What are the key trends in newsrooms in 2015? And who are the industry thought leaders you can’t afford to ignore? Find out when the World Editors Forum launches its flagship publication at the World News Media Congress in Washington DC next month.
Researchers at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne are investigating whether you can use a search platform to understand controversial topics. Angelique Lu speaks with Claudiu Cristian Musat about his research.
John Kerry, U.S. Secretary of State, has accepted WAN-IFRA’s invitation to address the audience at the Opening Ceremony of the World News Media Congress on the 1st of June 2015 in Washington, D.C.
Two of the oldest hands in Africa – the BBC and AFP – are approaching the continent in a new way as it enters a technological and connectivity revolution. In this guest post, Gill Moodie looks at their multimedia offerings and the shift in coverage from death, disease and destruction.
There’s early support for Google’s ‘Digital News Initiative,’ which aims to facilitate and fund innovation as well as product development in European journalism. But publishers are cautious as the European Commission continues its investigation into Google’s alleged anti-competitive practices writes Angelique Lu.
Your paper doesn’t have a native app for Android Wear, the Apple Watch or a Pebble Smartwatch? No worries – you can still stay in the game. Push notifications from your smartphone app will ensure you remain visible on the new platform.
The Wall Street Journal’s redesign of its digital platforms comes at an opportune moment, coinciding with the release of Google’s new mobile-search algorithm, which aims to filter out sites with poor mobile user-friendliness.
“It’s easier than ever to make content; barriers to production are non-existent,” said David Wilding (pictured), Director of Planning for Twitter, UK. Wilding was offering participants at WAN-IFRA’s Digital Media Europe conference in London his perspective on what brands need to bring to the table if they want to succeed in content marketing.
The Wall Street Journal has just unveiled a redesigned WSJ.com – the first overhaul since 2008. It may be a case of “playing a game of digital catch-up” with competitors but mobile is clearly now forefront of mind. Former managing editor at Mashable, Emily Banks is now lead news editor for mobile at The Wall Street Journal. In this interview* with Angelique Lu, she talks about her new role, wearables, the Apple Watch, chat apps, automation and what 2016 holds for mobile news.
It’s never easy to single out one winner or publisher in a multi-category awards competition, and this year’s European Digital Media Awards is a good case in point, so I will take the high road. One common denominator is clear, however: each winner consistently said the commitment and involvement from numerous parts of their organisations was a major key to their success.
“Periodismo a pesar de todo”: The motto of the Spain-based news startup site eldiaro.es can be roughly translated as “We do journalism in spite of everything.”
US politics and policy news site POLITICO has today launched in Europe. Based in Brussels, the new European site will cover ‘policy and politics for their own sake’ as part of their long term global expansion strategy. Politico Editor-at-Large Bill Nichols spoke to Angelique Lu about the move into Europe in partnership with Axel Springer, and how they’re navigating the multicultural and multilingual European landscape.