The Editor-in-Chief and Managing Director of PUNCH Nigeria, Adeyeye Joseph, has been elected to the Board of the World Editors Forum, the global network of newsroom leaders under the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA).
“We are delighted to welcome Adeyeye to the board. He brings valuable experience and perspective from a region of the world that is often underrepresented in our discussions,” said David Walmsley, Editor-in-Chief of The Globe and Mail and President of the World Editors Forum.
Also commenting, Stig Kirk Ørskov, CEO of WAN-IFRA, said: “PUNCH has long been a trusted voice in the Nigerian media landscape, and we are thrilled to welcome Adeyeye Joseph to the World Editors Forum board. His insights and expertise will be invaluable in helping the Forum better serve the needs of editors and publishers around the world.”
Joseph leads PUNCH Newspapers, one of Nigeria’s foremost print and digital media organisations. Earlier in his career, he served as Editor of The PUNCH and Saturday PUNCH, where he oversaw award-winning investigative journalism and helped shape widely read editorial sections.
A two-time Nigeria Editor of the Year, Joseph is currently completing a PhD focused on the impact of digital disruption on public-interest journalism.
