Journalists continue to find themselves in frequent peril for simply doing their jobs as they strive to report the truth in the passionate belief that reporting what they see is the foundation of a healthy democracy. 3 May is World Press Freedom Day. Read more ...

To help create a new generation of civic-minded, literate readers, we must also assure that young people learn about the work and importance of professional journalism. Thanks to more than a decade of World Young Reader Prize entries, we have a wealth of examples of how newspapers can do just that. Read more ...

The Arab Press Network (APN) is a digital network that supports a strong independent press in the Arab world by sharing, distributing and exchanging information between newspaper publishers, editors, journalists and human rights advocates. Read more ...

WAN-IFRA has created the Asian Digital Media Awards to recognise the best examples of how individuals and organizations have embraced emerging technology and concepts in the Asian Region. Read more ...

16 years of reporting the newspaper business for Asia Read more ...

WAN-IFRA has carried out quality certification since 2005. The performed quality analysis is based primarily on the ISO 12647-3:2005 coldset newspaper standard. In due course, the certification process has been enhanced by the addition of several major aspects. Read more ...

Be a member of the largest news publishing community, be a member of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers, be a member of WAN-IFRA! Read more ...

WAN-IFRA offers consulting services from some of the industry's top strategic- and technology-minded professionals who have been helping publishers improve their operations all over the world. Read more ...

Digital Frenemies is the indispensable companion for decision-makers who want to take publishing to the next level. Created by the WAN-IFRA digital media team, the focus is on business development and best practices. It is the new breed of industry review, setting the agenda, revealing and surprising in the new business landscape. Read more ...

"Any investment in knowledge always pays the best interest", said Benjamin Franklin. With this as the motto and to encourage training of human resource in newspaper publishing houses, WAN-IFRA carefully plans events in various critical areas of newspaper operations. Topics cover the areas of newspaper production to new media management. Read more ...

An important objective of WAN-IFRA is to support the supply industry and bring it into contact with the decision-makers in the publishing world. Read more ...

WAN-IFRA honours the memory of Lebanese publisher Gebran Tueni with an award designed to encourage the emergence of other courageous and independent publishers, editors and newspapers across the Arab world. Read more ...

WAN-IFRA Ibérica tiene el placer de ofrecerle una importante oferta formativa en español y portugués diseñada para cubrir todas las necesidades de la industria periodística Iberoamericana. No se quede atrás, ¡dirija su empresa al máximo de su potencial! Read more ...

Press releases fresh from the industry as they reach us - in an unedited format. Read more ...

Media employees worldwide face physical violence and persecution of all kinds, whether from public officials, criminals or terrorists. Assaults are daily - and often deadly - for those who challenge governments, report on conflicts or investigate corruption and crime. Read more ...

Internet visitors to special blogs designed and operated by the WAN-IFRA Magazine team can share valuable information exchanges live during selected WAN-IFRA events. Read more ...

WAN-IFRA will be providing summaries of all presentations during the conference, beginning Tuesday, 8 February 2011. Please check back for updates. If you wish to receive the summaries by e-mail, send your request to larry.kilman@wan-ifra.org Read more ...

WAN-IFRA Newsplex is the international competence center for enabling newsrooms for the future. Read more ...

Please check here for presentations, summaries, videos etc. of previous events. Read more ...

WAN-IFRA publications range from up-to-the minute headlines of the latest industry news to WAN-IFRA Magazine, the bi-monthly industry trade journal, to in-depth research reports compiled over the space of a year or more. Read more ...

The African Press Network (RAP21) is a digital network that supports a strong independent press throughout Africa by sharing, distributing and exchanging information between newspaper publishers, editors, journalists and human rights advocates. Read more ...

WAN-IFRA Research reports have strategic, technical or business focus – and among the titles you find both reports resulting from in depth research projects as well as lighter trend reports with case studies. WAN-IFRA Research encompasses known brands such as Shaping the Future of the Newspaper (SFN) and World Press Trends (WPT). The reports are published at irregular intervals in English, French and German, and selected reports in Spanish and other languages. Read more ...

The Materials Management Database project was launched in 2000 by the WAN-IFRA Material Management Committee as a spinoff of the Newsprint and Newsink Guide. Today it is used by printers, pressroom foremen and technical management as an information source for facts and advice for dealing with the materials used in producing newspapers. Read more ...

At WAN-IFRA exhibitions, you will meet the market leaders on the show floor – they contribute to making WAN-IFRA exhibitions the most important showcases of our industry. The offer is extensive and at the same time compact and ideally attuned to your needs. Read more ...

The bimonthly "WAN-IFRA Magazine" focuses on the latest developments worldwide, background information, and special market conditions in the newspaper and media industry. Read more ...

Drupal is a free software package that allows an individual, a community of users, or an enterprise to easily publish, manage and organize a wide variety of content on a website. Hundreds of thousands of people and organizations are using Drupal to power an endless variety of web sites. Read more ...

World Press Trends is the primary and most authoritative source of data on the newspaper industry worldwide. The new WPT database – is now available! Read more ...

Joining the wave of enthusiasm created by smartphone and tablet devices among users and advertisers, the XMA Awards called this year publishers around the globe to submit their paid-for content apps to the contest. The XMA Competition invites now providers to get connected to this year´s Winners at IFRA Expo in Vienna: Join us as a Sponsor and link your name to the cutting-edge world of mobile publishing ! Read more ...