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The path to journalism’s best future depends on a word most people hate: politics

2025-02-07. In 2024, about half the world’s population voted on the future of roughly one-third of the globe’s nations. Yet, politics disgusts most people. Journalists know this. It’s why news fatigue spreads like the coronavirus.

You have to pay attention to what young readers want to read – Q&A with Amedia’s Janne Rygh

2025-02-05. “We did a lot of analysis and started various projects,” says Amedia’s Janne Rygh of the Norwegian publishing house’s efforts to attract young readers. “One thing we found out is that the age of the people we write about matters. When we feature people in their 20s, it attracts readers of that age, too.”

New WAN-IFRA report: How to navigate sustained newsroom transformation

2025-01-30. The report describes how a group of European news publishers shifted to a digital- and audience-first strategy, enabling them to embrace innovative workflows, build new products and strengthen connections with their readers.

Publishers aim to strike right balance to maximise AI opportunities

2025-01-23. ‘AI allows you to think outside the box.’ But: ‘What if there is no box?’ Ezra Eeman of NPO and Winston Utomo of IDN explored AI’s vast potential to redefine media operations – highlighting the double-edge sword of challenges this transformation presents – at WAN-IFRA’s Asian Media Leaders Summit.

World Press Trends Outlook: Digital growth and ‘other’ revenue streams steady the ship for publishers

2025-01-21. The new WAN-IFRA study marks a milestone as news publishers’ revenue structures become more diversified and less reliant on traditional print sources. For the first time in our research, print circulation and advertising revenues account for less than half of respondents’ total revenues.

ProRata aims to be pro publisher for revenue sharing on AI platforms

2025-01-20. ProRata, the generative AI company based in Los Angeles, hopes to be the answer for publishers seeking to get fair compensation and transparent attribution when their content is used by AI companies.

Denmark’s Zetland targets 40 percent growth in 2025 as it expands into Finland

2025-01-16. Danish start-up Zetland has found success by focusing on journalism as an experience, which includes highly curating stories for its members, making stories more personable and directly engaging with their audience at live events.

How two leading Asian news publishers balance subscriptions and advertising

2025-01-16. “The fact that it didn’t work two years ago doesn’t mean it won’t next time,” said Catherine So, CEO of the South China Morning Post, highlighting the media landscape being constantly shaped by technology, shifting audiences, and economic uncertainty.

Second edition of WAN-IFRA’s Newsroom AI Catalyst Europe launched.

2025-01-15. WAN-IFRA announced the seventeen news organisations participating in the second edition of a global series featuring eight catalysts across four regions. The intensive programme combines expert guidance with hands-on experience, equipping newsrooms with the knowledge and tools needed to drive strategic AI initiatives.

Building Tomorrow’s Newsroom Leaders: The Impact of the Young Media Leaders Fellowship

2024-12-10. Faced with the challenge of retaining top talent, WAN-IFRA in Asia launched a groundbreaking newsroom leadership programme five years ago. The Young Media Leaders Fellowship has since empowered 107 emerging leaders across the region, equipping them with the skills to lead and shape newsrooms.