Friday 30. November 2012
Journal Register Company Signs Purchase Agreement
Subject to Court Approval, Public Auction
Newspaper & Mailroom
Friday 30. November 2012
North Africa Meets Southeast Asia in Media Professionals Programme
Media executives from Cambodia, Egypt, Libya, Myanmar and Vietnam got together for the WAN-IFRA Media Professionals Programme year-end event in Kuala Lumpur this week for sessions on leadership and management, how to develop a solid media business and women in leadership.
Thursday 29. November 2012
Africa’s Editors Unite Behind Free Speech Campaign
More than 100 participants from 25 countries attending this week’s African Editors Forum in Kigali, Rwanda, heard how the Declaration of Table Mountain campaign and a complimentary initiative led by African Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression, Pansy Tlakula, are encouraging heads of state to repeal criminal speech laws and lift restrictions on a free press.
Wednesday 28. November 2012
Students and the News: An Update
Using newspapers in class is an old idea that’s getting a new shine around the world in programmes assisted by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), which is promoting news literacy and helping students better understand how news is made and why.
Wednesday 28. November 2012
Asian Digital Media Awards Presented
Singapore Press Holdings, Kompas, NDTV, South China Morning Post, Star Publications and Al Bayan were among the winners of the 3rd annual Asian Digital Media Awards presented tonight (28 November) in a ceremony in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA).
Tuesday 27. November 2012
European Newspaper Awards for De Tijd and Trouw
Award-winning KBA Cortina quality at EPC in Lokeren
Friday 23. November 2012
Safety of Journalists Top Concern for Media Organisations at the UN
As the United Nations takes up the issue of journalists’ safety in a Vienna meeting today, media organisations, including WAN-IFRA, presented recommendations on how to better protect journalists.