Stig Ørskov to Succeed Vincent Peyrègne as CEO of WAN-IFRA

2025-08-19. WAN-IFRA, the World Association of News Publishers, is pleased to announce the appointment of Stig Kirk Ørskov as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective beginning 2026. Ørskov succeeds Vincent Peyrègne, who has served as CEO since 2012.

How India’s HT Labs turns experiments into profitable products

2025-08-15. Launched five years ago by Hindustan Times, HT Labs has developed a stable of successful products and now has a staff of more than 160. Co-Founder and CEO Avinash Mudaliar recently discussed what they do and how they decide which projects to work on.

‘Telling Stories Should Not Be a Death Sentence’ – World Editors Forum President on Gaza killings

2025-08-11. The World Editors Forum has condemned the targeted killing of Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif and four others in Gaza, urging immediate and unhindered access for reporters to the conflict zone.

A new case against Google in EU and UK hopes to give publishers an opt-out of crawling

2025-08-10. Foxglove recently filed a complaint against Google AI Overviews before the European Commission and the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Rosa Curling, Foxglove Co-Executive Director, delivered an exclusive brief to the WAN-IFRA Member Associations’ Committee on what she defines an “existential threat to independent news”. 

The scent of the human: Staying authentic in the Age of AI

2025-08-08. Why the future belongs to the creatively human, not the Artificially Intelligent: news product designer and academic Mario García writes that to remain indispensable, we must embrace our role as superhumans, infusing our creations with personal essence.

World News Day: Unite to champion facts, truth and journalism

2025-08-08. With facts increasingly challenged by disinformation and artificial intelligence, World News Day on 28 September offers the global news media community an opportunity to demonstrate why trustworthy reporting is essential.
This is your invitation to join us now. 

The City, New York: A case study in hyperlocal, hybrid digital engagement

2025-08-08. New York-based non-profit news outlet The City combines hi-tech tools with old-school marketing and distribution efforts to engage communities with hyperlocal service journalism.

Opinion | No crawling without consent, credit and compensation

2025-08-07. For generations, news publishers monetized their fact-based, fact-checked journalistic content by selling advertising and subscriptions against it. While generative artificial intelligence has enormous potential for good, left unchecked, it will eviscerate the economics of the publishing business, writes Paul Deegan, President and Chief Executive Officer News Media Canada | Médias d’Info Canada.

What makes a great media leader in 2025?

2025-08-07. What defines the most effective media leaders today? Our new World News Media Congress Playbook distills key insights, proven strategies, and even hard-learned lessons from over 120 top news executives who spoke at our Congress in Krakow.

Avoiding roll damage: A guide for safer, smarter paper handling

2025-08-07. Paper is handled 10 to 20 times throughout the supply chain. There are so many points where damage could occur. Experts in paper roll handling and papermaking explain the causes and share best practices to prevent it.