Call for proposals are invited for innovative projects to support the independent press. The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) presented its seventh annual Middle East Publishing conference on 29 February and 1 March with a view at media transformation in the region. The main aim is to identify new strategic development opportunities, revenue streams and build sustainable independent media businesses.
WAN-IFRA’s Middle East Conference brings together nearly 300 regional and international media experts to present case studies and examines successful strategies for media companies. The conference is built around five big themes which are essential for media companies in the modern age: social media; leadership and human resource management; innovations in newsrooms; advertising revenue generation; and the power of print.
For the popular uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen and elsewhere to succeed in building democracy and press freedom, media in the region need training on business, editorial and ethical practices, legal and institutional reform, investment and other immediate support. As part of the process, WAN-IFRA and the Cairo-based Danish-Egyptian Dialogue Institute (DEDI) on Thursday launched a call for proposals for its Arab Newspaper Development Programme, which will offer workshops, training and consulting for ten selected media outlets in Egypt and elsewhere in the Middle East and North Africa.
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