The World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), the International Publishers Association (IPA), and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) call on Pakistani authorities to retract plans to establish the ‘Pakistan Media Development Authority’ (PMDA) that risks placing strict state control over all media.
Publishing Perspectives Editor in Chief, Porter Anderson, guided experts from Italy, Brazil, Georgia and the U.S.A. as they brought their takes as authors, publishers, and funds on the importance of translations in the international book market.
The newly created World Expression Forum held its constituting shareholder meeting in August, welcoming its first shareholders, establishing its board of directors and a programming Committee ahead of the first edition of the Forum on 30-31 May 2022.
Accra, Ghana, has been named UNESCO World Book Capital for 2023. As the 23rd city to be selected since the UNESCO World Book Capital programme began in 2001, Accra will have the opportunity to organize activities to encourage a culture of reading both inside and outside Ghana and celebrate the power of books to engage people of all ages.
Happy International Literacy Day!
SDG Publishers Compact hits its first 100 signatories.
