At a time of rapid technological change, shifting platform power, political pressure and evolving audience expectations, WAN-IFRA is sharpening its focus on media leadership as a critical capability for strong, independent and sustainable journalism. As part of this work, WAN-IFRA is strengthening its internal strategic advisory capacity and its expertise in media leadership. Lena K…
By Hannah Chia “We are all biased, and we have to be aware that we are all biased,” said Lea Eberle, Head of Finance Projects at Ringier, during our Asian Media Leaders Summit in Singapore. “Conscious or unconscious bias, it is just how we are as humans,” she said. While bias manifests in many forms…
To say that China had a successful 2025 would be an understatement. According to President Donald Trump’s campaign agenda and early months of his second administration, the United States was going to be tough on China. Trump went heavy on tariffs, limited chip exports, and tried to assert dominance over the country. A year later,…
In a discussion hosted by Ezra Eeman, as part of the WAN-IFRA AI in Media Initiative he leads – and the first in a new series called “Publishers and Platforms” – Varun Shetty, VP, Media Partnerships at OpenAI, described their 2026 priorities across personalisation, proactive experiences and the evolution of ChatGPT Search, an apps ecosystem…
By Stella Xu The survival and relevance of today’s news organisations depends on AI literacy and pivoting from a traditional print-first approach while preserving the irreplaceable “scent of the human,” noted García during his keynote address at WAN-IFRA’s Asian Media Leaders Summit in Singapore. Revolution 1: Shifting from rectangular production to vertical consumption The first…
That is just one of the reasons that publishers gave us in our latest World Press Trends Outlook survey for feeling optimistic about the future – despite the myriad challenges the industry is facing. The findings included in the latest World Press Trends Outlook report are based on insights from over 170 senior media executives…
Iran’s regime is on the ropes. The recent wave of protests, the government’s bloody crackdown, and the US threat of direct intervention all mark a profound turning point in its modern history. The Islamic Republic’s current trajectory is unsustainable — without a course correction, a gradual internal disintegration of the economy and the increasing reliance…
But the country Donald Trump has fixated on most isn’t an adversary — it’s an ally. Greenland, a NATO member and longtime partner of the United States has repeatedly found itself in the president’s crosshairs. These threats, delivered largely through unilateral executive action, have once again raised questions about Congress’s role as a check on…
It’s difficult to know exactly what is happening in Iran since the government shut down the internet on January 8, plunging a nation of more than 90 million people into digital darkness. Crackdowns against anti-government protesters have led to at least 2,600 deaths, although some estimates put the death toll at upward of 20,000. According…
Is help really “on its way” for Iran’s protesters? That’s what President Donald Trump promised in a Truth Social post earlier this week, adding that “Iranians Patriots” should “KEEP PROTESTING – TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!!” Trump first threatened that the US was “locked and loaded” to launch strikes on Iran if it continued killing protesters…