World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers

World Association of Newspapers
AbbreviationWAN-IFRA
FormationJune 1948; 76 years ago (1948-06)
TypeINGO
HeadquartersFrankfurt, Germany
Region served
Worldwide
Official language
English, French, German
Websitewww.wan-ifra.org Edit this at Wikidata

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization made up of 76 national newspaper associations, 12 news agencies, 10 regional press organisations, and many individual newspaper executives in 100 countries.[1] The association was founded in 1948, and, as of 2011, represented more than 18,000 publications globally.[2]

WAN's objectives are to defend and to promote freedom of the press,[3] to support the development of newspaper publishing, and to foster global co-operation.[4] It has provided consultation for UNESCO, the United Nations, and the Council of Europe.[5][6]

According to WAN, from 2007 to 2011, global newspaper advertising dropped 41% to $76 billion.[7]

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  5. ^ "UNESCO and the World Association of News Publishers join forces to ensure survival of world's media". UNESCO. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
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