World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers

World Association of Newspapers
AbbreviationWAN-IFRA
FormationJune 1948 (1948-06)
TypeINGO
HeadquartersFrankfurt, Germany
Region served
Worldwide
Official language
English, French, German
Websitewww.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. The association was founded in 1948, and, as of 2011, represented more than 18,000 publications globally.

WAN's objectives are to defend and to promote freedom of the press, to support the development of newspaper publishing, and to foster global co-operation. It has provided consultation for UNESCO, the United Nations, and the Council of Europe.

According to WAN, from 2007 to 2011, global newspaper advertising dropped 41% to $76 billion.

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