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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.

From visibility to viability: Lessons from the Samir Kassir Foundation’s approach to media sustainability

One year after the launch of BRAVE Media to strengthen the resilience and sustainability of independent journalism worldwide, the initiative’s peer-learning webinars, organised by WAN-IFRA, have highlighted practical solutions to today’s media challenges. A recent webinar featured the Samir Kassir Foundation’s innovative approaches to helping independent media diversify revenue and build long-term sustainability.

Vestiges of press freedom in Uganda finally disappear down the drain

On 28th June, 2026, Ugandans woke up to a barrage of social media posts on General Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s X handle, most of them alluding to Uganda’s media and press freedom – his unbelief in it – and the closure of the biggest independent media house, Nation Media Group (NMG).

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.

World’s press condemns media shutdowns in Uganda

In the face of a military crackdown targeting independent media, WAN-IFRA has called on the government of Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, to honour constitutional guarantees and international standards protecting media freedom and the safety of journalists.

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.

A.G. Sulzberger set us a challenge. Join us to explain why journalism matters

World News Day 2026 offers a rare opportunity for the news industry to speak with one voice. David Walmsley and Stig Ørskov urge you to sign up now to join the campaign and help signal that journalism matters.

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.

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.