In his first public appearance in Europe after becoming Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai made important product announcements aimed at publishers, including the launch of Project Shield and the second round of the Google Digital News Initiatives (DNI). He also answered questions about user data and his upcoming meeting with the European Commission.
Thanks to financial support from the Google Digital News Initiative (DNI), WAN-IFRA will launch a programme designed to promote the development of new business models, train top talent in media companies, and accelerate their transformation in today’s ever-changing news ecosystem.
How many news media companies today can say that nearly two-thirds of their overall revenues come from online activities?
The Dutch public service broadcaster NOS set up an online questionnaire to better understand public opinion on the issue of refugees and to help guide editorial coverage. Hugo van der Parre, investigative journalists spoke to the World Editors Forum about the initiative and its overwhelming response.
What are the metrics or qualities to track whether a news publisher is on the right track in transforming their business today to a more sustainable future? That is the question we posed to a number of media analysts and consultants who do this for a living.
Video expert Magnus Zaar pulls no punches when characterising today’s state of video: “Publishers may have a grand plan when it comes to online video, but when competition hits and video ratings match neither high hopes nor investments, publishers quickly turn to a short-sighted view of their video operations…”
The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) has extended its nomination deadlines for the awards that celebrate the exceptional bravery of female journalists worldwide: The Courage in Journalism Award, the Lifetime Achievement Award, and the newly added Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award.
Journalists at Independent News and Media (INM) have received threats after a murder in a Dublin hotel two weeks ago sparked a gangland feud. Managing Editor Edward McCann spoke to the World Editors Forum about the impact it has had on the newspaper group.
Editor-in-chief of The Age, Andrew Holden, is leaving Fairfax Media as the publisher plans to introduce a new editorial structure for its two main metropolitan mastheads.
The participants of Africa’s first-ever data journalism academy just wrapped up an intensive two-week training camp and will spend the next 10 weeks working alongside experienced journalists, coders, wranglers and analysts to produce data-driven stories.
The Daily Jang, a 75-year-old newspaper brand in Pakistan, has introduced QR codes in its printed classified ads, allowing readers to access additional information about advertised products by scanning the codes with their smartphones.
The negative portrayal of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in the media have led to some people not considering them as fully human. A more careful, sensitive approach is crucial and the old art of comics journalism is proving a powerful way to tell these stories in a way other forms of storytelling cannot.