One year of Trump’s war on the press

Peter Vandermeersch took a closer look at what one year of Trump’s second term has meant for the media. Here’s his status report.

How the South China Morning Post designed its award-winning premium platform, SCMP Plus

In June 2024, the South China Morning Post launched SCMP Plus, a premium platform for global audiences seeking to decode China’s rapidly changing landscape. This product helped SCMP win last year’s Digital Media Award Worldwide for Best Digital Subscription. Here is the story of how they developed it.

Hindustan Times builds a new revenue stream with content-to-commerce

HT Digital’s CEO, Puneet Jain, says content-to-commerce helped the company drive Rs 100 crore ($10.9 million) in transactions in just one quarter, highlighting how trusted editorial content can turn audiences into buyers and showing the model’s potential as an additional revenue source for publishers.

WAN-IFRA appoints Lena K Samuelsson as Executive Strategic Advisor

WAN-IFRA, the World Association of News Publishers, has appointed Lena K Samuelsson as Executive Strategic Advisor, reinforcing the organisation’s mission to be a leading and valuable global partner for news publishers.

OpenAI’s 2026: From ‘answer engine’ to proactive assistant – and what it could mean for publishers

OpenAI is positioning ChatGPT’s next phase as a shift from a reactive tool – one that answers prompts – to a personal super-assistant that understands users deeply, anticipates needs, and helps them take action. And this year, the company is ramping up revenue growth initiatives across the board.

Indonesia’s Tempo Digital aims to reduce bias through transparency and accountability

In a deeply divided world of belief and politics, is unbiased journalism impossible? “I think it’s both a question and a provocation to all of us in the newsroom,” says Wahyu Dhyatmika, CEO of Tempo Digital.

How Ringier’s EqualVoice promotes gender equality in news coverage

Like it or not, we all have our biases. These can be both conscious and unconscious, but they are there. In an effort to offset this, Switzerland’s Ringier Group launched the EqualVoice initiative in 2019.

World Press Trends Outlook: Rising ‘three-pillar’ revenue model fuels industry optimism

The structural decline of news media’s traditional business model – advertising and circulation revenue – has hovered like a dark cloud over publishing strategies for 20-plus years. But the continued focus and momentum of diversifying revenue streams over the last years is helping publishers to reach a more balanced and sustainable business model.

‘Leadership isn’t about having all the answers’: How Malawi’s The Nation found its strength through two major crises

Mbumba Banda, CEO of Malawi’s most enduring independent daily, shares how overcoming adversity helped define the title’s identity. Staying true to core values and building a sense of collective purpose were key to its survival.

#NewsCreatorExchange: Adriana Lacy on bridging journalism and influence

An award-winning US media entrepreneur shares how newsrooms can thrive in an increasingly creator-driven online world: By combining investigative reporting with personality-led distribution – and building teams that reach audiences where they live.