Presidents 1948-2018
Johan VAN DE KIEFT President Nederlandsche Dagbalders, The Netherlands, President FIEJ 1948-1952
W. T. CURTIS-WILSON President Newspaper Society, Great Britain, President FIEJ 1952-1954
Tommaso ASTARITA, President, Federazione Italiana Editori Giornali, Italy, President FIEJ, 1954-1962
Dr. Walter MATUSCHKE Industrial Manager, Axel Springer Verlag, Germany, President INCA 1961-1969
Claude BELLANGER Managing Director and co-founder , Le Parisien Libéré, France, President FIEJ 1962-1978
Willem G. PLUYGERS General Director Nederlandse Dagbladunie, The Netherlands, President INCA/IFRA 1969-1973
Sir J. Gordon LINACRE Managing Director Yorkshire Post Newspapers, Great Britain, President IFRA 1973-1977
Gustaf DOUGLAS Managing Director Dagens Nyheter, Sweden, President IFRA 1977-1981
Harold W. ANDERSEN Publisher Omaha World-Herald, USA, President FIEJ 1978-1980
Frans VINK Publisher Het Laatste Nieuws, Belgium, President FIEJ 1980-1984
Jacques SAINT CRICQ Chairman of the Board, La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest, France President IFRA 1981-1985
Sir J. Gordon LINACRE Managing Director Yorkshire Post Newspapers, Great Britain, President FIEJ 1984-1988
Odd RÖNNESTAD Managing Director Bergens Tidende, Norway President IFRA 1985-1988
Giovanni GIOVANNINI President Ansa, Italy, President FIEJ 1988-1990
José Maria BERGARECHE Director Gerente El Correo Espanol, Spain, President IFRA 1989-1993
Jan J. NOUWEN Managing Director Haagsche Courant, The Netherlands, President FIEJ 1990-1992
Michael RINGIER Chairman Ringier, Switzerland, President IFRA 1993-1997
Prescott LOW Chairman and publisher The Patriot Ledger, USA President FIEJ 1992-1996
Murdoch MACLENNAN Managing Director Associated Newspapers, Great Britain, President IFRA 1997-2003
Jayme SIROTSKY Chairman of the Board RBS Zero Hora, Brazil, President FIEJ 1996-1998
Bengt BRAUN President Bonnier, Sweden, President WAN 1998-2000
Roger P. PARKINSON Chairman, The Globe and Mail, Canada, President WAN 2000-2004
Dr. Seok Hyung HONG Chairman and CEO JoongAng Media Network, Republic of Korea, President WAN 2004-2005
Willem O. KOK CEO De Telegraaf Holdingmaatschappij nv, The Netherlands, President IFRA 2003-2006
Gavin O'REILLY Group Chief Executive Officer Independent News and Media PLC, Ireland, President WAN 2005-2011
Horst PIRKER CEO Styria Medien AG, Austria, President IFRA 2006-2009
Jacob MATTHEW Executive Editor Malayala Manorama Company Ltd, India, President WAN-IFRA 2011-2013
Tomas BRUNEGARD Chairman, Stampen Group, Sweden, President WAN-IFRA 2013-2017
Michael GOLDEN Vice Chairman of the Board, The New York Times Co., President WAN-IFRA 2017-