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Our Values, YOur WaN-IFra
With headquarters in France and Germany, and regional offices in SinGapore, india and mexico, WAN-IFRA is the global organisation of the world’s news publishing community.We represent more than 18,000 publications, 15,000 online sites and over 3000 companies in more than 120 countries. www.wan-ifra.org
Presenting the World AssociAtion of neWsPAPers And neWs Publishers
News Agencies 3%
Who mAkes uP WAn-ifrA?
Suppliers 18%
Affiliates 5%
Associations 13%Publishers 61%
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our VisionTo be the trusted and reliable global partner for news media at the forefront of press freedom, quality journalism and innovative and sustainable business and technology models.
our missionWAN-IFRA defends and promotes press freedom, clears the way to innovation and helps independent news publishing companies to succeed in their transformation process, increase their business and perform their crucial role in open societies.
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our VAluesYour WAn-ifrAEverything we do is because we believe that freedom of expression is a fundamental right and a touchstone for all our freedoms. And press freedom, enhanced by solid independent news publishing companies, is one of its fundamental pillars.
(on the attacks on Charlie Hebdo)
“ Journalists around the world fight every day for the right to report the news
without fear of reprisal. They express ideas others disagree with and pose questions some don’t want asked. Too often they pay the
ultimate price. We join with journalists and all others who support freedom of expression
to declare that such cowardly attempts to thwart free speech and a free press will not
succeed, and that this most recent attack only strengthens our commitment to the ideal that
all people in every nation should be able to express themselves freely and without fear.”
- Cathy Trost, Senior Vice President Exhibits and Programs, Newseum, US
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WAN-IFRA advocates on behalf of the global news publishing community in all international discussions on media issues. We continue to offer our members a wide range of services designed to assist news media companies in having prosperous businesses in this age of digital transformation. WAN-IFRA membership also brings you worldwide contacts, information and ideas.
But most importantly, membership with WAN-IFRA is an act of solidarity with your colleagues around the world at a time when joint action has never been more necessary for the future of our news industry.
There is no time to waste – we must come together as an industry to collectively address the major challenges facing independent news publishing. Our community is seeking solutions and new ideas by calling on those who know best - the WAN-IFRA global network.
Join us in our common goal of strengthening our industry as it continues its essential role of providing the news and information that are so necessary in the building of open societies. We invite you to be an integral part of WAN-IFRA’s mandate as the representative of the global press by joining WAN-IFRA or engaging in our community if you are already a member.
In the pages that follow, you will find some of our accomplishments for 2014/15, made possible by you, our members and underpinned by our shared values.
We are stronger together.
Tomas Brunegård Vincent Perègne President CEO
“ We want you to be
proud of being part
of WAN-IFRA –
whether you work with
us, read us, use our
services or attend our
events – this is a brief
summary of our activities
during 2014/15.”
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our VAluesYour WAn-ifrADriven by members, publishers, associations and technology suppliers, we believe in solidarity in action and community commitment, and we draw on the collective pool of strengths and skills to the benefit of each member of our community.
“ Q.I. Press Controls and EAE took over five million Euros in orders
during the Expo. Existing and new customers include businesses
from the UK, India, Germany, Austria and Denmark. The general
conclusion is that the Word Publishing Expo 2014 was a huge success for
Q.I. Press Controls and EAE.”
Menno Jansen, Chairman of Q.I. Press Controls
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GlObal eVeNtsBy pooling intelligence from its global members network, WAN-IFRA provides the industry with strategic insights, brings innovators together and helps improve the way news content and advertising are created, distributed and consumed. WAN-IFRA members participate in global events such as the World News Media Congress, World Publishing Expo, the Digital Media Regional Conferences (which take place in Europe, Asia and Latin America), and numerous other regional and country specific events including training and workshops.
The European Digital Media Awards, which recognise ground breaking digital products that engage readers and increase online business, drew a record 105 entries from 48 European publishing houses in 21 countries in 2014.
WOrld PublIshING exPO2014 saw a record number of countries (100) at the World Publishing Expo, the largest global trade exhibition for the news publishing and media industry.
World Publishing Expo 2015 will be in Hamburg, Germany on 5-7 October.
For Events, [email protected] For Expo [email protected] For Training [email protected]
studY tOursAnother way WAN-IFRA members have benefited from sharing intelligence is through our study tours. Study tours have remained a strong feature of our member offer in executive development for more than twenty years. The last few years have been no different, with study tours taking place in San Francisco, London, New York and Chicago, connecting newspaper executives from around the world.
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our VAluesYour WAn-ifrAWe are passionate about the future of news, through promotion of a free press, quality journalism, editorial integrity and adoption of these values by new generations.
“ By joining the World Editors Forum, you will be
committing to our mission of promoting editorial excellence and defending press freedom.
You’ll also stand together with thousands of editors in more than 120 countries as we navigate these times of
digital transformation”.
- Erik Bjerager, WEF President, Denmark.
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WOrld edItOrs FOrumWAN-IFRA remains committed to editorial integrity, particularly in the age of digital transformation. Through its World Editors Forum, WAN-IFRA provides the leading network for print and digital editors of newspapers and news organisations around the world. Editors continue to connect, inform and share innovation in the newsroom.
The 2014 WEF Trends in Newsrooms report highlighted the extent of state surveillance through Edward Snowden’s leaks, which sparked stellar investigative journalism and unprecedented global collaboration between publications and editors. However, the consequences for the way we practice our craft and communicate with sources present significant challenges. These consequences are explored further in 2015’s Trends in Newsrooms report, which features an essay on the measures that investigative journalists are taking to adapt their practices in response to source protection erosion.
In order to explore and mitigate these challenges, the World Editors Forum was commissioned by UNESCO to conduct a study on the protection of sources in the digital age.
WOrld YOuNG readersTo ensure future generations adopt the importance of a free press and editorial integrity, twelve WAN-IFRA Member Associations were designated “Centers of Youth Engagement Excellence” in 2014. The United States, Denmark, Finland, Norway, The Netherlands, France, Brazil, Germany, Japan, Colombia, Belgium and Korea are leading the way for tomorrow’s audiences and news consumers. Amedia of Norway won the 2014 World Young Reader Prize for a deep, company-wide commitment to meaningful youth engagement.
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our VAluesYour WAn-ifrAWe believe that business sustainability is the best guarantee for publishers to remain independent and contribute to freedom of expression in open societies. “ A free and critical press is
crucial to give insight into the decisions of those in power and
thereby to hold them responsible. In the context of development, press
freedom is a prerequisite to encourage democracy and good governance,”
- Mogen Jensen, Danish Minister for Trade and Development Cooperation, 2015
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Our press freedom and media development activities have just undergone an independent review, and there is nothing more useful than to see how others see us. Their perspective can help us to refine and improve our work:
“WAN-IFRA projects are professionally and well managed with good project implementation systems in place, including planning, monitoring and financial management.
“WAN-IFRA is flexible in its project design and able to adapt and modify work plans and strategies to changing external conditions.
“WAN-IFRA is innovative in its approach to projects, for example although WAN-IFRA implements many traditional development activities such as training and networking, it does so in a way that makes them different and interesting.”
Those remarks come from an independent assessment conducted in 2014 by the Swedish International Development and Cooperation Agency (SIDA). The partnership included our flagship Women in News and Media Professional Programmes, as well as press freedom advocacy. You can join our media development programmes by being a member of our Brain Trust, in which WAN-IFRA members act as mentors for colleagues in emerging democracies.
We are pleased to report that in 2015 we begin a new partnership to promote a free press and strong independent media with the Danish government.
[email protected] for press freedom and [email protected] for media development.
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our VAluesYour WAn-ifrAWe are solution driven, delivering services where members can find answers to their challenges.
“ The World Printers Forum focuses sharply on how printed products
from news media organisations can have a relevant and sustainable
future. We want to encourage innovation, product development
and productivity in the news media’s print community. Participation in the WPF is free for WAN-IFRA members
and we are keen to build a strong community of members who are
passionate about the power of print.”
- Balaji Kasturi, Chair, World Printers Forum.
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WOrld PrINters FOrumThere is no doubt that the publishing world is responding forcefully to the immense challenges taking place in the industry. In response to these challenges, 2014 saw the formation of the World Printers Forum, an organisation of newspaper printers and suppliers within WAN-IFRA. The WPF’s objective is to encourage innovation and productivity as well as product development that can be instrumental for publishers to exploit future oriented news media products. It promotes the power of print and the sustainability of print production.
World Printers Forum: [email protected]
CONsultING serVICesWith the disruption faced by news media companies, WAN-IFRA regularly receives requests from members to assist their media companies in their digital transformation. In response to these growing requests, WAN-IFRA has created an international network of carefully selected experts who can provide strategic insight and guidance.
WAN-IFRA identifies the most pressing topics for publishers’ operational and strategic activities in close cooperation with our regional and advisory committees. Our consultants are available for a full range of engagements.
Whether you would like a quick assessment call, an on-site strategic workshop for your managers or even a full-scale transformation project that includes benchmarking and implementation, WAN-IFRA delivers the link between information, expertise and results.
• Diversifying Digital Revenue• Media Transformation & Change Management• Monetizing Mobile Products• Newsroom Organization & Workflow• Paid Content Evaluation & Implementation• Digital Advertising Strategy• Big Data Strategy• Newspaper Production Evaluation
Consulting: [email protected]
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our VAluesYour WAn-ifrAWe have the ability to deal with uncertainty. We are proactive and a driver of new business models, with a holistic point of view and a sense of urgency.
“ WAN-IFRA’s World Press Trends database provided exactly what I
was looking for. This is a very valuable resource for
WAN-IFRA members.”
- Denis Teyssou AFP Medialab R&D editorial manager
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WOrld Press treNdsTo develop innovative news media strategies, you first need data and insight about critical business and technological trends.
That’s why we have been publishing World Press Trends annually since 1989. It is the primary source of data on the newspaper industry, with global, regional and national data on newspaper circulation, reach, advertising revenues, digital trends, demographic information and is an essential tool for news media publishers and businesses.
There is an urgent need to collect standard sets of data from digital media to give a holistic view to World Press Trends. However, collecting data from digital media presented a major challenge for the whole industry, has not been standardised, making comparisons difficult.
As a result, WAN-IFRA consulted our data collaborators – our members - and partnered with those, who are making innovative audience measurement tools. We are following closely the evolution of audience metrics in the digital media space and look forward to sharing this with our members. This new approach will assist WAN-IFRA members in the long term, ensuring relevant data is available to you at your finger tips.
The World Press Trends Database and Annual Report are now free for WAN-IFRA members
medIa POlICY aNd PublIC aFFaIrsThe Internet has changed the way we consume and deliver news media. These changes bring policy discussions, and WAN-IFRA is ensuring that our members are at the heart of these urgent debates. The “right to be forgotten”, Internet governance and the issues surrounding intellectual property are high up on the agenda for WAN-IFRA’s public affairs activities.
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our VAluesYour WAn-ifrAWe are committed to curiosity, open innovation and networking, sharing professional knowledge inside and outside the organisation. We champion diversity and promote integrity in all we do. “ The Global Alliance for Media Innovation is
a WAN-IFRA initiative to create a dynamic network that encourages innovation in the
news publishing industry. We’re eager to hear from WAN-IFRA members and the academic
community who want to join this new initiative”,
Rolf Dyrnes Svendsen, Chairman of the GAMI Advisory Board
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WAN-IFRA’s Global Alliance for Media Innovation (GAMI) facilitates and accelerates the digital transition of news media by bringing together research centres and innovation labs with news media publishers and suppliers.
For the first time, news media start-ups and research centres from around the world are united in a combined effort to explore and foster the growth potential of research and development in news content creation, delivery and consumption.
The programme of the Alliance is guided by a multi-stakeholder Advisory Board composed of 10 professionals representing business companies (media and suppliers) and academia from different regions in the world. As an executive body, the Board drives the strategic operations and sets the agenda of the Global Alliance for Media and Innovation.
As part of the mission to bring together innovation centres from different sectors, we set the foundation for an international market place for publishers to connect with start-ups and experts in innovation. The Media Innovation Map, a hive for start-ups, was shared in June at a meeting during WAN-IFRA’s Torino Congress. In October 2014, it moved to the beta phase of testing.
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WAn-ifrA budget breAkdoWn
Events 26%
Membership 25%
Research 10%
Consulting 7%
Other Income 4%Training 4%
Awards 2%Publication 2%
Expo 20%
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WAn-ifrA in numbers - 2014 highlights21,000 publications, both online and print and 3000 companies in more that 120 countries make up the global news publishing family of WAN-IFRA.
8000 subscribers to WAN-IFRA’s daily executive news service
65 + events in 2014, including the Torino World Newspaper Congress and conferences in Asia; Latin America; the Middle East and Europe; and exclusive webinars and workshops for members.
60 international prizes awarded, including the 2014 Golden Pen of Freedom to jailed Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega; the inaugural African Women in News Leadership Award to Toyosi Ogunseye the editor of the Sunday Punch in Nigeria; The Guardian for best news website as part of WAN-IFRA’s World Digital Media Awards and to Norway’s Amedia group for World Young Reader News Publisher of the Year.
Newspapers from 37 countries participated in WAN-IFRA’s Newspaper Colour Quality Club in 2014, an increase from 25 the previous year.
22 press freedom protest campaigns were made to countries including Mexico, Ukraine, Hong Kong, Turkey and Pakistan.
There was 1 international press freedom mission to the United Kingdom. It is unusual for WAN-IFRA to conduct such missions to developed nations, but it highlights the worsening trend of press freedom in Europe.
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“ The Britain in
the 21st century
should be a
beacon of liberty, not a
symbol of censorship to
authoritairain regimes.
With independent
self-regulation, a free
press can continue to
play its vital role”
John Witherow, Editor, The Times.
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in tribute to chArlieThis article by Press Freedom Director, Andrew Heslop, was cross-published in leading newspapers around Europe and worldwide in support of Charlie Hebdo, and to highlight the issue of attacks against journalists as a major threat to global press freedom.
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They are alarming statistics. 61 dead. 70 dead. 74 dead. 47 dead. 44 dead. 74 dead. These figures represent the number of journalists who have
died each year from 2009 through 2014. More than 1,100 have been killed in the line of duty since 1992 – and these are some of the most conservative estimates.
Charlie Hebdo and France are mourning the murder of 10 journalists and two police officers as the new year begins. There will, sadly and with certainty, be more as the year unfolds. When journalists are murdered, it is our entire society that should feel the wound. Is this recent attack the one that will finally wake everyone up to the fact that an attack on a journalist is an attack on us all?
Shocking as it is, the fatal attack on the newsroom of Paris’ leading satirical news weekly is not an isolated incident, but rather an extreme example of the brutal, often violent reality for thousands of news professionals worldwide.
Speak to newsmen and women in Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Pakistan, Mexico, and countless other countries, and the shock and fear that has stunned France is all too familiar. That this attack happened in a country that, while struggling with its multicultural identity, is nonetheless committed to believing in difference and diversity – liberté, egalité, fraternité – is a tragic blow for those determined to celebrate these values.
What is exceptional in this instance is that the climate of hatred that fuels attacks on journalists worldwide has reached the heart of European newsrooms.
As we grieve, and as the reasons unfold and the story develops, I hope it will deeply register in the minds of ordinary Europeans just how precarious our freedoms have become; that anyone, anywhere, should be killed for exercising their right to freedom of expression is a travesty. Whether it is Paris, Sana’a or Baghdad, there is no exception.
Only in solidarity can we hope to withstand assaults like this. But the reality – based on the lack of reaction to countless other tragic slayings of journalists over the years – is that until it happens in your own back yard, it often goes unregistered as being a threat.
Wednesday’s attack strikes at the fabric of democracy, and aspiring democratic societies, the world over. An attack on a publication such as Charlie Hebdo – unafraid, imperturbable, unwavering in its acerbic political satire and penetrating social commentary – is intended as an attack on the values our societies uphold. That we are no more damning to others as we are to ourselves is a philosophy that has kept Europe at peace since the second world war and in some ways has become the ultimate measure of our progress. Learning to respect difference yet providing no exception to the rule that “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend
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to the death your right to say it”. Perhaps never has a phrase held such poignancy.
This attack also looks to rip open the continent along fault lines that are wearing increasingly thin. Any fundamentalist thinking – right wing, left wing, economic, cultural or religious – will seek to exploit the perceived fragmentation of Europe and drive its people back into the cauldron of bitterness, hatred and sectarianism that pockmarks our history.
Europe survives precisely because of its diversity, its differences. Any dogma – religious, economic, political or otherwise – that seeks to impose a single vision on European society, especially through violent means, is destined to be rejected.
And where this belief wavers, where attacks aim to wear thin the resolve, the press has a responsibility to remind Europeans of their past and to project a potential future according to the values that so many fought and died for prior to the birth of the modern
continent.Attacks such as Wednesday’s aim to exploit the fears that difference in religion and culture bring. We must not let this be the case. We should be careful not to react with calls for tighter legislation that can be harmful to the very freedoms a critical press is designed to protect. The lessons of our American cousins and the post 9-11 Patriot Act as a response to terror should remind us that threats to our freedoms can come from many directions. Let us take the time to react, but let us first take the time to mourn this latest attempt on our freedom.
We can neither predict nor prevent the actions of crazed fundamentalists, but we can entirely control our reaction to their devastating acts. In the face of this most recent tragedy we must reject the fear it was calculated to spread. The victims were martyred, not in the name of a prophet, a cause, or a twisted religious belief, but by a warped vision of our own world. We have a duty to those who died to resist that vision. They lived in the name of freedom, and died its truest practitioners.
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4 reAsons to be in WAn-ifrA
Innovation and Business DevelopmentWAN-IFRA is at the forefront of cutting edge innovations that can benefit news media around the world.
News and InsightsMembers receive exclusive WAN-IFRA industry reports, journals, blogs and daily news services with interviews and articles from industry’s key influencers. You can also gain further industry insight by engaging with our technical, regional or thematic committees.
AdvocacyWe are, along with our members, passionate about the future of news. We promote press freedom, ethical journalism, news literacy and editorial integrity. We also work closely with the 80 national newspaper associations within our membership.
NetworkingWAN-IFRA’s global member network is central to our organisation. Members receive more opportunities to get the latest information and network with the brightest minds at local, regional and world events, including World News Media Congress and World Publishing Expo.
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