From zero to 25,000: How India’s Sakal found its paying audience

2025-07-03. Sakal’s digital success didn’t come from a master plan – it came from trial and error. From failed experiments to successful e-paper subscriptions, Swapnil Malpathak and his digital team have transformed a 93-year-old legacy publisher into a subscription-driven newsroom with 25,000 paying readers within 16 months.

WAN-IFRA condemns detention of Zimbabwe Independent editor, Faith Zaba, and calls for her immediate release

2025-07-02. Following publication of a satirical article, the award-winning editor faces charges of insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa and undermining his authority.

‘Information no longer works top-down’ – India’s newest Gen-Z viewspaper is totally Spot on

2025-06-27. Having successfully built one of India’s largest social media platforms, news media pioneer Sruthi Gottipati has a new North Star: to develop sustainable media “that can connect with millions.”

Do journalists really listen?

2025-06-27. As an award-winning BBC journalist for over 20 years, I thought I was an excellent listener. It was my job after all – to pay close attention, ask insightful questions, and tell people’s stories. But when I started training as an executive coach, I had a startling realisation. For much of my career, I had been in the driver’s seat of conversations, just waiting for my chance to ask a brilliant question or share my own fantastic idea. I wasn’t truly listening.

In fight for survival against tech, journalism’s humanity is its killer feature

2025-06-26. Everyone needs an editor – especially the internet, writes John Patrick Pullen, founding editor of journalism studio Long Lead.

Ukrainian Media Outlets Awarded Institutional and Investigative Grants Under ‘Stronger Together’ Programme

2025-06-26. In a significant move to reinforce democratic resilience and independent reporting in Ukraine, the “Stronger Together” programme has announced the recipients of its institutional and investigative grants.

Kenyan live broadcasts suspended as demonstrations met with violent response and news blackouts

2025-06-26. WAN-IFRA is deeply concerned for the safety of journalists covering ongoing protests that have swept across Kenya and condemns a government enforced blackout of media coverage as an attempt to stifle press freedom.

AI tools help The Quint drive engagement, subscriptions

2025-06-26. The Quint, a digital news platform based in India, has developed a suite of AI-powered features aimed at deepening reader engagement. These tools, built entirely in-house, have contributed to a noticeable increase in time spent on the site.

From martyrs to machines: Reinventing journalism with soul at An-Nahar, Lebanon

2025-06-26. The assassination of her father 20 years ago galvanised Nayla Tueni to turn the legacy family newspaper into a multimedia pan-Arab force for independent journalism. ‘Our transformation went deep; we didn’t just add new formats – we built the entire ecosystem.’ She shares how.

GAMI Incubator #Finland launches call for startups and tech companies!

2025-06-23. The GAMI Incubator #Finland programme, aiming to drive positive change in the news industry, just launched a call for startups and tech companies to help three Finnish media organizations to overcome particular technological challenges.