Services Expo 2009. English Français Español Deutsch

WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT GOOGLE? THE GREAT DEBATE

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? What DO we do about Google? English Français Deutsch

ADVERTISING CHIEF: NEWSPAPERS MUST LEARN MORE ABOUT THE WEB

Despite significant advertising growth online, publishers and advertisers don't know enough about advertising effectiveness on the web, and more research is needed, says Olivier Fleurot, a chief executive for the advertising and public relations giant Publicis, in an exclusive video interview with the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) ahead of the World Newspaper Congress next month, where he is a special guest speaker. More

"INTERNET IS GOOD FOR THE NEWSPAPER BUSINESS"

John Paton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of impreMedia LLC, the number one Hispanic news and information company in the United States, believes digital news distribution “is the single best thing that has happened to our business in the last quarter century.” English Français Español Deutsch

LES HINTON OF NEWS CORPORATION JOINS WORLD NEWSPAPER CONGRESS

A top executive of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, which plans to begin charging readers of online versions of its newspapers in the coming months, has joined the programme for the upcoming World Newspaper Congress, to be held in Hyderabad, India, from 1 to 3 December next. English Español Deutsch Français

FUTURE OF NEWSPAPERS: DIVERSIFY

Terry Horne, the Publisher of the Orange County Register in the USA who believes the future of newspapers lies in hyperlocal news, increased web offerings and premium content in print, has joined the programme for the World Newspaper Congress, to be held in Hyderabad, India, from 30 November to 3 December next. English Español Français Deutsch

‘FREEMIUM”: A NEW REVENUE MODEL FOR NEWSPAPERS

A radical transformation of the newspaper editorial and business models is underway, and it goes far beyond the current “pay wall” debate about charging for on-line content. English Français Español Deutsch

INDIA'S PRESS BOOM ON AGENDA OF WORLD NEWSPAPER SUMMIT MEETINGS

The secrets of the world's highest read daily newspaper - with a certified print audience of an astonishing 54.5 million - will be among the fascinating 'local' stories to be told as the world's press gathers for its summit meetings in India in December. English Français Deutsch Español

“I”: A NEWSPAPER FOR THE DIGITAL AGE

Martim Avillez Figueiredo, who launched a new newspaper as if print had been invented after the internet, has joined the programme of the World Newspaper Congress, the global summit of the world's press to be held in Hyderabad, India, from 30 November to 3 December next. English Français Español Deutsch

KEEP IT SIMPLE ON THE WEB: CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

When the Christian Science Monitor publishes its last daily print edition on Friday (27 March) in favour of a web-based approach, it won't rely on video, fancy infographics and other technical tools to ensure its future success. English Español Français Deutsch

INTEGRATED NEWSROOMS: NEW WORKFLOW, NEW STORYTELLING, NEW POSITIONS

Print and online integration has swept the newspaper industry. How major newspapers are adapting to the 24 hour newsroom is the subject of a major session at the World Editors Forum summit, to be held in Hyderabad, India, from 30 November to 3 December next. English Francais Español Deutsch

NEW PWC STUDY: “A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS”

A major new research project undertaken by PricewaterhouseCoopers, in cooperation with the World Association of Newspapers, will be unveiled at the 62nd World Newspaper Congress, to be held in Hyderabad, India, from 30 November to 3 December next. English Français Español Deutsch

WEF SUMMIT FOCUSES ON MAKING THE MOST OF DIMINISHING RESOURCES

Some of the world's leading editors will gather in India in November at the annual World Editors Forum summit to share their strategies for producing quality editorial content in difficult financial times. English Español Français Deutsch

FIRST SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED FOR WORLD NEWSPAPER CONGRESS

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has agreed to open the World Newspaper Congress, World Editors Forum and Info Services Expo 2009, the global summit meetings of the world's press, to be held in Hyderabad, India, from 30 November to 3 December next. English Français Español Deutsch