Axel Springer, one of the largest European publishers known for fiercely defending copyright and publisher revenue, has never shied away from criticizing technology companies’ practices. It now established an award for innovation, honoring its first recipient Mark Zuckerberg on 25 February in Berlin, Germany.
The coming months are likely going to be at least as active and intense as any of the past year, but most likely they are going to be even more overpowering for those in the media business.
Southern Germany has always been home to innovation, perhaps most famously when it comes to automobiles. Südkurier Medienhaus in Constance continues that tradition in its online marketing services for area businesses. The mid-sized regional publishing company is now starting to “spread the love” by marketing one of its platforms to other publishers.
The Washington Post formally opened its new headquarters yesterday, featuring an advanced 24/7 newsroom, where tech and journalists will work seamlessly together.
A Danish niche newspaper has found a unique way of holding their newspaper and journalists to account to the community they serve, as a way of building trust. Not financially, but editorially. Erik Bjerager, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of the Kristeligt Dagblad spoke to the World Editors Forum about this initiative.
Using push notifications can be a very effective and powerful way to gain and maintain audience engagement on mobile apps. But if not done correctly, they can turn out to be utterly irritating. A new report from Localytics, a Boston-based business analytics company, reveals how users respond to the alerts.
We asked numerous digital news media executives around the world what their top three digital priorities are for this year, to gain insights into how digital trends are playing out globally. We would be thrilled if your company would also like to share their priorities. This list is in alphabetical order by country.
Sweden’s largest newspaper is radically reinventing its newsroom in a quest for digital readers. Strongly audience focused, Aftonbladet is now turning into a digital media house that “also publishes a printed newspaper”. Acting Chief Editor and Publisher Sofia Olsson Olsén tells us more.
It’s a big year for Mic, the news site built for millennials by millennials now 5 years old. And judging from its numerous moves and progress in the past six months, you get the feeling that Mic is pushing all its chips on the table during this critical election year in the U.S., to stand out from the notoriously competitive digital publishing crowd – both editorially and commercially.
They’d better get it right! The payment system this Krakow, Poland-based team creates might be used by up to 200 million people around the world.
Going back to basics may just be a solution to reach your audience. While efforts to engage readers often focus on big social media platforms, a new report by journalism think-tank Polis highlights the often underestimated power of a newsletter.
Profiles of the 2015 World Digital Media Award winners.