WAN-IFRA and FIPP forge strategic alliance to strengthen global media collaboration
WAN-IFRA and FIPP, two of the world’s leading media trade associations, have formed a strategic alliance to foster greater collaboration and innovation within the industry. Through enhanced knowledge sharing and expanded resources, this partnership will empower publishers to navigate the rapidly evolving digital media landscape, ensuring a more resilient and future-ready industry.
Rooted in a shared commitment to press freedom, high-quality journalism, and the empowerment of publishers worldwide, the alliance responds to the structural shifts in the media market. By combining their networks and expertise, FIPP and WAN-IFRA aim to create meaningful synergies that drive industry-wide benefits on a larger scale.
By combining their strengths, the organisations create a global network of over 20,000 media brands and tech companies across 80+ countries. The two organisations acknowledge that magazine and newspaper publishers face shared digital transformation challenges, including content creation, distribution, audience engagement, monetisation strategies, and technology adaptation, highlighting the need for the regular exchange of best practices.
The complementary nature and specific features of the news and magazine publishing professions offer opportunities for fruitful cross-exchanges on the challenges of commercial performance, editorial workflows and digital subscription strategies.
Throughout 2025, FIPP and WAN-IFRA will work closely to explore synergies. FIPP members are invited to the WAN-IFRA World News Media Congress in Kraków this May at member rates, with the same offer extended to WAN-IFRA members for FIPP’s World Media Congress in Madrid this October. Additionally, Special Reports and White Papers from the two organisations will be accessible to members of both.
FIPP Chair Yulia Boyle and WAN-IFRA CEO Vincent Peyrègne will discuss this exciting collaboration at the WAN-IFRA Congress in Kraków (May 4-6).
CONTACT AND INQUIRIES
Alastair Lewis, CEO FIPP – alastair@fipp.com
Vincent Peyrègne, CEO WAN-IFRA – vincent.peyregne@wan-ifra.org
ABOUT
WAN-IFRA, the World Association of News Publishers, is the global organisation of the world’s press, comprising 3,000 news publishers and technology companies and 40 national publishers’ associations representing 18,000 publications in 120 countries. With a mission to protect the rights of journalists and publishers around the world to operate independent media, WAN-IFRA provides its members with expertise and services to innovate and prosper in a digital world and perform their crucial role in society.
FIPP. Founded in 1925 in France, FIPP is one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious membership associations. Originally formed by a consortium of magazine publishers to enable them to share ideas, the organisation has grown over 100 years to include media owners and content creators worldwide. FIPP exists to empower its members to build market-leading international media businesses through intelligence, solutions and partnerships. The FIPP World Media Congress brings the industry together once a year to hear the latest trends and for networking.
