2026 WAN-IFRA Golden Pen of Freedom to be awarded to the professional photo and video journalists of Gaza

The award, due to be made on 1st June during the opening day of the 2026 World News Media Congress taking place in Marseille, France acknowledges the sacrifice and endurance of local Palestinian media professionals living and working in a war zone. It also recognises colleagues injured and killed in the course of doing their job. 

CEO Insider: Showcases light the way – processes win the race

In this sixth lesson on what Ringier has learned about AI transformation, CEO Ladina Heimgartner details how the news organization is doing the necessary “dirty work” of rethinking their processes from the ground up, not just for gaining faster efficiencies but with the mindset of what outcomes make sense.

CEO Insider: Don’t wait for the experts – grow your champions

In her last lesson about what she and Ringier have gleaned from AI, CEO Ladina Heimgartner described how the publisher treats learning as something employees build for themselves – certificates they own, that travel with them. The natural question that follows is: who actually does the enabling in the daily work life?

Inside KG Media’s AI experiments in the ‘post-pageview era’

Traditional pageviews are no longer enough to sustain many media companies. Audiences are continuing to move to social media and video platforms, and advertising revenue associated with publisher-owned websites is continuing to decline. These changes have forced KG Media to rethink how media businesses can thrive in an AI-driven environment.

CEO Insider: Don’t convert the resistors – reward the curious

In her previous article about the lessons she and Ringier have learned about AI transformation, CEO Ladina Heimgartner described the Time Waste Challenge as a way to bring the whole organisation into the AI transformation. The natural counterpart to that is systematic enabling, which she addresses here.

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.