CEO Insider: Forget the AI mandate – start with the Time Wasters

In her third installment about the lessons she and Ringier have learned about AI transformation, Ladina Heimgartner talks about how the Swiss publisher flipped the script on mandating staff to adopt AI while helping them find their footing – and even becoming AI Champions.

New multi-country study examines sexual harassment in media workplaces

A study analysing sexual harassment in 21 countries shows majority of the cases still go unreported.

CEO Insider: The living policy – why AI guidelines are never finished

This is the second in a series of contributions from Ladina Heimgartner, Head of Media & CEO of Ringier Switzerland, about the lessons she and Ringier have learned in their ongoing transformation with AI. In today’s article, she talks about the core principles that help turn a one-off, static AI policy into a living, breathing framework to build trust and engagement.

How Singapore’s Mediacorp trains and integrates digital talent to grow audiences

In Singapore, Mediacorp is looking to bridge the gap between independent content creators and mainstream media, says Diogo Martins, founder of Bloomr.SG at MediaCorp.

From introverted writers to viral video stars: How a media powerhouse is winning over Gen Z

Faced with a shifting digital landscape, Malaysia’s Star Media Group is transforming traditional journalists into “hybrid journalist-creators” to capture a generation that prioritises faces and stories over headlines.

CEO Insider: Ladina Heimgartner’s take on Ringier’s AI transformation

The hunger for collaboration across the industry appears to be at an all-time high, especially when it comes to AI. So we were grateful when Ladina Heimgartner wanted to share how she views Ringier’s – and the industry’s – ongoing journey with AI. This is a series of short but insightful, straightforward takes from a CEO clearly aware of the stakes at hand.

Germany’s General-Anzeiger gears AI projects to increase overall staff use

When it comes to using AI, news publishers often seem to be looking for a specific problem to solve, or a use case where they believe incorporating AI technology can help them make immediate improvements and operate more efficiently with something they can implement and then scale.

SCMP’s top editor urges newsrooms to focus on audience value

As AI continues to dominate newsroom conversations and news organisations, Zuraidah Ibrahim, Executive Editor of the South China Morning Post, recently encouraged other editors to resist the fear of missing out (FOMO) and adopt AI only when it serves clear editorial, audience, and business goals.

The best thing journalists and newsrooms can do right now? Ask people why they don’t trust you

‘Anytime somebody doesn’t understand us, they’re not giving us the benefit of the doubt.’ – Trusting News founder Joy Mayer on why journalism’s trust problem starts with an explanation, and how AI is making that harder.

Believability vs credibility: what journalism can learn from creators

Filipino journalist and content creator Christian Esguerra, TLDR News founder Jack Kelly, and Reuters Institute researcher Amy Ross Arguedas on why storytelling, “radical” transparency and audience obsession are redefining what trust looks like in the creator era.