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Future of Newspapers: Diversify

2009-10-22 Español Français Deutsch 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. Read more ...

Sweden and WAN-IFRA Announce Strategic Partnership

2009-10-21 The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) today announced an ambitious strategic partnership to advance media development and press freedom worldwide. Read more ...

Newspaper Trade Fair Closes on Successful Note, Despite Economy

2009-10-15 Español Deutsch Français Some 6,700 visitors from 78 countries visited the four-day IFRA Expo 2009, the world's largest trade fair for the newspaper industry, which closed in Vienna on Thursday. Read more ...

World's Press Condemns Jailing of Sports Journalists

2009-10-14 The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), the World Editors Forum and the International Association of Sports Newspapers have protested to Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev against the jailing of four journalists for defamation after his administration promised that measures were being taken to decriminalize the offense. Read more ...

Newspapers Innovating Rapidly for Digital Age

2009-10-13 The rapid pace of innovation and adaption in the newspaper industry was evident Tuesday at IFRA Expo 2009, the world Read more ...

World Newspaper Publishing Expo Opens on Optimistic Note

2009-10-12 Français Deutsch Español The world's largest trade fair for the newspaper publishing industry opened in Vienna on Monday amidst a global economic downturn, but with an optimistic note for the future. Read more ...

Freemium”: A New Revenue Model for Newspapers

2009-10-08 Deutsch 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. Read more ...

Press Freedom Under Attack in Italy

2009-10-02 The Italian editor whose newspaper is being sued for defamation by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Friday likened the situation to attacks on the American press during the Watergate scandal that ultimately led to the resignation of US President Richard Nixon. Read more ...

India’s Press Boom on Agenda of World Newspaper Summit Meetings

2009-10-01 Français Deutsch Español 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. Read more ...

How Valuable is Web Traffic From News Aggregators?

2009-10-01 Google often touts the massive traffic it drives to newspaper websites - 1 billion click throughs from Google News per month. But what if that traffic is all but worthless? Read more ...