Civic duty or community hub? Sam Guzik’s two-question compass for the AI era

As AI and shifting algorithms threaten to disconnect publishers from their readers, Sam Guzik, Head of Product at WNYC and Senior Expert Advisor at the Future Today Strategy Group, argues that survival requires a return to basics. By defining their mission and core strengths, newsrooms can use a strategic grid to navigate an uncertain digital future.

How Mediengruppe Pressedruck uses AI to reclaim journalists’ time

The German publisher’s AI-powered solution adapts and shortens press releases and police reports for their print edition, freeing reporters to focus more on high-value journalism.

CEO Insider: Forget the AI mandate – start with the Time Wasters

In her third installment about the lessons she and Ringier have learned about AI transformation, Ladina Heimgartner talks about how the Swiss publisher flipped the script on mandating staff to adopt AI while helping them find their footing – and even becoming AI Champions.

New multi-country study examines sexual harassment in media workplaces

A study analysing sexual harassment in 21 countries shows majority of the cases still go unreported.

CEO Insider: The living policy – why AI guidelines are never finished

This is the second in a series of contributions from Ladina Heimgartner, Head of Media & CEO of Ringier Switzerland, about the lessons she and Ringier have learned in their ongoing transformation with AI. In today’s article, she talks about the core principles that help turn a one-off, static AI policy into a living, breathing framework to build trust and engagement.

From introverted writers to viral video stars: How a media powerhouse is winning over Gen Z

Faced with a shifting digital landscape, Malaysia’s Star Media Group is transforming traditional journalists into “hybrid journalist-creators” to capture a generation that prioritises faces and stories over headlines.

CEO Insider: Ladina Heimgartner’s take on Ringier’s AI transformation

The hunger for collaboration across the industry appears to be at an all-time high, especially when it comes to AI. So we were grateful when Ladina Heimgartner wanted to share how she views Ringier’s – and the industry’s – ongoing journey with AI. This is a series of short but insightful, straightforward takes from a CEO clearly aware of the stakes at hand.

Germany’s General-Anzeiger gears AI projects to increase overall staff use

When it comes to using AI, news publishers often seem to be looking for a specific problem to solve, or a use case where they believe incorporating AI technology can help them make immediate improvements and operate more efficiently with something they can implement and then scale.

The best thing journalists and newsrooms can do right now? Ask people why they don’t trust you

‘Anytime somebody doesn’t understand us, they’re not giving us the benefit of the doubt.’ – Trusting News founder Joy Mayer on why journalism’s trust problem starts with an explanation, and how AI is making that harder.

Believability vs credibility: what journalism can learn from creators

Filipino journalist and content creator Christian Esguerra, TLDR News founder Jack Kelly, and Reuters Institute researcher Amy Ross Arguedas on why storytelling, “radical” transparency and audience obsession are redefining what trust looks like in the creator era.