The Independent News Emergency Relief Coordination (INERC) is an effort to help assist funders willing and able to provide significant financial support for independent news media. INERC’s ambition is to guide the emergency funding to those independent news media around the world who need help the most in this challenging situation during the coronavirus crisis. It will support better understand where the need is greatest and coordinate the efforts to make the most significant possible difference in this difficult moment.

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(I was asked to write this obituary, and I do it with a heavy heart. Ray Prince and I had a close 52-year friendship with lives that paralleled each other in many ways, personally and professionally. Harvey Levenson, Professor Emeritus, Cal Poly)

Ray Prince was a 61-year industry veteran, consultant, and advisor who dedicated his career to helping printing companies to improve in the areas of productivity and quality with the bottom-line objective of increasing their profitability. Ray passed away on May 1, 2020.

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“The Innovators – Pitney Bowes at 100” to Air on Connecticut Public Television (CPTV) and Made Available On Demand Globally

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Bauer Media Group welcomes Perry Evans as a new member of its Advisory Board for its Business Area offering marketing and sales services for small and medium-sized enterprises (SME Services). His focus will be to advise on technology and digital product strategy for SMEs.

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The winners of the WAN-IFRA European Digital Media Awards were announced on Thursday, 23 April - with 7 out of 9 coming from Denmark, Norway or Sweden. The Coronavirus crisis has made these projects more relevant than ever – not least in the category of Best Paid Content Strategy, as almost all publishers see a sharp rise in digital subscriptions.

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Here we are again: 365 days before drupa. The new date of April 20 - 30, 2021 is now firmly established in the international calendar. The decision to postpone was difficult, but the only right choice for everyone involved. But what is now to follow on the way to drupa 2021? Following are some statements from the industry confirming loyalty to the trade fair and stressing the importance of direct interaction with existing and new customers that global trade fairs make possible. The industry hopes for a quick end of the pandemic and is counting on a strong drupa 2021.

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In this op-ed, endorsed by the Board of the World Editors Forum (WEF), Warren Fernandez warns of wrenching changes to come and urges urgent action to minimise damage to the media, and democracy.

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WAN-IFRA, the World Association of News Publishers, urges broader consultation for Ukraine's proposed disinformation bill to avoid risks for freedom

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WAN-IFRA, the World Association of News Publishers, is postponing its World News Media Congress in Zaragoza, Spain. The Congress was initially scheduled to take place in June. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, WAN-IFRA and its local host, Henneo Group, have decided to move the event to 17-19 September 2020.

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In these unprecedented and uncertain times, Printing Industries of America is committed to providing the printing community with the most up-to-date resources on the ongoing COVID-19 situation. Below is important guidance released jointly by the U.S. Department of Treasury and U.S. Small Business Administration regarding the Paycheck Protection Program:

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