at an annual meeting held in Copenhagen as part of the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the World Association of News Publishers WAN-IFRA, The official appointment of Werner Zitzmann as President of the Committee of Directors of the member media associations of the World Association of News Publishers WAN-IFRA was madefor a period of two years,
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Werner Zitzmann as Chairman of this Committee will be part of the Supervisory Board and the Executive Committee of the World Association of News Publishers WAN-IFRA, as Main Member with voting rights, representing all these associations.
Ann-Marie Lenihan and Sigrun Albert, Directors of the media associations of Ireland and Germany, respectively, were appointed as Vice-Presidents of the same Committee.
“This designation constitutes a notable recognition of Werner Zitzmann’s management at the head of AMI, and the evolution of the Colombian union in 2017 from Andiarios, the old and also highly recognized association of Colombian newspapers, to one of journalistic media beyond of its platforms, under a collaborative union alliance model to stimulate and defend the exercise of responsible and independent journalism, freedom of the press and the right to information, and ensure the free and sustainable operation of private journalistic companies with recognized media outlets“, highlights the statement.
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Zitzmann is also Vice President of the Commission of Member Media Associations of the Inter-American Press Association SIP.
Now, the World Association of News Publishers WAN-IFRA, is the global organization of the world press and aims to protect the right of editors and journalists to operate independent media around the world.
It also supports its members with expertise and services to innovate, prosper and play their crucial role in society, based on the belief that freedom of expression and Freedom of the press are fundamental rights and pillars of all freedoms.
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