Service journalism that pays off – lessons from Canada’s Village Media

Many publishers talk about service journalism. Ontario-based Village Media has built its entire growth model around it. During a recent Innovate Local webinar, CEO Jeff Elgie, explained how practical, everyday journalism – such as housing guides, school updates, local government coverage that people can use – has become a direct driver of reader revenue, stronger habits, and higher advertiser relevance.

Middle East journalism innovates across borders, conflict and constraint

WAN-IFRA’s Middle Eastern Digital Media Awards winners combine verification, audience participation and public value across the region.

African Digital Media Award Winners 2026: 11th Edition

Today, we celebrate excellence, innovation, and the future of digital journalism across the African continent.

British and Scandinavian news publishers lead media innovation in Europe at the Digital Media Awards

Selected from entries across 24 European countries, this year’s winners champion a new era of cross-sector collaboration, proving that journalism’s impact is greatest when it engages with the wider community.

World’s press condemns killing of Amal Khalil, demands justice

World Editors Forum President, David Walmsley, has written to Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to demand an inquiry into the death of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil. Read his full letter here.

Serbia’s war on the press: The full playbook in 10 chapters

Ranked 104 on RSF’s 25th World Press Freedom Index, Serbia is not improvising. While most authoritarian governments lean on a handful of tools, President Aleksandar Vučić’s government is running a deliberate, coordinated system in which every instrument of press suppression is deployed simultaneously.
This is how it’s done.

Changing the narrative for 3 May, World Press Freedom Day 

3 May, World Press Freedom Day, is often used to underline just how bad things have become for journalists and independent media worldwide. A cynic could simply change the date and publish the same story each year: the situation has not improved, the usual suspects are running roughshod over press freedom, threats and challenges are worsening. 2026 is no exception. 

Journalism has a modesty problem – and its killing the profession

This Sunday, as the world celebrates – or calls for – Press Freedom, grassroots activist Mirko Petricevic reckons it’s time we rally the troops, and fly journalism’s flag with collective resolve.

Trust lives in relationships: it cannot be automated

Ultimately, we have to decide who gets to control the infrastructure of information. It is unrealistic, and probably undesirable, to imagine technology being removed entirely from public life. Meera Selva and Branko Brkic argue that we can, and must, rethink the role it plays, and whose interests it serves.

Measuring the multimedia readiness of newsrooms

As audiences, both older and younger, continue to consume more content in video and audio formats, as well as interactive graphics, newsrooms must keep pace. The impact of that hits more than just editors and journalists “getting on board,” it also impacts workflows, tech stacks, and more.