One year at war

2023-02-23. Ukraine has been at war for one year to the day, and it affects us all. It is a dark anniversary. As an international organisation with a human rights mandate, WAN-IFRA’s duty is to stand in solidarity with our colleagues in distress. Since February 2022, WAN-IFRA and its international members have mobilised to support our Ukrainian colleagues. On this occasion, UMBA, one of WAN-IFRA’s two member associations in Ukraine, takes stock of the aid provided in 2022 and why it is vital to continue our solidarity support.

‘We’re just getting started’ – David Kaplan on the future of investigative journalism

2023-02-17. David Kaplan could well be credited for strengthening watchdog journalism around the world. As co-founder and inaugural Executive Director of the Global Investigative Journalism Network, he led the organisation from an initiative with a few hundred followers in 2012 to a “network of networks” spanning some 244 groups in 90 countries.

How to engage specific audiences – Lessons from Table Stakes Europe

2023-02-15. Our recently published report features winning strategies that news publishers used to reach out to key audiences during their participation in the Table Stakes Europe programme. The report includes 15 case studies – here we highlight some specific takeaways from them.

New Guide: Journalism in the Age of Pandemics 2.0

2023-02-15. Just out: our new newsroom guide has expert advice on navigating disinformation, advanced storytelling techniques and solutions journalism. It also features useful checklists produced by journalists who took part in the Temasek Foundation WAN-IFRA Journalism Programme.

Helping Ukraine’s women journalists to keep telling their stories

2023-02-14. A year ago, Russia invaded Ukraine, destroying lives and livelihoods. A partnership between the Ukrainian Independent Regional Publishers’ Association (AIRPPU) and WAN-IFRA’s Women in News programme awarded reporting grants to ensure the stories of women in Ukraine and their everyday struggles – and triumphs – continued to be told.

World’s press condemns 8-year sentence for Andrzej Poczobut, calls for his immediate release

2023-02-09. Journalist Andrzej Poczobut was sentenced yesterday to eight years in prison in what observers have denounced as a politically motivated verdict against a long-standing critic.

Joe Kahn: Political polarisation poses a major challenge for journalism

2023-02-08. The New York Times Executive Editor, a former foreign correspondent in Asia, will have been in the editor’s chair a year when he takes to the stage at this year’s World News Media Congress in Taipei in June 2023. Shortly before he took control of the newsroom, Kahn outlined some of his priorities in an interview with Fernando Belzunce, which we are republishing here with permission.

The Wall Street Journal, Economist and Financial Times all now have female editors – what does it mean for business?

2023-02-07. Emma Tucker’s arrival as editor of The Wall Street Journal means that there are women running the three most important outlets for financial commentary.

Learnings from a year-long focus on gender issues in Malaysia

2023-02-02. On International Women’s Day last year, Malaysia’s The Star kicked off a year-long collaborative initiative to profile key issues affecting women in Asia. The aim? To position stories around the key challenges facing women on the news agenda throughout the year – not just as a key calendar highlight.

New WAN-IFRA report features strategies for news publishers to engage key audiences

2023-02-01. The new report features stories from European news publishers that embraced an audience-first mindset during their participation in the Table Stakes Europe programme. By choosing specific target audiences and starting to produce journalism that serves their needs, the companies were able to create loyal new readers and accelerate their digital transformation.