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Web3 Foundation to support WAN-IFRA’s collaborative media pilot project
WAN-IFRA announced today that the Web3 Foundation will support the Web3 media pilot project produced in partnership with David Tomchak. The Web3 Foundation will provide expertise and funding during the project’s research phase. Thanks to the support from the Web3 Foundation, WAN-IFRA will provide funds to help interested member media organisations participate in the project. A collaborative project bringing together local and international news publishers and technologists, the pilot announced in July will assess how Web3 can be used to help build ongoing trust and develop new sources of revenue for news publishers and content producers. The project, led by David Tomchak, a visiting policy fellow at the Oxford Internet…
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Martin Fröhlich zum Direktor des Digital Revenue Networks der WAN-IFRA ernannt
Die WAN-IFRA freut sich, die Ernennung von Martin Fröhlich als Direktor für das Digital Revenue Network bekanntzugeben. Fröhlich, der aus Deutschland kommt, war zuvor stellvertretender Leiter des Newsrooms bei der Redaktionsgemeinschaft ostwestfälisch-lippischer Verlage (RG OWL) und ist seit mehr als 25 Jahren in der Zeitungsbranche tätig. In seiner Laufbahn hat er als Reporter, Blattmacher, Mediencoach, Ressortleiter, Projektmanager, Moderator und technischer Berater gearbeitet. Im vergangenen Jahrzehnt lag der Fokus seiner Arbeit auf der digitalen Transformation von Redaktionsprozessen, Produkten, Redaktionsmanagement und journalistischem Schreiben. Er leitete mehrere Projekte in diesem Bereich und kennt die Herausforderungen bei der Anpassung von Denken und Handeln, die über lange Zeit ausschließlich von Printanforderungen geprägt waren, an die…
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Web3 applications for news media: call for expression of interest
As part of its Global Alliance for Media Innovation, WAN-IFRA is partnering on a new pilot project to assess how Web3 can be used to help build ongoing trust and develop new sources of revenue for news publishers and content producers. The pilot will be produced by David Tomchak, Visiting Policy Fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford. A collaborative project bringing together local and international news publishers and technologists, the pilot will start in September 2022. It will test practical applications of decentralised technologies for the publishing industry. WAN-IFRA members interested in participating in the project are invited to contact Stephen Fozard, Project Director Global…
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Digital Media Europe doubles down on in-person attendance and reader revenue deep dive
In just a couple of weeks, WAN-IFRA’s Digital Media Europe conference welcomes back news media executives who are eager to meet their peers in-person and to dive deep into reader revenue strategies. After two years of meeting virtually, the flagship event will take place on the 1st and 2nd June at the headquarters of Schibsted Media Group in Oslo, Norway. Attending publishers will have the opportunity to hear how some of the most cutting-edge news companies – national, regional and local publishers – are growing their reader revenue business. And, for a change, have a chance to network and engage with not only the speakers but other like-minded attendees. This…
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World’s press demands Russia and Ukraine protect journalists covering conflict
As the Russian military began its offensive in Ukraine overnight, WAN-IFRA and the World Editors Forum called for journalists covering the unfolding conflict to be afforded the maximum protections. As signatories to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), both Russia and Ukraine have binding commitments under international human rights law to respect the right to freedom of expression. Journalists are civilians and as such should be treated as non-combatants. WAN-IFRA is particularly alarmed by reports that Russian forces have allegedly drawn up a target list of journalists. “At this extremely dangerous moment, we call on all parties to this escalating conflict to do everything in their power…
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Media veteran, Lee Kah Whye named as WAN-IFRA Director for Asia
WAN-IFRA is pleased to announce the appointment of Kah Whye Lee as Director, Asia. Lee, a Singaporean, was previously in-charge of the Asia-Pacific media business of Reuters where he spent almost 20 years of his career which spanned roles which included marketing, product, operations and sales. He started his career working for the Times Publishing Group in the International Printing Division. Prior to joining WAN-IFRA he ran his own consulting and research firm which specialises in the media industry. He holds an engineering degree from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and completed an advanced management programme at INSEAD. In addition to that, he has recently completed programmes at…
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New edition of Table Stakes Europe features 24 teams from 12 countries
WAN-IFRA announces the 24 publishers who will participate in the third round of the Table Stakes Europe programme. They join an active community of over 200 media professionals across 35 news organisations who have taken part in the previous editions of the performance-driven change initiative in Europe. The Table Stakes Europe programme teaches change management skills to people working in news organisations. Participants in Table Stakes undertake specific — and significant — change management initiatives, including diversifying their revenue streams, embracing new digital platforms and expanding the audiences they serve. Each publisher participating in this new edition of Table Stakes Europe has appointed multidisciplinary teams that will embark on a 12-month…
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Golden Pen of Freedom Awarded to Jimmy Lai and the Apple Daily Newsroom in Hong Kong
The Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom award of the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), has been awarded to publisher Jimmy Lai and the staff of the Apple Daily newsroom in Hong Kong. The award, made virtually during the 2021 World News Media Congress, highlights “the fears and challenges of journalists in Hong Kong, the region, and the world in the face of heightening curbs on their ability to do their jobs credibly and independently.” “The jailing of a publisher, the arrest of an editor-in-chief and his senior colleagues, the shuttering of a newsroom, and the closure of a media title – the 2021 Golden Pen award recognises,…
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World’s press, book publishers and journalists condemn Pakistan plan for strict control over media
The World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), the International Publishers Association (IPA), and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) call on Pakistani authorities to retract plans to establish the ‘Pakistan Media Development Authority’ (PMDA) that risks placing strict state control over all media. Under the pretence of “simplifying procedures and fighting disinformation”, the proposed changes to current frameworks aim to centralise under a single authority all regulations pertaining to any media. The PMDA would replace existing media regulatory bodies and would oversee “films, electronic, print and digital media” across every domain, from registrations to wages, licensing to the allocation of government advertising, as well as both civil and criminal complaints…
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WAN-IFRA goes virtual and announces new dates for the World News Media Congress in 2021
The World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) will hold the World News Media Congress as a virtual event from 29 November to 2 December 2021. The 2022 World News Media Congress will be held in Zaragoza, Spain. Taipei – the initially planned venue for this year’s Congress – will now host the event in June 2023. This year’s virtual Congress will include the World Media Leaders Summit, the World Editors Summit, the Golden Pen of Freedom and the Women in News Summit. It is free for WAN-IFRA Members. For details and regular updates, please visit the event website. Registration is open here. The decision to move the Congress online…
