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Tribute to Fred Burkhardt, former IFRA CEO

The news media industry recently lost one of its pioneers with the passing of Dr. Friedrich W. Burkhardt on 19 June, 2026. He was 97. As Managing Director of IFRA from 1972 to 1994, he guided the association and the international newspaper community through one of the most profound technological transitions in its history.

Spain’s SPORT explores new forms of AI assistance for print production

As newsrooms adopt digital-first workflows, Spanish news outlet SPORT is exploring how AI can help organise and adapt content for print without compromising editorial judgement or the publication’s identity.

WAN-IFRA appoints Ezra Eeman as Director, AI in Media

Frankfurt, Germany – WAN-IFRA has appointed Ezra Eeman as Director, AI in Media, reinforcing its commitment to helping news publishers worldwide harness the opportunities of artificial intelligence while navigating the profound changes it is bringing to journalism and the media business.

Signature journalism, strong brands, higher customer value: Mediahuis’s playbook for growth

Taking a pro-active stance to some of today’s biggest challenges, Europe’s Mediahuis has developed a three-pronged approach that builds on their traditional strengths.

Financial Express on why ‘discipline beats dopamine’ in the page view era

The page view, long treated as newsrooms’ default measure of success, is becoming an unreliable one. Most newsrooms are still reading their data the wrong way round too, looking at it only after a story has already been published rather than using it to shape coverage decisions beforehand.

Sipa Ouest-France’s AI lessons: Keep the rules simple and trust your people

After two years of AI experimentation, Sipa Ouest-France has found that the hardest challenges are cultural rather than commercial, according to CEO Fabrice Bakhouche.

Reuters’ Jane Barrett on why people matter more than technology in AI transformation

For all the attention being paid to artificial intelligence in newsrooms, Jane Barrett said the harder part of AI transformation is not technological but human. Success depends more on communication, culture and leadership, she said.

‘If you can’t get people to pay for your product, the problem is in your product’: Newslaundry’s co-founder

For Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, the case for subscriptions rests on a single idea: purity of message.

How publishers are leveraging Substack for new audiences

Substack offers creators around the world a platform where they own their audience and can experiment with products and services that are either free or paid while building engagement outside of their normal subscriber base.

Brut India bet on platform users over news consumers – and it paid off

Mehak Kasbekar, Editor-in-Chief of Brut India, traced the product strategy behind the outlet’s growth during the past eight years to a single founding choice: skip owned infrastructure and build directly on social media, where the audience already lived.