26 June 2017

Media Policy Briefing

This edition of the Media Policy Briefing brings you an exclusive account from the unique industry event that brought Bezos, Barber, Thompson, Polgreen, De Benedetti and other industry giants around the same table to devise a newspaper “to-do list” for the immediate future.

Also included is a new WAN-IFRA Media Policy member report that examines state measures aiming to support news media around the world, and the announcement of a cross-industry coalition that intends to contribute to the drafting of the EU's ePrivacy Regulation.

The highlights of the 2017 World Press Trends analysis are also available below.

To read more about WAN-IFRA's policy activities and focus areas, go here.

 

Industry leaders write recipe for the future of news media in Torino

Last week an impressive lineup of speakers from around the world gathered to celebrate the 150th anniversary of La Stampa. They all concluded their panels with 140 characters or less on the industry priorities. We bring you their "to-do list" and our account of the event.

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New report: Supporting the media – State measures around the world

Our report presents an overview of the various measures taken by the public sector worldwide to provide financial assistance to the news media.

The full report is downloadable free to WAN-IFRA members. Read more about it below.

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WAN-IFRA joins coalition to support drafting of ePrivacy Regulation

Led by ESOMAR, the Coalition for Audience Measurement sets out "to support European Union lawmakers considering a European Commission proposal to reform its ePrivacy Directive”.

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World Press Trends 2017: The audience-focused era arrives

The results of WAN-IFRA’s annual survey depict an industry that is increasingly building loyal audiences around its high-quality journalism, as the shift to reader-based revenue continues.

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