The World Association of Newspapers has agreed to a merger with another industry body, Ifra.
According to the Huffington Post, the marriage was approved at a recent Wan board meeting in Barcelona.
The new company will be called Wan/Ifra and the Ifra president Horst Pirker will become its first vice-president.
Wan president Gavin O’Reilly said the merger could be completed by as early as 1 July.
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