World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers

World Association of Newspapers
Abbreviation	WAN-IFRA
Formation	June 1948
Type	INGO
Headquarters	Frankfurt, Germany
Region served	Worldwide
Official language	English, French, German
Website	www.wan-ifra.org

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]

^ Merskin, Debra L. (12 November 2019). The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Society. SAGE Publications. ISBN 978-1-4833-7552-6.
^ "Partners". News Media Alliance. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
^ "The Washington Post Press Freedom Partnership expands to include WAN-IFRA as partner, Aspen Institute as supporting partner". Washington Post. 4 January 2021. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021.
^ "World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA)". Devex.
^ "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.
^ "Inquirer president appointed to WAN-Ifra executive board". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 27 September 2020. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020.
^ "Taxing times". The Economist.

[1] Merskin, Debra L. (12 November 2019). The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Society. SAGE Publications. ISBN 978-1-4833-7552-6.

[2] "Partners". News Media Alliance. Retrieved 11 June 2021.

[3] "The Washington Post Press Freedom Partnership expands to include WAN-IFRA as partner, Aspen Institute as supporting partner". Washington Post. 4 January 2021. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021.

[4] "World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA)". Devex.

[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.

[:0-6] "Inquirer president appointed to WAN-Ifra executive board". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 27 September 2020. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020.

[7] "Taxing times". The Economist.

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