The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum represented the global newspaper industry at far-flung commemorations of World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, participating in events in Washington, Istanbul and Windhoek, Namibia, where the annual event was born.
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Editors from across Asia have have met with Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva following Thailand’s cease-fire with Cambodia in a border clash over land surrounding a disputed 900-year-old temple.
WAN-IFRA, in cooperation with the Society for News Design, are organising the third edition of its international conference dedicated to design for newspapers and magazines, to be held in Paris, France, on 19 May next.
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The Henri Nannen Award 2011 for special dedication to freedom of the press has been awarded to the French newspaper “Le Canard enchainé.” The name of the weekly newspaper established in 1915, which can be translated as “the duck in chains,” is an expression of protest against government censorship.
