One year ago this Wednesday, the well-respected French newspaper Le Monde launched its online Africa edition. With more than four million visits each month, it has set a name for itself among French-speaking Africans. The World Editors Forum spoke to Serge Michel, Le Monde Afrique’s Editor-in-Chief about the lessons of the past year.
Lionel Barber, Editor of the Financial Times, reflects on the shift in economic power from the West to an interdependence of cultures – and commits the new media partners of the FT and Nikkei to be there to tell the unfolding story, ‘without fear or favour’.
This post about providing Internet services to local businesses is excerpted from the upcoming WAN-IFRA Report, “Alternative Revenue Streams for News Publishers,” to be published in February 2016.
Providing ‘a more accurate picture of the world’, whilst adhering to the core principles of journalism is the way the advocates of constructive journalism sell their approach. And it’s gaining ground. Publications, newsrooms and universities are getting involved. Cathrine Gyldensted, a pioneer in the field, tells us more.
Expect an explosion of online video, more mobile apps and further moves towards distributed content according to the annual Media, Journalism and Technology Predictions 2016 released Tuesday by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University.
When your organization needs large-scale change (and what disrupted media organization doesn’t?), how do you get it done? In this guest post, Steve Gray recommends four key approaches.
In an age where basic news reports can be written by algorithms, is the reporter going to become obsolete? The Tow Center’s new Guide to Automated Journalism offers advice for those contemplating a career in news – and gives a few pointers for news organisations looking at software solutions for content generation.
“Consumers are bombarded with brand messages, so everyone has to find an innovative, unique approach to reach consumers. The best approach is proving to be the one that organically ads value to the consumer, providing them something that is fun, interesting or helpful,” says advertising sales expert Cecilia Lang.
As Mario Tedeschini-Lalli contemplates his life in journalism, he realises that the Internet has a problem with time. More than half his work is lost in the vagaries of websites that no longer exist.
Draft chapters of a new best-practice guide for Optimised Paper Handling & Logistics, are open for review to those who would like to contribute to the project. The final version of the guide will be published later in 2016.
One year after one of the deadliest ever attacks on journalists, the debate over press freedom, self-censorship and ethical responsibility is constant. Have these attacks triggered a change in how journalists report on religion and acts of terrorism?
Before cracking on with 2016, take a step back to savour last year’s most inspiring storytelling, from long-form, to infographics, photojournalism and podcasts. The “Best of 2015” collections are a great starting point for a new year of reporting.