As part of a WAN-IFRA Report on global AI use cases, we are asking news executives to take a short survey to get a better perspective about how AI will impact their news organisations in the next few years. The responses from this 3-minute survey will be collected anonymously and presented (in aggregate) in our upcoming “AI in Action” report. Click below to take the survey in your preferred language. English French German Thanks so much for your insights and help. The post Survey: AI’s role with news media in 3-5 years appeared first on WAN-IFRA ..read more

Hendryk Mackowiak from the Hamburg, Germany-based HGK Logistics Group, recently shared some of the requirements and challenges for transporting paper by road, during a webinar hosted by the World Printers Forum and OPHAL. OPHAL (short for Optimised Paper Handling and Logistics), a joint project of WAN-IFRA, European Rotogravure Association, IDEAlliance, Nordic Offset Printers Association, and Print Process CHAMPION Group, aims to address challenges in logistics. Best practices for paper suppliers, transporters and printers The cross-industry collaborative project establishes best practices for ..read more

In a year marking one of the biggest tragedies for journalists on record, in which over 100 Palestinian colleagues in Gaza have been killed in Israel’s war with Hamas, the need to protect journalists has never been more apparent – and urgent. The burden of accessing the reliable, independent information that shapes our understanding of the world has always been that of journalists to bear. The extreme pressures and unrelenting threats they face to do so today are simply unprecedented. The consequences reveal some of the highest death tolls ever recorded, widespread physical and digital attacks ..read more

Aslak Gottlieb, a Danish journalism educator, researcher, author and media project developer has spent years focused on the elements needed to make news and news products more relevant for young people.  Later this month, on the eve of the World News Media Congress in Copenhagen, Gottlieb will ask Gen Zeers to come up with a contemporary set of news values that publishers can use when developing news products to ensure youth appeal.  This will be achieved through a collaborative workshop with editors.  The news values will build on a set of Engagement Criteria Gottlieb developed ..read more

The Santiago Declaration, adopted in 1994, on World Press Freedom Day in Santiago, Chile, was “disruptive in its time,” recalls Martha Ramos, President of WAN-IFRA’s World Editors Forum board and Chief Editorial Officer of the Organización Editorial Mexicana. “UNESCO has uniformly done these declarations on 3 May, World Press Freedom Day, but that declaration was very important for Latin America. It stands for recognising the press as a valuable asset for democracy, and calls on governments to stop the killings of, and step up protections for, journalists.”  More significantly, adds Ramos ..read more

Themed ‘A Press for the Planet: Journalism in the face of the environmental crisis, UNESCO’s 31st  World Press Freedom Day is dedicated to the importance of journalism and freedom of expression in the context of the current global environmental crisis.  UNESCO outlines the need for this in its World Press Freedom Day concept note. “Sustainable development is in jeopardy.  The triple planetary crisis … the need to strengthen democracy, to tackle dis/misinformation on digital platforms, among other issues have become major challenges for humanity. The access to reliable informatio ..read more

We see a powerful display of unity and collaboration among the signatory entities. The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA), the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), and national media associations from nine countries in Latin America and Europe, including Spain, Portugal, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Ecuador, have all come together for this cause. Gathered at a meeting organized by the National Press Association at the Catholic University of Chile, journalistic entities propose a fresh perspective on the ‘Sant ..read more

By Fernando Belzunce On the wall of Martin Baron’s apartment in New York there is a painting by Juan Genovés, in which dozens of people seem to be trapped between two great walls. “It’s his, ‘Yes, they’re migrants.’ Some are trying to jump over the walls, overcome the obstacles. I like the painting and the idea behind it,” he remarks, visibly relaxed on the video conference screen. His Spanish has improved markedly, he says, thanks to an Asturian teacher. And no doubt thanks also to his legendary determination, capable of overcoming the Genovés walls and many others that he describes in his re ..read more

WAN-IFRA and the World Editors Forum (WEF) condemn the attacks against Bieito Rubido, director of El Debate, and call for an end to the intimidation tactics and smear campaign orchestrated by Spain’s main governing party. Over the past few days, the Spanish governing party has launched a concerted effort to undermine Rubido’s credibility and independence as a journalist. This campaign involves making unsubstantiated accusations and spreading misinformation about Rubido’s work following El Debate’s investigation into the business dealings of Begoña Gómez, the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánche ..read more

“It has been a great growth story for the BBC in India. We [India] have become the biggest global market for the BBC,” Rupa Jha, Head of India, BBC News told participants at our Digital Media India conference in New Delhi. Jha is leading the BBC’s language operation in the country. She is also responsible for handling four other language news services for BBC News – Indonesian, Bengali, Nepali and Sinhala. Increasing female engagement a priority Consumption of video has gone up. Video made up 82% of all internet traffic in 2022, compared to 73% before the pandemic. In 2024, India holds the tit ..read more