INCQC seeks new members
-registration deadline for the
2014-2016 edition of the club is December 2013
The World Association of Newspapers and News
Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has opened the competition
for the 20th anniversary edition of its International Newspaper Color Quality Club (INCQC) - the only worldwide printing quality competition for newspapers. Here’s a brief on the proceeding.
Newspapers that register by October 02, 2013 will benefit from a free preliminary test evaluation by WAN-IFRA. The competition has been held every two years since 1994. Registration deadline for the 2014-2016 edition of the Club is December 2013. Participation in the contest can be easily integrated into a newspaper’s normal production operations. They need to download a small ad-like test element and incorporate it into a page – no costly, time-consuming special print runs are required.
Newspapers that maintain rigorous printing standards are eligible for membership in the club, a short list of the world’s best-printed colour newspapers. Membership in the Color Quality Club can increase a newspaper’s prestige among readers, pride among staff members, and – perhaps most importantly – benefits when it comes to selling ad space to fussy customers. Newspapers that participate with success are awarded membership for a two-year period in the Exclusive Club of top-quality titles. Multiple winners and participants in the WAN-IFRA certification project also have the prospect of being awarded membership of the Star Club. The goal of the International Newspaper Quality Club is to improve the quality of reproduction and printing in production, while also increasing competitiveness as well as training and motivating all personnel.
WAN-IFRA offers tutorials in which interested parties and participants in the Color Quality Club competition can familiarise themselves with the relevant ISO standards and Color Quality Club rules.
New for this edition
All newspapers can participate, regardless of their production specifics, due to four different technical categories. New state-of-the-art measuring technology has been introduced, incorporating the latest standards and technical advances. The four categories for participation in the competion have been defined:
- Coldset-offset printing on newsprint,
- Semicommercial heatset or UV-cured offset printing on newsprint.
- Semicommercial heatset or UV-cured offset printing on SC or LWC paper.
- Extra category for newspaper printing on tinted paper or for printing processes other than offset (for example, flexo or inkjet)
Benefits of participating
Entries invited for 4th
Asian Digital Media Awards
Offering an
opportunity to
benchmark new media projects with news organisations from Asia Pacific and the Middle-East, WAN-IFRA calls entries for its 4th Asian Digital Media Awards (ASDA). The awards will distinguish the most forward thinking and creative achievements of news companies that have embraced digital media in order to meet the major changes in how people consume information today. Categories under which the awards will be conferred include: Best in Online Media, Best in Cross-Media, Best in Online Video, Best in Online Infographics, Best in Mobile Media, Best in Tablet Publishing and Best in Social Media.
Winners will be honoured at Digital Media Asia 2013 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on
November 12-14, 2013. The registration is fully online and can be done via WAN-IFRA
website (www.wan-ifra.org) latest by August 23, 2013.
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Demonstrate consistent and reliable printing in accordance with exacting worldwide standards; promote certification and gain an edge. In the competition for readers and advertisers; counter customer complaints more confidently; increase quality awareness and know-how within the workforce; define goals for production personnel and motivate them to achieve those goals; and optimise materials on the basis of detailed evaluations.
Newspaper titles can be registered by publishing houses or by printing companies. Each title is considered as a separate participant. One company can register several titles, and each title can be registered in several categories if different printing processes are used.
For further details, contact: Larry Kilman, deputy CEO and director of communications and public affairs, WAN-IFRA,
Tel: +33 1 47 42 85 07.
Fax: +33 1 42 78 92 33, E-mail:
[email protected].
