WAN-IFRA denounces sentences for Jimmy Lai and Apple Daily executives in Hong Kong

Described as “cruel and profoundly unjust”, the sentences imposed on Jimmy Lai and his Apple Daily colleagues this week send a chilling message to journalists and independent media, and risk marking the end of freedom of expression in Hong Kong. 

France’s La Provence seeks young audiences and fights news fatigue with AI-powered audio

By launching a suite of four AI-driven audio products, the French publisher aims to attract the next generation of audience and combat rising news fatigue. Its automated audio production tool relies on several AI features but puts journalists in the driving seat.

‘Confidence born of adaptation’: Why 63% of news executives are bullish on 2026

While traditional metrics signal decline, our latest World Press Trends Outlook report reveals a surprisingly buoyant industry. We spoke to the report’s co-author, François Nel, about the reasons why most publishers are optimistic about their future.

Metadata is back: The battleground now is meaning and provenance

What is strange about this phase in journalism is not that it feels new. What is strange is how familiar it feels. It is as if an old conversation is being done again, only now in a different language.

Why impact reports are now essential to journalism’s business model

In an era of reader fatigue and shrinking revenues, even commercial newsrooms are recognising they have to show their real value, deepen trust, and convert engagement into financial support.

‘Journalism done with, not just for, the audience:’ Lessons from Straits Times

Editor Jaime Ho explains how community-driven reporting builds trust, delivers impact and keeps legacy media relevant in a fast-changing world.

From survival to growth: How Ukrainian newsrooms are bolstered with structured support

Four years into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, three newsrooms share the most significant changes they experienced, thanks to institutional support from the Stronger Together programme – now entering its second year.

Asahi Shimbun’s digital scoring system helps journalists rethink audiences and content

Like many publishers, a major challenge for Japan’s Asahi Shimbun today is not simply reaching audiences online, but building long-term trust and engagement with readers. As part of this, the publisher has developed Asa-Digi Score, a digital scoring system designed to understand reader satisfaction by measuring how stories are read rather than how often they are clicked.

WAN-IFRA denounces systemic legal targeting of Vanguardia in Mexico

The Saltillo, Coahuila-based news organisation has withstood a decade of intensifying legal harassment, culminating in the falsified arrest of its top executive in what has been described as a coordinated attempt to kidnap and extort.

A decade on, Senner Druckhaus’ DCOS-retrofitted Geoman still delivers

In 2015, Germany’s Senner Druckhaus retrofitted a Manroland Geoman press. Ten years later, the press is still running daily, and doing work it was never designed to do.