The wartime newsroom: ‘It’s not just about losses, victories, and difficulties’ – Ukrainian editor

2024-02-23. On the second anniversary of the Russian-Ukrainian war, we talk to Ukrainian editor Lesia Lazorenko of Prywatna Gazeta about the complexities of wartime coverage – and the increasing demand for investigative journalism.
This is the second in the EDITOR TO EDITOR series of interviews with journalism leaders.

Two years of war: how Ukraine news media holds the line

2024-02-23. Despite ongoing strife and the daily challenges of reporting on a two-year invasion, Ukraine’s news media has never been stronger – or in greater danger, says Oksana Brovko, chief executive officer at AIRPPU (Association of Independent Regional Press Publishers of Ukraine).

Disinformation and AI: the industrial revolution?

2024-02-22. NewsGuard research shows that tech improvements will shortly allow AI to foster “fake news” at an unprecedented scale, in unbelievable volumes and seizing advertising revenues from news media while plagiarising their content.

How Schibsted and Mediacorp are deploying AI in the newsroom

2024-02-22. As AI becomes mainstream in everyday work, there are many editorial opportunities for newsrooms to discover. However, incorporating AI in your workflow can seem daunting. How does a newsroom begin this integration?

Hildesheimer Allgemeine Zeitung succeeds by focusing on reader needs

2024-02-21. The German publisher created a successful new brand for food and gastronomy content and transformed its approach to covering local music festivals. These and other audience-focused efforts have dramatically improved their performance metrics and paved the way for future digital revenue growth.

WAN-IFRA Unveils ‘AI Unlocked’ Programme to Drive Media Innovation, Creativity and Sustainability.

2024-02-21. WAN-IFRA announced the launch of “AI Unlocked.” The programme and forum is tailored for all news media publishers interested in Artificial Intelligence and its impact on their organisation. Through AI Unlocked, media professionals will learn, discuss, experiment with, and define ways to use AI in their business. The initiative is open to news publishers around the globe.

World Printers Summit comes to Austria this year

2024-02-20. The two-day global summit, hosted by the World Printers Forum, is scheduled to take place from 8-9 October 2024 in Vienna, Austria at Palais Niederösterreich.

Interview: Why focusing on audiences helps newsroom transformation succeed

2024-02-15. Alexandra Borchardt and Lyndsey Jones, coaches in WAN-IFRA’s Table Stakes Europe programme, discuss how paying close attention to the needs and interests of specific audience groups can help ensure that transformation projects stay on track and on target.

Tributes pour in for ‘Dean of Sudanese press’ and Golden Pen Laureate Mahjoub Mohammed Saleh

2024-02-15. The African media fraternity is mourning the passing of award-winning, veteran Sudanese journalist and 2005 Golden Pen of Freedom recipient Mahjoub Mohamed Saleh, who died in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday, aged 96.

Innovate Local: Reaching young readers – How Stavanger Aftenblad covers junior football like it’s the Champions League

2024-02-12. Elin Stueland, Project Lead AI at Schibsted’s Norwegian regional title Stavanger Aftenblad explains how the publisher is attracting young readers through their reader promise of covering local football like it’s the Champions League.