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WAN-IFRA South Asia

WAN-IFRA South Asia, headquartered in Chennai, started its operation in 2001 as a private limited company registered under the Indian Companies Act. But the origin of IFRA in India dates back to 1992 when the services of IFRA, with only an Annual Conference, were offered in this country through a representative office. From this modest beginning, it today stands as a separate company catering to the needs of news publishing industry in the Indian sub continent.

Currently there are about 40 members - both publishers and suppliers. Most of the leading publications in India are our members, the list includes ABP, Amar Ujala, Ananda Vikatan, Business Standard, Daily Ajit, Dainik Bhaskar, Dainik Jagran, Deccan Herald, Dinamalar, Eenadu, Indian Express, India Today, Lokmat, Malayala Manorama, Manipal Media, Mathrubhumi, Namaste Telangana, New Indian Express, Sakshi, The Daily Thanthi, The Hindu, The Hindustan Times, The Times of India, The Tribune, Sangbad Pratidin, Sanmarg and Sakal.

ANF August 2019, India Special Edition

2020-03-24 12:01

Topics include: How Jagran Prakashan aced India's remarkable print game; Bot-journalism's baby steps in India; WAN-IFRA report: State of newsrooms in South Asia; Publish Asia: Using data to drive editorial decisions; A fresh flavor in International Color Quality 2020-2022 contest
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Efficiency and cost optimisation at India's DB Corp

2019-10-11 13:54

R D Bhatnagar, Chief Technology Officer, DB Corp spoke on Efficiency and excellence in the WAN-IFRA 2019 annual conference. Excerpts of his speech are given here.
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WAN-IFRA's first Standardised Printing certification in South Asia

2019-10-09 07:47

Wijeya Newspapers Ltd. (WNL), one of the highest circulated newspapers in Sri Lanka, has come onboard WAN-IFRA's certification for Standardised Printing.
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ANF Jan/Feb 2019, India special edition

2019-02-22 10:46

Topics include: Interview with Srinivasan Balasubramanian, Managing Director, Ananda Vikatan, Tamil Nadu; How Indian media is fighting fake news in the run up to the Lok Sabha elections; Report on blockchain in publishing; How Indian publishers are strategising print growth with the digital space
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World Editors Forum South Asia Chapter

2018-12-14 11:44

WEF South AsiaThe South Asia Chapter of World Editors Forum (WEF), the network of editors within WAN-IFRA was started in February 2018, and Mukund Padmanabhan, Editor of The Hindu was chosen as the first chairman of the chapter.
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The Quint, The Scroll and ABP among WAN-IFRA's South Asian Digital Media Awards 2018 winners

2017-09-27 12:44

WAN-IFRA India Annual Conference made a comeback in Hyderabad this year, with over 300 publishing executives from over 25 countries, to discuss digital-first approach in newsrooms, the future of news publishing, and print media trends.
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Winners of the Asian Digital Media Awards 2016 announced

2016-11-09 11:57
Some of Asia’s leading news media companies, including Apple Daily, Singapore Press Holdings, Astro Awani, MediaCorp or the Philippine Daily Inquirer were among the winners of the 7th annual Asian Digital Media Awards jointly presented tonight (9 November) in Singapore by Google and the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA). Read more ...
K N Shanth Kumar is the new chairman of WAN-IFRA South Asia Committee

2016-10-06 11:43
Takes over from K Balaji, Director of Kasturi & Sons Ltd., India who served the committee for the last 12 years. Read more ...
Use big data and insights to find the right business models

2016-09-21 15:03
Publishers urged to focus more on the user experience, the messages from WAN-IFRA India 2016 inaugurated today in Kolkata. Read more ...
Winners of South Asian Digital Media Awards announced; Best in Print – Asia Media awards also presented

2016-09-21 14:15
The winners of the inaugural edition of South Asian Digital Media Awards were announced and the winners were presented with trophies at the glittering awards ceremony, as part of the first day of the WAN-IFRA India 2016 Conference. Nearly 400 delegates from more than 20 countries are attending the conference, which is taking place in Kolkata, India, on 21-22 September. Read more ...

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