Mediahuis Ireland’s journey to 100,000 digital subscribers: ‘It’s not about where you are, but where you need to be’

2025-11-24. The publisher’s achievement is all the more remarkable given that the island of Ireland has a population of just 7 million, but especially because Mediahuis Ireland never had any subscribers – digital or print – before launching a paywall in February 2020. Newspapers in Ireland were only ever sold as single copies.

When the news flow becomes emotionally draining: Time to rethink?

2025-11-24. We are fixated on which news we publish – but hardly anyone talks about how the experience of news actually feels. What happens if the audience feels bad from being in our flow? Asks Aftonbladet’s Martin Schori.

Bonnier News Local succeeding by focusing on 30-somethings

2025-11-20. “Our goal is to deliver more to more people,” Pia Rehnquist, Head of Sweden’s Bonnier News Local, told participants at our Newsroom Summit in Copenhagen.

We’re listening! Help us shape the year ahead for WAN-IFRA

2025-11-20. Please share your priorities so WAN‑IFRA can better serve publishers and suppliers worldwide. Your input directly shapes our 2026 programs, events, and research.

‘We don’t use AI anymore – we live in it’: Three years after ChatGPT’s debut, publishers confront an existential crossroads

2025-11-18: Since OpenAI’s chatbot launched, concerns about AI’s impact on news publishing have only become more urgent, says Ezra Eeman. “In 2023 we asked, ‘How do we use it?’ In 2024, ‘How can it make us more efficient?’ In 2025, we’re asking, ‘How do we survive this?’”

Leading with precision: Johanna Lahti’s approach to transforming Ilta-Sanomat

2025-11-18. Six years into her role as the Senior Editor-in-Chief of Ilta-Sanomat, Finland’s largest news outlet, Johanna Lahti – who also serves on the Board of our World Editors Forum – has fostered an open and fair atmosphere within the publication. At the heart of her leadership is a drive to connect with the paper’s vast everyday audience: “Media like ours can in no way dismiss or fail to understand people’s small joys and fears.”

Independent CEO Broughton urges publishers to get excited about AI

2025-11-17. The news industry is seeing a variety of reactions to AI, from fight-or-flight to a recent report saying many journalists haven’t had the time or training to use it. However, Christian Broughton, CEO of the UK’s Independent, sees only one appropriate approach: Embrace it! 

Normalise, remind (repeat), educate: Trauma solutions for newsrooms

2025-11-14. As attacks on news media professionals increase on all fronts and the impact of moral injury gains momentum, Professor Anthony Feinstein, global expert on mental health in journalism, illustrates why newsroom wellness deserves priority – and outlines pathways to a culture of care.

Hybrid printing keeps the presses running at Italy’s Centro Stampa Quotidiani

2025-11-14. CSQ, one of the largest printing plants in Italy, uses both offset and inkjet technology to handle print runs of all sizes. Its general manager explains how investments in smaller formats, automation, and new technologies have helped the company adapt to a changing market.

News Creator Exchange: Exploring collaboration without compromise

2025-11-13. WAN-IFRA launched its News Creator Exchange (NCX) in Singapore last week, bringing together journalists and digital creators for a groundbreaking inaugural workshop and conference session focused on collaboration, storytelling, ethics and engagement.