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2024-05-03. ‘Disruptive in its time,’ the historic Santiago Declaration, adopted 30 years ago on World Press Freedom Day in the Chilean capital, is now updated. Martha Ramos, President of WAN-IFRA’s World Editors Forum, outlines the journey to ‘Santiago +30’.

2024-05-03. Today, 3 May, is World Press Freedom Day – and the 2024 theme chosen by UNESCO reflects the increasing threat to both press and planet – underscoring why freedom of expression is critical to a sustainable future.

2024-05-02. International and national organisations advocating for press freedom signed the “Santiago + 30 Declaration” in Santiago, Chile. The statement addresses new political, social, and technological challenges journalism faces.

2024-05-02.The Executive Editor of The Washington Post during Donald Trump's presidency will be one of the leading figures at the World News Media Congress in Copenhagen later this month. He spoke about journalism, nostalgia and provocation in an interview with Fernando Belzunce, Editor in Chief of Spain’s Group Vocento, and a board member of the World Editors Forum.

2024-05-01. In an open letter, the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have expressed their strong support for Bieito Rubido, the director of El Debate, after he became the target of a smear campaign orchestrated by Spain's main governing party.

2024-04-26. The BBC in India has found success with its investigative and explanatory video content, particularly among people younger than 34. Rupa Jha from BBC News recently described how they are doing this.

2024-04-24. Rather than viewing their arts and culture readers as a niche segment, the Hamburger Abendblatt has embraced the idea that this audience represents a significant and valuable part of their overall readership. By shifting their mindset, they've been able to develop targeted strategies to better serve and convert these readers into loyal subscribers.

2024-04-24. Singapore’s leading news publisher, SPH Media is the major winner at this year’s prestigious Digital Media Awards Asia organised by WAN-IFRA, the World Association of News Publishers, taking home a total of eight trophies.

2024-04-19. Over the course of her 25-year career in media, Swedish journalist Pia Rehnquist has held various roles. Now five months into her new role as Business Area Manager of Bonnier News Local, she spoke to us about keeping the newsroom sustainable amid economic downturns, AI and digital disruptors, in our latest EDITOR TO EDITOR interview.

2024-04-19. Arrested, jailed, killed, forced into exile, released with restrictions… each year, WAN-IFRA’s Golden Pen of Freedom Award symbolises the challenges faced by all too many journalists throughout their careers – and lives…

2024-04-17. Verdens Gang (VG), one of Norway’s premier news outlets, is using AI to help enhance its newsroom productivity. With a team of seven developers, VG is experimenting with various AI-driven tools built to meet the needs of the newsroom.

2024-04-16. WAN-IFRA’s Digital Media Awards honour African news publishers whose projects and products showcase creativity and service to their readers. We are excited to announce the winners in the 2024 edition of the competition! 

2024-05-03. Este 3 de mayo, Día Mundial de la Libertad de Prensa, en un acto de cohesión, con convicción y propósito, todos los medios de información de habla hispana y portuguesa y los miembros de las Asociaciones renovamos nuestros compromisos con el deber de ejercer el periodismo con responsabilidad.

2024-05-02. Adoptada en los actos en celebración del Día Mundial de la Libertad de Prensa Santiago de Chile. 2 al 4 de mayo de 2024.

2024-05-02. Organizaciones internacionales y nacionales defensoras de la libertad de prensa suscribieron hoy en esta ciudad la “Declaración de Santiago + 30”. El pronunciamiento aborda nuevos desafíos políticos, sociales y tecnológicos que encara el periodismo en el mundo.

2024-04-15. South Africa's membership-based Daily Maverick has shut down for a day - 15 April – to bring urgent attention to the emergency facing journalism around the world. It warns that the market failure has put independent journalism at risk of collapse, with effects that will be catastrophic.

2024-04-15. WAN-IFRA’s Digital Media Awards honour European news publishers whose projects and products showcase creativity, inspiration and service to their readers. We are happy to announce the winners in the 17th year of the awards!

2024-04-14. From April 25th to 26th, Warsaw will host an international conference addressing SLAPPs, organised by Agora, ARTICLE 19 Europe, Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, Prague Civil Society Center, and Watchdog Poland. The objective is  to devise strategies to combat legal harassment against public watchdogs who champion public interests.

2024-04-12. If you’re a news publisher and wondering about getting started with AI, the good news is that many people on your staff are likely already using it in some form and that adoption will only continue, says Purva Misra of India Today Group.

2024-04-11. WAN-IFRA announced the 2024 Digital Media Americas Awards winners in Panama City during its annual Digital Media LATAM conference. More than 140 projects of 69 media companies from 17 different countries in North America, Central America and South America participated, highlighting topics such as diversity, climate change, the problem of drug trafficking, innovation and the elections, and latent concerns in the region.