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WAN-IFRA Condemns Guilty Verdict for Maria Ressa in Cyber-Libel Trial

2020-06-15 Prominent Filipino journalist Maria Ressa has been found guilty of cyber libel in a case widely condemned as politically motivated. She has 15 days to appeal the decision but risks spending up to six years in prison. Read more ...

World's Press Condemns Violence Against Journalists in the US

2020-06-12 In an unprecedented show of international solidarity, WAN-IFRA members from over 40 countries have written to US President Donald Trump to denounce recent violence against journalists covering protests in the country. The joint letter calls for perpetrators to be brought to justice and urges President Trump “to forcefully condemn these attacks and show unwavering support for a free press.” Read more ...

World Editors Forum and Temasek Foundation launch new Young Media Leaders Fellowship Programme to groom future media industry leaders. 

2020-06-08 The World Editors Forum, WAN-IFRA's global network for editors news organisations, and Temasek Foundation launch new Young Media Leaders Fellowship Programme to groom future media industry leaders. Read more ...

Asian news media enterprises embark on a five-month transformation programme.

2020-06-01 Amid a Covid-19 pandemic that has crippled global economies and is threatening the future of the media industry, 10 news media companies from six Asian cities are embarking on WAN-IFRA’s inaugural Newsroom and Business Transformation 2020 programme. Read more ...

WAN-IFRA joins call to stop the rise in death threats against Northern Ireland journalists

2020-05-20 The World Association of News Publishers and the World Editors Forum today joined many expression groups, industry bodies, civic leaders, and journalists in a joint statement condemning recent threats against journalists working for the Sunday Life and Sunday World newspapers in Northern Ireland, and stand up for journalists and press freedom in Northern Ireland. Read more ...

World Media Leaders eSummit to Focus on Ten Strategic Challenges for News Media Post-Covid, June 15-18

2020-05-18 News organisations and journalists are making rapid adjustments in response to higher digital demand, lower ad revenue and enforced changes to the way they operate. WAN-IFRA is making changes too. From June 15-18 it will host the World Media leaders eSummit, its first four-day series of crucial online panel discussions and town hall meetings to discuss the future of news media. Read more ...

North American Digital Media Awards 2020 winners announced

2020-05-15 Following weeks of submissions and evaluation, it all comes down to this: the winners of this year's North American Digital Media Awards! All winners will automatically qualify for the WAN-IFRA's 2020 World Digital Media Awards, in which all regional winners will participate Read more ...

New dates announced for WAN-IFRA India 2020 Conference in Chennai on 23-24 September 2020. 

2020-05-11 WAN-IFRA India 2020, the 28th edition of WAN-IFRA's annual conference in India, initially planned for 16-17 September, is now rescheduled to 23-24 September, in Chennai. The India event will be held a week after the World News Media Congress. Read more ...

Asociaciones iberoamericanas resaltan la importancia del periodismo independiente durante la pandemia del Covid-19

2020-05-03 En el marco del Día Mundial para la Libertad de Prensa, las asociaciones de medios iberoamericanas firmantes resaltan la importancia del rol de la prensa en las sociedades democráticas en tiempos de crisis. Read more ...

WAN-IFRA joins the Independent News Emergency Relief Coordination (INERC) to coordinate help during the pandemic.

2020-05-01 The Independent News Emergency Relief Coordination (INERC) is an effort to help assist funders willing and able to provide significant financial support for independent news media. INERC’s ambition is to guide the emergency funding to those independent news media around the world who need relief the most in this challenging situation during the coronavirus crisis. It will help better understand where the need is greatest and coordinate the efforts to make the most significant possible difference in this difficult moment. Read more ...

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