World Association of Newspapers

Asociación Mundial de Periódicos

Association Mondiale des Journaux

Weltverband der Zeitungen

 Newspapers in Education Development Project

Goals of Presentation

• Project Update
2. Discuss Latin America as the focus for efforts in
2005
3. Highlight 6th World Young Reader Congress in
Buenos Aires, Argentina, 18-21 September 2005
 Our Members

 18 000 newspapers
 72 national associations
 13 news agencies
 10 regional and world-wide press groups
 Individual members in 102 countries
 Objectives since 1948

 Defending and promoting press freedom and the economic

independence of newspapers as an essential condition for that freedom.

 Contributing to the development of newspaper publishing by fostering

communications and contacts between newspaper executives.

 Promoting co-operation between its member organizations, whether

national, regional or worldwide.
 Activity Areas

 Training & Events Division

Help newspapers increase readership and sustain and increase advertising
and other revenues through study tours, seminars, publications and so on.

 World Editors Forum

Provide opportunities for senior news executives to exchange ideas and
information about the business of editing newspapers.
 Activity Areas

 Fund for Press Freedom Development

Promote the growth of free and independent newspapers in developing
countries through training and other forms of assistance.

 Newspapers in Education / Young Readership

Organize international co-operation to encourage the culture of reading
newspapers by establishing and developing Newspapers in Education
activity world-wide.
 Young Reader Committee
 Founded in 1991

 Members are publishers, NIE or Young Reader coordinators and

others with NIE interests

 The Committee seeks to:

- determine how ideas can be applied to
different countries and cultures
- ensure that all NIE initiatives have educational validity
- coordinate young reader and NIE activities internationally
 Countries with NIE
Argentina Czech Rep. Guatemala Macedonia Philippines Uganda
Australia Denmark Hong Kong Malaysia Puerto Rico Ukraine
Austria Dominican Rep. Hungary Mali Romania UK
Belgium El Salvador Iceland Mexico Russia Uruguay
Bosnia Estonia India Nepal Senegal USA
Burkina Faso Finland Italy Netherlands Serbia Venezuela
Brazil France Japan New Zealand So. Africa Zambia
Cameroon Georgia Korea Nigeria Sweden
Canada Germany Latvia Norway Switzerland
Colombia Ghana Lebanon Panama Thailand
Costa Rica Greece Luxembourg Peru Trinidad
NIE Development Project

 Trainer scholarships

 Introductory workshops

 Research

 Resources

 Recognition
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World Young Reader Prize
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2004 WINNERS
The West Australian, Australia
The Telegraph, India

JURY COMMENDATIONS SPECIAL MENTIONS

. Brazil
La Vanguardia, Mexico
. Estonia
Chaniotika Nea, Greece . Latvia
. Hungary
 NIE Development Project
World Newspaper Reading Passport

Who? Six classes

What? Launch of pilot version
When? Spring and Fall 2004
Where? Accra, Ghana
With? Media in Education Trust/Ghana

Content: Norway, Belgium, South Africa, Argentina

 NIE Development Project
World Newspaper Reading Passport
THE LAUNCH

NEXT VERSIONS
French & Arabic
 NIE Development Project
Berlin Roundtable

RUSSIA GHANA ICELAND ROMANIA

SERBIA LUXEMBOURG INDONESIA MACEDONIA

 NIE Development Project
First Workshop in China
Using newspapers to learn English

Who? 200 university English teachers

What? Founding of Chinese NIE for English group
When? 11 April 2004
Where? Wuhan, China
Host? 21st Century newspaper
 NIE Development Project/China
Examples

•Strategies from the

participants
•A special delivery of
JoongAng Ilbo
NIE Development Project/Latin America
Spreading the word
to libraries
in Argentina & the World

A booth for questions

and answers
 NIE Development Project/Latin America
City-wide Journalist
for a Day School
Contest

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• Low cost
• High cooperation
NIE Development Project/Latin America
Nine winners were published the same Sunday, SO
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one each in the nine dailies of Buenos Aires FI E
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6th World Young Reader Conference
Raising a new generation for newspapers

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18-21 September 2005

6th World Young Reader Conference
Raising a new generation for newspapers

• Best of the best editorial

strategies: a worldwide study

• Families & young readership:

a new examination

•… and more
 Young Reader Pages
Web site re-design

•World Young Reader Network

•Regular updates on newest strategies

•Latest events from around the world

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•Resources and contacts for NIE

coordinators
Look for it in November !
 VIo Congreso Mundial
de Jóvenes Lectores
Sembrar una nueva generación
para los periódicos

El encuentro bienal de editores, directores, expertos en

marketing y especialistas en la prensa en escuela (NIE)
para explorar proyectos destinados a fomentar la lectura
entre los jóvenes.

18-21 de septiembre 2005

Buenos Aires, Argentina
NIE Development Project

THANK YOU!!!

E-mail: nie@wan.asso.fr