Digital printing best practices to control cost and quality

The 8th OPHAL webinar hosted by the World Printers Forum addressed the interaction between digital printing and paper technologies. The three expert speakers from UPM, Canon, and Tecnau share complimentary experiences in this field to identify the key factors and best practices that drive efficient digital print production that impact on total cost, quality and efficiency.

Don’t look away: DIE ZEIT’s Wolfgang Bauer on Sudan’s forgotten war

Ahead of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, DIE ZEIT’s Wolfgang Bauer issues a stark warning to the news industry, with an urgent call for a journalism willing to bear witness – however painful.

Germany’s Handelsblatt fights AI traffic slump with ‘content warehouse’ and Smart Search

Traffic from search has plummeted for many news publishers as consumers turn to AI-based summaries. The financial news outlet Handelsblatt is uniting its reader-facing products – from podcasts to event recordings – in a content hub that aims to deliver exactly what its subscribers want and expect, while deepening engagement.

NZZ is turning its archives into a newsroom tool

At Switzerland’s Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ), AI development is increasingly focused on the newsroom itself – specifically, how journalists access and use the publisher’s 250 years of archived content.

At Deccan Herald, AI turns articles into instant infographics

When readers arrive at a story with limited time, long paragraphs are often the first thing they skip. For Deccan Herald, this posed a familiar challenge: how to surface key information quickly without adding to already stretched editorial workflows.

How Rheinische Post built an AI governance that aligns with its digital subscriber goals

A well-defined AI framework has allowed Rheinische Post to provide AI training to more than 1,000 of its employees. The publisher’s more than 20 AI projects cut across the whole organisation, from the newsroom and print production to sales and customer service.

The canary sings again

The survival of the news media industry depends on burning down the hierarchy before other industries follow, writes strategy consultant Selma Stern.

At The Quint, AI is helping readers navigate long-form journalism

When readers click into a long investigation, interest doesn’t always translate into attention. For The Quint, analytics showed a familiar pattern: a portion of such readers showed strong traffic to in-depth stories, but weaker engagement post landing.

AI Integration 101: Lessons in pioneering change management from rural Russmedia

Lena Leibetseder, Head of Digital Publishing at Austria’s Russmedia, provides candid, hard-won and practical insights into what it actually takes to make AI work in a newsroom – and how to bring everyone on board.

Meeting the audience where they are: How Local News International is rewriting the rules of news delivery

Dave Jorgenson and Lauren Saks built one of journalism’s most successful social media presences at The Washington Post. Now, with Local News International, they’re taking that playbook independent – with “Zero regrets.”