The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has teamed up with Axel Springer, Storyful and CCI Europe for an international MediaHackDay in Berlin on October 5 and 6 to promote innovation and digital transformation in newspaper companies.

Singapore Press Holdings (Singapore), ABP (India), and Al Nisr Publishing (UAE) were among the winners of the 12th annual Asian Media Awards presented in a gala ceremony in Bangalore (India) by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA).

Court rules seizure of journalist's files and computer equipment "illegal", orders materials be returned and recognizes the protection of journalists is paramount.

In the future, we will see more complex paid content models than we see today. And in the end, it's not which paid content model you choose that matters. What really makes the difference is how well the chosen method is deployed.

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) is preparing to welcome delegates from across the Arab region to the 6th edition of its Arab Free Press Forum, set to take place from 24 to 26 November 2013 in the Tunisian capital, Tunis.

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have welcomed news of the release of journalist Shi Tao and called on Chinese authorities to do more to respect freedom of the press.

India is a country of champions when it comes to news media initiatives aimed at attracting young readers, which has earned it the designation as WAN-IFRA World Young Reader Country of the Year for 2013.

Award-winning journalist has residence searched and computer equipment seized in dawn raid that raises serious concerns over protection of sources in Switzerland.

WAN-IFRA India Expo 2013, the second largest expo in the world for trends and practices in newspaper printing and publishing, has already attracted leading suppliers to the industry who are signing up in large numbers to exhibit at the show, writes Christel Lee from Print World Asia.

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have called for the release of editor Rodney Sieh from prison in Liberia, a country whose president, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, committed to repeal criminal defamation laws last year.

Four top industry experts will take the stage to discuss the future of news publishing during the opening ceremony of this year's World Publishing Expo on 7 October in Berlin.

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have protested to Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom against the actions of government officials that led to the destruction of computer hard drives belonging to the Guardian newspaper last month.