In the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attacks and the growing number of journalists under threat world-wide, the opening of the World News Media Congress in Washington, D.C., on Monday will have a strong focus on the safety of journalists and how such attacks impact their ability to carry out their essential role.
Schibsted Media Group has received an offer from the Belgian press group Rossel to acquire Schibsted’s 49.3 percent share stake in 20 Minutes France.
Are small and mid-sized publishers punching above their weight when it comes to the digital transformation of the news media industry? Experts attending the WAN-IFRA World News Media Congress in Washington coming up in June certainly think so.
The Hungarian Publishers’ Association has been designated 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 200,000 students in the past decade.
Schibsted Sverige and MittMedia have agreed to sign a letter of intent for future cooperation in Sweden by forming a new media group for subscription newspapers. The new media group will consist of Svenska Dagbladet and Mittmedia’s 18 local subscription newspapers in Northern Sweden, as well as a majority share of MittMedia’s subsidiary Promedia, which owns ten local subscription newspapers in Mid Sweden.
Advertising revenue remains the lifeblood of news media, but with an ever-expanding fight for market share, it is essential to accelerate strategies and develop attractive new products and services.
The strategies of some of the world’s most diverse and largest media companies — Google, Schibsted, FAZ and Nation among them — will be examined at the upcoming Publish Asia 2015, the annual Asian newspaper conference from the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA).
