In our final newsletter for 2023, we asked our affiliation of global editors for their biggest newsroom challenges for the year, and outlook for 2024. Perhaps unsurprisingly, three core issues emerged: accelerated advances in AI and its impact on newsrooms; […] | Continue reading
A new report by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, published this week and titled Journalism, media, and technology trends and predictions 2024, outlines the extensive challenges faced by journalists during the past year, compounded by the mainstream […] | Continue reading
Digital native companies with dedicated sales teams and solid gender diversity are more successful than those that do not, according to findings from a year-long multi-national research initiative by Project Oasis. Project Oasis was launched in April 2023, based on […] | Continue reading
By Ismael Nafría In mid-December Clarín introduced an AI-based news reading assistant called Ualter, on all news items published on its website. It offers six alternative formats to the original text, such as allowing users to select: a summary of […] | Continue reading
Print will still be relevant, says Mediahuis Once, newspapers and journalism were synonymous. “But that has changed dramatically over the last 15 years,” Paul Verwilt, COO, Mediahuis, Belgium told the participants at WAN-IFRA World Printer’s Summit. Although printed newspapers ar … | Continue reading
In 2022, 91 percent of the company’s traffic came from its front page. Which means less than 10 percent of the traffic came from other sources – which has proven to be a strength as well as a weakness. Knut […] | Continue reading
Desde el domingo 17 de diciembre está disponible en todas las noticias del sitio web del diario argentino Clarín el asistente de lectura de noticias basado en inteligencia artificial Ualter, que oferce seis formatos alternativos al texto original de cada […] | Continue reading
Siv Tveitnes, Executive Vice President of Schibsted News Media, laid out Schibsted’s five factors that are still driving the Nordic media group’s transformation during her opening keynote presentation at WAN-IFRA’s Newsroom Summit which took place at the company’s iconic news […] | Continue reading
The disruption caused by AI and automation has had a major impact on every aspect of society, and news organisations have scrambled to keep up. At WAN-IFRA World Editors Forum, we have strived to bring you all the relevant news, […] | Continue reading
The winners were announced in late June, this year, at WAN-IFRA’s World News Media Congress in Taipei, Taiwan. The report delves deeper into each case, hearing from the respective leaders of each media company to chart their approaches, strategies, teamwork, […] | Continue reading
Stories on health, education, crime, politics, culture… all gone. At least 57 Palestinian journalists have been killed in Israel’s war against Hamas*. If a journalist is involved in a minimum of two stories a week for an average career spanning […] | Continue reading
The upcoming iteration of Table Stakes Europe, a collaboration between WAN-IFRA and Google, will once again be spearheaded by Doug Smith, the architect of Table Stakes. Assisting him will be a team of seasoned coaches, including Valérie Arnould, Alexandra Borchardt, […] | Continue reading
Donate to WAN-IFRA’s ‘We, the Media’ appeal to support a free press in Ukraine and keep local and regional media alive Funding Ukrainian newsrooms means a moment of stability in a time of chaos. Donations to keep the press free […] | Continue reading
WAN-IFRA has long advocated for journalists’ safety, representing the industry at the highest-level during decades of work in partnership with UNESCO and the United Nations, the Council of Europe and the European Union, and alongside hundreds of colleagues and peers […] | Continue reading
“If you don’t document your actions on sustainability, there’s no way out,” Dr. Michael Has, Partner at Monopteros GmbH in Germany, told the participants at the World Printers Summit 2023. About 250 standards globally dictate the process of non-financial reporting, […] | Continue reading
With reader revenue becoming an ever-increasing concern for most news publishers, we are always looking for new case studies that could help others fine-tune their own strategies or create new products and services. These articles represent a selection of some […] | Continue reading
Specifically, the group wanted to streamline the flow of stories to its digital platform and align it with the consumption behaviour of its users and enhance the quality of storytelling through use of advanced technological tools. To assist them through the process, The […] | Continue reading
Den Text in deutscher Sprache lesen. The well-attended event featured a high-calibre panel of experts, including Jürgen Schulze, Head of Sales Service and Production Management at Süddeutsche Zeitung; Christian Siebert, Publisher of Hamburger Abendblatt (Funke Mediengruppe), and … | Continue reading
By Chee Jing Yee Founded in 1876 in Japan, Nikkei is a news publisher focusing on business and economic news. In 1950, the Nikkei 225 was created, referring to the current leading index of Japanese stocks. Amidst the seismic shift […] | Continue reading
The communications minister, Shlomo Karhi, has suggested financial penalties be applied to the paper accusing it of “lying, defeatist propaganda” and “sabotaging Israel in wartime”. The proposal aims to cancel state subscriptions to the paper and “forbid the publication of offici … | Continue reading
The inaugural “Global Climate Journalism Insights: Southeast Asia” report, authored by global journalism initiative climateXchange (cXc), was released this week and tells of a journalism landscape fraught with resource challenges, fear of reprisal and audience apathy. These insig … | Continue reading
With the Digital Media Awards, WAN-IFRA recognise news publishers who have delivered unique and original digital media projects. After an intense competition and an extensive evaluation by a panel of distinguished judges, WAN-IFRA is proud to announce the outstanding winners […] | Continue reading
“The claim is without preclusion of its possible extension due to META’s persistent non-compliance derived from the injunction issued on 27 October 2023 by the European Data Protection Committee”, states AMI. AMI reports that according to the various decisions […] | Continue reading
In our recent World Press Trends annual survey, news publishers said they expect 21.6 percent of their overall revenue to come from “other revenue streams” over the next 12 months. That means revenue outside of reader revenue and advertising (print […] | Continue reading
By Megan Clement As the editor of a publication about gender inequality and the co-founder of a collective of journalists who advocate for increased investment in gender journalism, I am often asked whether we need more specialist publications dedicated to […] | Continue reading
As the world grapples with the effects and impact of climate change, a new report by a new journalism initiative reveals a media landscape fraught with challenges. The inaugural Global Climate Journalism Insights: Southeast Asia report, authored by global journalism […] | Continue reading
For those still operating in newsroom silos, heads up: AI calls for interdisciplinary collaboration, advises Uli Köppen. On strategy, too: “It’s the most important thing here” – because you’ll have to relook your infrastructure and data management systems, for sure. […] | Continue reading
Journalists trapped inside Gaza continue reporting the news despite ground, sea and air assaults, regular communications blackouts, power outages, and supply shortages. And despite the deaths of so many of their colleagues. Getting practical assistance into Gaza to support the [… … | Continue reading
Shuruq AlAssad is a Palestinian Journalist Syndicate spokesperson and council member, veteran journalist and currently Monte Carlo correspondent. She is also WAN-IFRA Women in News country coordinator for Palestine. Shuruq is an old hand when it comes to covering conflict […] | Continue reading
Die hochkarätige Expertenrunde der gut besuchten Veranstaltung bildeten: Jürgen Schulze, Leiter Verkaufsservice und Produktionssteuerung bei der Süddeutschen Zeitung; Christian Siebert, Verleger des Hamburger Abendblatts (Funke Mediengruppe), und Christian Wilms, Geschäftsführer … | Continue reading
“We’ve managed to maintain our print subscriptions at a stable level despite a 12 percent average annual structural decline of national newspapers in the UK,” Sylvestre told participants at WAN-IFRA’s Indian Printers Summit in Kochi. National newspapers in the UK […] | Continue reading
In 2020, the Financial Times (FT) had no environmental sustainability strategy. This, despite its position as a publisher, with over 22.4 million monthly readers, “holding other companies to account,” explains Hannah Sarney, the FT’s new Editorial Product Director. Today, the […] | Continue reading
‘The current situation of journalism calls for a reset. Journalism finds itself in the middle of a drastic transition from working in the context of a mass media model to working in the context of a network model. This network […] | Continue reading
The World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) with the support of the Google News Initiative, and the international consulting firm Blue Engine Collaborative created a personalized training and advisory program so that media outlets can implement concrete improvements in th … | Continue reading
Ink manufacturers have long been considering switching to mineral oil-free (MOF) inks to achieve sustainability targets, thanks to strict government regulations on materials harming the environment. Many news ink manufacturers have planned to transition away from mineral oil-base … | Continue reading
More than 200 publishers, journalists and media practitioners attended on November 9 the Korea Press Foundation Journalism Conference 2023 on “AI and the Transformation of the News Industry” , aimed at exploring the impact of AI technology on journalism. Speakers […] | Continue reading
A recent working paper estimates what Google and Meta would owe US publishers if the proposed Journalism Competition and Preservation Act were to be passed in the US. Governments around the world are pressing Google and Meta, Facebook’s parent company, […] | Continue reading
The online survey by the Edelman Institute, now in its third year, was conducted within 14 countries – with about 1 000 respondents per country – between September and October this year. It finds that three in four are worried […] | Continue reading
Furthermore, their digital growth has more than compensated for the declines they’ve suffered in print, Eivor Jerpåsen, Amedia’s Editorial Product Director, told participants at our Newsroom Summit conference in Oslo. “Our north star is how many of our subscribers have […] | Continue reading
Journalists and photographers are putting their lives on the line every day to report from conflict and war zones. During the past year, we have lost too many colleagues who were working to bring the facts from the front lines […] | Continue reading
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WAN-IFRA participated in the working group convened by RSF to draw up an ethical charter to guide the use of AI in Journalism, which is published today (Download). The process was initiated in response to the disruptive threat that AI […] | Continue reading
“Our printing story is over. After 400 years, we switched off our presses in October,” said Thomas Schultz-Homberg, CEO of Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger Medien, the media brand for the family-owned DuMont group. Production of three newspapers has moved to a third-party […] | Continue reading
A long-time legacy print newspaper publisher, DC Thomson has four main daily news titles, one of which, The Press and Journal, celebrated its 275th birthday this year. They also own numerous other media brands, covering sports, business and entertainment; Beano, […] | Continue reading
Following the success of its first investment round, MDIF Ventures is investing in a new cohort of media projects located or serving audiences in countries where access to free and independent news and information is under threat. MDIF Ventures offers […] | Continue reading
On October 31 the News/Media Alliance published a White Paper and a technical analysis and submitted comments to the U.S. Copyright Office on the use of publisher content to power generative artificial intelligence technologies (GAI). Together, the three publications document […] | Continue reading
Politiken has a variety of paid platforms beyond the printed paper and its related website, including print magazines, apps, events, and podcasts. They offer dozens of podcasts. “Podcasts have been a part of our portfolio for many years,” Kestler said, […] | Continue reading
New data published by UNESCO to coincide with the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists shows that attacks and crimes are particularly high during electoral periods and require enhanced measures from governments to ensure freedom of expression […] | Continue reading