WAN | Bizcommunity

WAN | Bizcommunity

News

Publishing

WAN-IFRA appoints Kim Svendsen as membership director

10 Feb 2025

Ezra Eeman. Source: Supplied.

Artificial Intelligence

Ezra Eeman joins Wan-Ifra to steer AI initiatives in the media industry

29 Nov 2024

Media

World News Media Congress 2025 set for Krakow

28 Oct 2024

Media24: Leading the way in exceptional journalism and impactful content

Media

Media24: Leading the way in exceptional journalism and impactful content

Issued by Media24 14 Aug 2024

This year a new campaign, Choose Truth, created by South Africa's Daily Maverick, will be featured for World News Day (Image supplied)

Media Freedom

South Africa's Daily Maverick's Choose Truth campaign for World News Day

12 Aug 2024

Source: © CPJ The Basmanny district court in Moscow has convicted Russian-American journalist and writer Masha Gessen of disseminating "fake" information about the Russian military

Media Freedom

Russian-American journalist Masha Gessen convicted of disseminating "fake" information

19 Jul 2024

Artificial Intelligence

What OpenAI’s deal with News Corp means for journalism (and for you)

4 Jun 2024

Image supplied. Carlos Fernando Chamorro, editor-in-chief of Confidencial (Photo: Mick Friis)

Media Freedom

Nicaraguan journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro awarded Wan-Ifra's Golden Pen of Freedom

31 May 2024

Artificial Intelligence

Wan-Ifra and OpenAI launch accelerator to boost AI adoption in newsrooms

30 May 2024

Image supplied. Wan-Ifra announced the 2024 Digital Media Awards Worldwide winners with SA’s Food For Mzansi Group, wining the 2024 Digital Media Awards Worldwide Best Podcast category

Online Media

SA's Food For Mzansi Group wins Wan-Ifra 2024 Digital Media Awards Podcast category

28 May 2024

Ladina Heimgartner elected new President of WAN-IFRA on May 27. Source: Supplied.

Media

Ladina Heimgartner elected president at World News Media Congress in Copenhagen

28 May 2024

Saudi Arabia is making moves in the global telecoms industry

Telecoms & Networks

CompCom approves Saudi telecom deal to acquire CMC Networks

Lindsey Schutters 21 May 2024

Publishing

DSAC Publishing Hub for 2024/25 open for manuscripts and publishers

22 May 2024

3 new local films and more at cinemas this May

Film

3 new local films and more at cinemas this May

Daniel Dercksen 29 Apr 2024

Daily Maverick sweeps WAN-IFRA Digital Media Awards Africa 2024 with 4 top honours

Media

Daily Maverick sweeps WAN-IFRA Digital Media Awards Africa 2024 with 4 top honours

Issued by Daily Maverick 17 Apr 2024

Source: © The Food for Mzansi Group won three Wan-Ifra Digital Media Africa 2024 Awards

Media

South African digital publishers make clean sweep of Wan-Ifra Digital Media Awards Africa 2024

16 Apr 2024

Source: © 123rf The Wan-Ifra Digital Media Awards Africa finalists have been announced

Media

Wan-Ifra Digital Media Awards Africa finalists

9 Apr 2024

Media

Global news leaders sign open letter in support of journalists in Gaza

6 Mar 2024

Source: © Anne Spratt Agecny Scope 2023 has found that the trend of in-house marketing operations is starting to wan, as marketers start to respond to the post-Covid world

Marketing & Media

Scopen 2023 trend: In-house agency heading for the out house?

21 Feb 2024

Media

Publishers remain resilient despite rising costs and geopolitical uncertainty

29 Jan 2024

Image supplied.
The One Club for Creativity’s Global Creative Rankings 2023 have been announced with ? and us Dubai named the Regional Agency for the Middle East and Africa.

The One Club for Creativity

‿ and us Dubai named One Club's top Middle East and Africa agency

5 Jan 2024

Image supplied. The Wan-ifra's Best Practice in Innovation report features best practice case studies from Nigeria and South Africa

Media

Wan-Ifra's Best practice in digital innovation report includes Nigeria and SA case studies

28 Dec 2023

Publishing

Wan-Ifra reveals 18 publishers for Table Stakes Europe Programme's fifth edition

29 Dec 2023

Source: © Wan-ifra Gianluca Costantini’s drawings of the journalists and media workers killed in the Hamas-Israeli conflict since 7 October

Media

Artist honours journalists and media workers killed in Hamas-Israeli conflict

28 Nov 2023

WACS cable incident highlights need for increased network resilience

Internet

WACS cable incident highlights need for increased network resilience

Bertrandt Delport 18 Sep 2023

Source: © Adeniji Aabdullah Podcasting can reinvigorate newsrooms, and it is doing just that in Africa

Online Media

Podcasting reinvigorating newsrooms in Africa

13 Sep 2023

Building the ideal tech stack for your digital transformation logistics environment

Logistics & Transport

Building the ideal tech stack for your digital transformation logistics environment

Liam Connors 13 Dec 2023

Media

Wan-Ifra and Reporters Without Borders form committee to develop AI Media Charter

28 Jul 2023

The panel was revealed in Taiwan. Source: Supplied.

Media

Wan-Ifra launches expert panel to guide the news industry

30 Jun 2023

Source: John Schnobrich This year’s Wan-Ifra’s Digital Media Awards Africa 2023 is lead by the South African press.

Digital

SA media takes 7 out of 8 at the Wan-Ifra Digital Media Awards Africa 2023

13 Apr 2023

Source: © Pixabay The Wan-Ifra Digital Media Awards Africa finalists have been announced

Media

SA dominates Wan-Ifra 2023 Africa Digital Media Awards

6 Apr 2023

Media

Wan-Ifra appoints new heads to lead World Editors Forum

2 Mar 2023

Digital

Entries now open for the Digital Media Awards Africa 2023

10 Jan 2023

Film

All the films to look forward to in the new year!

Daniel Dercksen 3 Jan 2023

The 5 things that must be taken into account when connecting SA public sector agencies

Technology

The 5 things that must be taken into account when connecting SA public sector agencies

Sina Mvoko 20 Dec 2022

Media

Taipei will host Wan-Ifra's 2023 World News Media Congress

3 Nov 2022

Media

Daily Maverick wins 2 of 6 Wan-Ifra's 2022 Digital Media Awards Worldwide categories

30 Sep 2022

Source: Supplied. From left is Regina Reyes, Faith Zaba and Diana Mokalled.

Publishing

Wan-Ifra Women in News Editorial Leadership Award announces 2022 laureates

29 Sep 2022

Image supplied: Mark Haze

Music

#MusicExchange: Mark Haze and the cool factor we all want

Martin Myers 27 Sep 2022

Source: Supplied.

Publishing

World News Day to be commemorated across the world

26 Sep 2022

Source © Valentina Todorova Wan-Ifra's media pilot project will assess how Web3 can be used to help build ongoing trust and develop new sources of revenue for news publishers and content producers

Media

Web3 Foundation supports media pilot project to develop new sources of revenue

30 Aug 2022

Book now to attend Mzansi Young Farmers Indaba

Agriculture

Book now to attend Mzansi Young Farmers Indaba

Vateka Halile, Issued by YehBaby Marketing Creatives 25 Jul 2022

Changing business landscape sparks a race for digital talent - Accenture opinion

Cloud

Changing business landscape sparks a race for digital talent - Accenture opinion

Issued by Stone 7 Jul 2022

Is it the end of the road for VPN?

Cybersecurity

Is it the end of the road for VPN?

Simeon Tassev 5 Jul 2022

Source: © dolgachov The WAN-IFRA African Digital Media Awards 2022 finalists have been announced

Online Media

SA online media dominate Wan-Ifra's African Digital Media Awards finalists' list

4 Jul 2022

Building and operating enterprise networks in the Cloud Continuum

Cloud

Building and operating enterprise networks in the Cloud Continuum

Issued by Stone 8 Jun 2022

Source: © Deyan Georgiev Purpose-driven content marketing is the future

Media

The future is purpose-driven content marketing

Jerusha Raath 13 Jun 2022

Source: © Campaign The Guardian has committed to be net zero carbon emissions by 2030.

Newspapers

Print recognises its carbon footprint impact

13 Jun 2022