Innovation knows no boundaries, and that has never been more evident than in this years World Digital Media Awards winners. More importantly, it reaffirms that publishers can glean best practice from all corners of the globe: Oman, South Africa, India, Mexico, or right here in central Europe.
Zeitung in der Schule (ZiS – News at School), an initiative founded by the Austrian Newspaper Association (VÖZ), has been been honored as a “Center of Youth Engagement Excellence” by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), for its innovative and strong News in Education programs that have reached more than 1 million students in the past decade.
While the countdown continues for next weeks World Publishing Expo in Vienna, WAN-IFRA announced today that next years revamped event will be returning to Berlin. Under the motto “Make Publishing Successful”, the IFRA World Publishing Expo and the new parallel DCX Digital Content Expo will both highlight the numerous opportunities opening up to the industry.
R.AGE, the youth initiative of The Star in Malaysia, has taken the top award in the annual World Young Reader Prize of WAN-IFRA, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers, for its innovative use of video, compelling journalistic storytelling and audience involvement in ways that can inform news publishers around the world.
Brazilian newspaper provides visitors to the Olympic Games 2016 with their daily information
Trelleborg is to use the forthcoming WAN IFRA conference – 21st – 22nd September, Swisshotel, Kolkata, India – to announce its increased focus on the Indian newspaper market. The company has recently appointment Maniraju Bora as Sales and Technical Director for the South West Asia region. He has worked in the industry for more than 25 years and has an excellent technical knowledge of offset printing blankets and newspaper presses.
Kenya-based Nation Media Group (NMG) was founded in 1959 by the Aga Khan as a voice for the African population as it sought independence. Today, NMG is the largest independent media company in East and Central Africa, and publishes print newspapers, including Kenya’s Daily Nation and Tanzania’s The Citizen, and digital media.
