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Singapore Press Holdings sweeps Digital Media Awards Asia 2021 with six wins
Singapore Press Holdings emerged the biggest winner at WAN-IFRA’s Digital Media Awards Asia 2021, with a haul of two Golds and four Silvers. Coconuts Media clinches six awards to top small/ medium category. The Asian Digital Media Awards were first launched in 2009 to recognise news media organisations which have adopted digital media and mobile strategies in response to how people consume news and information today. One hundred and forty entries were submitted to this year’s competition. Gold winners of all the categories (except Best Special Project for Covid-19, which is a special time-limited category) are automatically eligible for WAN-IFRA’s World Digital Media Awards where they will compete against the top…
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South China Morning Post tops haul with nine winning entries at 20th Asian Media Awards
Now in their 20th year, WAN-IFRA’s Asian Media Awards aim to promote the highest publishing standards in the fields of newspaper and magazine design, infographics, editorial content, marketing, community service, revenue diversification and photojournalism. Several major Asian news publishers won big at this year’s WAN-IFRA’s Asian Media Awards. They are among the 34 media companies from 9 countries that took in this year’s competition. South China Morning Post – 9 awards Magazine Cover Design – Gold, Silver Breaking News Article – Gold, Silver Feature Article – Silver Covid-19 Reporting – Silver Newspaper Infographics – Gold. Silver, Bronze India Today Group – 5 awards News Photography – Gold, Silver Feature Photography…
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Audiences-First thinking – join WAN-IFRA’s programme to support local, digital transformation in Europe
WAN-IFRA, the World Association of News Publishers, is launching the third round of Table Stakes Europe in partnership with the Google News Initiative Digital Growth Programme. The one-year transformation and coaching programme for regional and local news publishers, a collaboration with Table Stakes architect Doug Smith, will once again welcome twenty-four participating news enterprises. Applications are now open and will operate on a rolling basis – so early application is an advantage! The programme is scheduled to begin in December 2021 and will run for nine months. The Table Stakes Europe (TSE) programme is designed to help publishers drive digital revenue growth by refocusing on putting audiences first. Organisations identify and…
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New Board Leaders Take Office at WAN-IFRA’s Annual Meeting
WAN-IFRA has announced the election of ten new members to serve on its Supervisory Board of Directors and the Board of the World Editors Forum (WEF). At its General Assembly of Members on June 23, WAN-IFRA presented a positive balance for the year 2020, and foresees a better-than-expected year in 2021 with a growing number of new members. On June 23, four media executives were elected to the WAN-IFRA Supervisory Board: Max Garrido, Managing Director of Corporacion Bermont in Spain who Chairs WAN-IFRA’s World Printers Forum; Masahiro Maruyama, President and CEO of The Mainichi Newspapers Group Holdings Co. and President of NSK (Nihon Shinbun Kyokai), the Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors…
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WAN-IFRA launches a new Expert Group to arm data practitioners with powerful journalism analytics
WAN-IFRA, together with sixteen European news organisations, launch the Data Science Expert Group, a network of news media professionals working in data science, data analytics and data engineering. Its goal is to arm practitioners with powerful journalism analytics built around newsroom priorities to grow audiences, deepen engagement and drive subscriptions. Without robust audience research, questions about who the audience is and what it needs tend to be answered on hierarchy or power within the organisation, or based on assumptions. That is not good enough in news organisations that are increasingly dependent on audience revenue and audience engagement to thrive and fulfil their mission. News publishers and newsrooms need better ways…
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WAN-IFRA moves the World News Media Congress to 1-3 December 2021
The prospect of an easing of international travel restrictions as COVID-19 vaccinations increase has prompted WAN-IFRA to shift the dates of its World News Media Congress in Taipei, Taiwan, from 28-30 September to 1-3 December 2021. “As everyone has been reminding us, great things happen when the community comes together and connects at the World News Media Congress for much needed, face-to-face discussions about the future of our industry,” said Vincent Peyrègne, WAN-IFRA CEO. “By moving the event to later in the year, we are increasing the chances of holding a vibrant and safe event. We are hopeful that by December, travel restrictions will have eased.” Taiwan has managed the pandemic…
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New Guide to Help Activate Cultural Change for News Publishers Launched
WAN-IFRA publishes a new guide to help media executives initiate change in their newsrooms. The handbook summarizes key lessons shared during the Cultural Change Ignition Program for Latin American News Publishers. The Cultural Change Ignition Program was co-organised by WAN-IFRA and the Facebook Journalism Project from October 2020 to January 2021. It worked with 30 media leaders from fifteen news companies from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico, to refresh their digital and management skills and reflect on guiding their companies into the future. "During the sessions, participants were invited to consider profound day-to-day cultural changes within their news organizations, conceptualize their role in society and rethink the ways they operate, compete and monetize" explained Julieta…
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WAN-IFRA World Press Trends Outlook: Digital transformation in the driver’s seat
One of the many silver linings of the pandemic for publishers has been the ability of their organisations to adapt quickly to this changing environment. For many, this meant speeding up their digital transformation efforts. In its just-published World Press Trends Outlook report, publishers told WAN-IFRA that accelerating their digital transformation strategy was the most important change to make. This year’s edition of World Press Trends to allowed publishers to give us their latest insights and data on 2020 and their focus on the year ahead, as well as collecting the latest data from our partners, national associations and other sources. Much of the report is based on a comprehensive survey…
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WAN-IFRA announces major partnership with Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
WAN-IFRA will expand its media freedom activities in 7 countries throughout East Central Africa and Southeast Asia, thanks to a 2-year renewed partnership of NOK10,000,000 (€1,000,000) with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The programme, titled ‘Strengthening Independent Media’, will focus on the three core themes of gender equality, safety, and stability. “Now more than ever, citizens need access to trusted news sources. This programme will support the important work being undertaken by media throughout East Central Africa and Southeast Asia”, said Vincent Peyrègne, WAN-IFRA CEO. “Our Norwegian members have consistently championed WAN-IFRA’s work to promote media freedom globally, and we are gratified that we may continue to amplify this…
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WAN-IFRA „Print Innovation Awards 2021“ open for entries
WAN-IFRA is inviting entries for its 4th annual Print Innovation Awards. The World Printers Forum’s competition celebrates the most innovative print ads as well as newspaper and magazine publishers’ products worldwide. The awards will be presented in Frankfurt at the World Printers Summit in October 2021. Innovation in the publishing industry is not confined to the digital sector but is also to be found in print. In order to demonstrate this to a wider public worldwide, the World Printers Forum has launched the Print Innovation Awards in 2018. With these awards, the WAN-IFRA’s World Printers Forum has closed a gap. Although there are many media prizes as well as regional…
