The accelerating development of Artificial Intelligence in the news media poses incredible opportunities but also threats to the integrity of information. In response to this unprecedented challenge, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and international partners, including WAN-IFRA, are launching a committee, chaired by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa, to draw up a charter to advise regulatory initiatives in this area.

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The Cal Poly Graphic Communication Department has been re-accredited for another six-year cycle after a unanimous vote by the Accrediting Council for Collegiate Graphic Communications (ACCGC). The department has been accredited since the ACCGC’s inception in 1998.

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Acquisition highlights & customer benefits:
· Expands products and services offered by Tecnau in the graphic communication segment, with added solutions for direct mail and transpromo markets
· Diversifies Tecnau into sustainable packaging for books, e-commerce and parcel sorting for intralogistics
· Creates a global entity with combined over 370 employees and revenues above USD 100 million (fiscal year 2022)
· Broadens Tecnau’s global reach with combined direct subsidiaries in United States, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, Belgium, Singapore and Japan and a global distribution/agency network.

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Emang Mutapati, editor-in-chief of The Voice in Botswana, has been named 2023 Laureate for Africa; Lina Ejeilat, co-founder and editor-in-chief of 7iber in Jordan, has been named 2023 Laureate for the Arab Region; and Glenda Gloria, the executive editor and co-founder of Rappler in The Philippines, has been named 2023 Laureate for Southeast Asia.

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The winners of WAN-IFRA’s prestigious annual Digital Media Awards Worldwide, recognising outstanding achievements in digital media by the news industry, were announced in Taiwan on 28 June during a ceremony at the World News Media Congress 2023.

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Eleven new members, including eight women executives, were elected to serve on WAN-IFRA’s Supervisory Board of Directors at its General Assembly of Members on 29 June 2023. During the same meeting, Fernando de Yarza was re-elected President of WAN-IFRA. Meeting during the 74th World News Media Congress in Taipei, the Board of the World Association of News Publishers issued five press freedom resolutions highlighting issues of major concern.

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Members of the World Print & Communication Forum (WPCF) look forward to meeting again in person during Pack Print in Bangkok in September 2023.

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The World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), has announced the launch of its Expert Panel during the annual World News Media Congress being held in Taipei. 14 women and men who are well established as experts in the media industry will represent the association and work closely together with it around the globe with the goal of supporting the news media industry in its quest for sustainability.

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The latest edition of the Print Matters for the Future conference brought together an impressive gathering of about 100 industry professionals from 22 countries. The event, co-organised by Intergraf and NOPA, took place on 9 June 2023 in Riga, Latvia.

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Leading event for printing and converting is represented with a new image.

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