2025-01-31. United Daily News Group (UDN) in Taiwan has significantly reshaped its subscription growth through a homegrown data-driven curation program called “Curate X.” The post Data drives 280% subscription growth at Taiwan’s United Daily News appeared first on WAN-IFRA ..read more

2025-01-08. The 12 case studies featured in our innovation report are winners of WAN-IFRA’s annual Digital Media Awards Worldwide, recognising outstanding achievements in digital media by the news industry. The post New report highlights best practice in innovation with 12 cases of excellence appeared first on WAN-IFRA ..read more

2024-11-06. At this year's prestigious Asian Media Awards, organised by WAN-IFRA, SPH Media, South China Morning Post (SCMP), and Kumparan stole the spotlight in a highly competitive event that saw 251 entries from 42 media organisations across 13 countries. The post Asian Media Awards 2024: SPH Media, South China Morning Post, and Kumparan Dominate the Winners’ Circle. appeared first on WAN-IFRA ..read more

2024-10-16. Around 120 print experts – printers, publishers, print specialists and suppliers – from more than 65 companies and 23 countries came together to meet and discuss in the Palais Niederösterreich in Vienna on 8-9 October. The post World Printers Summit unites global print leaders in Vienna appeared first on WAN-IFRA ..read more

2024-10-15. The World Printers Forum proudly announced the annual Sustainability and Print Innovation Awards winners during Vienna's prestigious World Printers Summit. This year's awards celebrated outstanding achievements in three distinct categories, alongside a special accolade for the Young Leader of the Year. The post Winners of the Sustainability and Print Innovation Awards Announced at the World Printers Summit in Vienna. appeared first on WAN-IFRA ..read more

Perplexity, an AI “answer” engine startup, made headlines in July when it unveiled a revenue-sharing program, partnering initially with Fortune, Der Spiegel, Texas Tribune, and WordPress. The tech platform aims to expand its collaborations, particularly with international media outlets, by year's end.  The post How AI ‘answer’ engine Perplexity plans to collaborate with publishers appeared first on WAN-IFRA ..read more

2024-08-27. WAN-IFRA's International Color Quality Club (ICQC) announced 39 new members for 2024-2026, recognising their exceptional and consistent colour printing quality. This prestigious membership highlights the achievements of publications that have adhered to international printing standards over an extended period.  The post WAN-IFRA celebrates the champions of the “International Color Quality Club” 2024-2026 appeared first on WAN-IFRA ..read more

The jury includes Dr. Kanchana and Dr. Nirmala, Assistant Professors from the Department of Printing Technology at Anna University, India; Prabhu Natrajan, Research Engineer from WAN-IFRA; and other technical experts. They have served as distinguished jurors for the International Color Quality Club (ICQC) in the past. Key print quality defects being evaluated The jury panel is evaluating 18 print quality defects, including some of the key areas such as: Colour accuracy: Juries assess how well the printed colours match the intended hues. This involves evaluating colour consistency across the en ..read more

Sustainability and innovation in printing are essential to the future of newspapers and magazines and their positive impact on society. WAN-IFRA’s World Printers Forum presents the Sustainability and Print Innovation Awards to celebrate the industry’s best practices that are shaping the future of an ever-evolving industry. While many media awards exist, the Sustainability and Print Innovation Awards stand out as the only worldwide competition focusing exclusively on sustainability and print innovation. The competition is open to newspaper and magazine publishers, advertisers, and advertising a ..read more

“I am honored to be here and to receive this award. Thank you, Women in News, and thank you, WAN IFRA. This recognition will mark my career. I would’ve loved to speak to you today about the gender balance we have proudly achieved at AJ+. I won’t be speaking about AI, though. I have a personal issue with it. I spent a lifetime learning languages, and there comes AI switching between languages like water! I won’t speak about any of that because these are dark times for journalism and humanity.  For the past 8 months, our daily life has been all about news of death and destruction. Our colle ..read more