C.H.A.S.E.: A campaign against gender-charged hate speech online

C.H.A.S.E (Combating online HAte Speech by Engaging online media) is grounded in the understanding that online media platforms are both arenas for hate speech and essential actors in its prevention, while many lack the tools, policies, or training to effectively moderate harmful content.

Stronger Together: A strong start to 2026

The first quarter of 2026 has marked an important transition from foundation-building to deeper implementation across the Stronger Together programme.

When a global story happens in your local community: Steering The Minnesota Star Tribune through unprecedented times

The new year saw Minneapolis catapulted into international spotlight, with 3,000 ICE agents carrying out brutal raids and fatally shooting two people in the street. Steve Grove, CEO and Publisher of The Minnesota Star Tribune, shares how his newsroom navigated the fast-moving, potentially dangerous and often chaotic story of the winter of 2026.

The AI content market is taking shape: Four imperatives news publishers must tackle now

After years of “Wild West” scraping and opaque pricing, a structured and functional marketplace for AI content is beginning to take shape. Insights from a recent WAN-IFRA study tour to San Francisco reveal that by focusing on bot management, data structuring, and collective industry action, publishers can secure their value and influence within the rapidly evolving AI ecosystem.

How Sakal is using AI to turn print ads into revenue data

India’s Sakal Media Group is testing the use of artificial intelligence to turn printed advertisements into structured, searchable data. The company’s director tells us how they use AI-powered OCR to analyse print ads and convert them into data that can be used for sales and revenue decisions.

‘Ukraine’s voice in the world’: How the Kyiv Independent keeps ongoing war in the headlines

Ukraine’s leading English-language newsroom – forged through four years of full-scale war, and now reaching millions of readers worldwide – exists to tell Ukraine’s story and ensure the world does not look away.

WAN-IFRA announces finalists for the Digital Media Awards 2026

278 finalists from 78 countries recognised for excellence in digital journalism

Future Newsrooms now: Your input needed to set the standard for transformation

WAN-IFRA and FT Strategies are embarking on a landmark survey to gauge the strategies, people, processes, tech and focus that will define newsrooms for 2026 and beyond. And we need your input.

AI at work: How newsrooms are redefining production and reach

AI is moving from experimentation to large-scale deployment as newsrooms shift from testing individual tools to incorporating AI into their editorial and business workflows, says Ezra Eeman, lead of WAN-IFRA’s AI in Media initiative.

New 6-month programme from WAN-IFRA and OpenAI supports AI-native product development

Through the AI Futures Lab, newsrooms across Asia-Pacific and Latin America will work on designing and launching news products aligned with their business goals and audience needs.