How to integrate AI into your newsroom: ‘Not just as a tool, but as a transformative force.’

2025-05-30. AI is more than just another layer on top of the newsroom transformation configuration, says Süddeutsche Zeitung’s Fabian Heckenberger: ‘It reshapes strategy, tools, culture, audience relations, everything…’

Divining data: How AI invigorates The New York Times’ approach to investigative reporting

2025-05-30. By building tools based on repeated patterns, The New York Times is strategically applying AI as a force multiplier for investigative journalism – while maintaining traditional journalistic standards of accuracy and verification, explains Zach Seward.

Aftonbladet’s Martin Schori: When ‘everyone’ is talking about something – but we aren’t covering it

2025-05-30. If news media want to maintain – and increase – trust among their young target audience, they need a new strategy for how they handle press ethics. That’s the view of Aftonbladet’s Martin Schori.

Freelancers are more vital to the news industry than ever – can we figure out how to treat them right?

2025-05-28. Freelance journalists now account for a major share of the news industry’s workforce – yet few can survive without moonlighting, most face burnout and all are threatened by AI. WorldCrunch co-founder and Editor Jeff Israely raises critical concerns and considerations for news publishers.

Le Monde’s smart pricing drives 10% subscription growth

2025-05-26. France’s Le Monde is rethinking its digital subscription strategy after extensive testing revealed that its earlier pricing tiers were undermining long-term retention and revenue growth.

How The Atlantic keeps subscribers – without cutting prices

2025-05-26. Since launching its paywall in 2019, The Atlantic has built a subscription business anchored in loyal, long-term readers. With retention over 70% and steady growth, its success stems from an annual-only model, strong product engagement, and focusing on subscriber habits rather than churn.

World’s press concerned by foreign funding bill that threatens press freedom in Hungary

2025-05-23. WAN-IFRA has written to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expressing concern over a proposed new bill before parliament that calls for increased powers for the Sovereignty Protection Office that would negatively impact press freedom in the country. 

Ouest-France bets on TV to diversify revenue streams

2025-05-22. Sipa Ouest-France, one of France’s largest news media groups, is making a move into the television and streaming market with the launch of a channel called Novo 19, planned for September. This decision is part of the company’s effort to expand beyond its traditional print and digital platforms and capitalise on the growing demand for video content.

Amedia grants 400,000 young people free access to its newspapers

2025-05-21. All Norwegians aged 15 to 20 will be given free digital access to over 100 newspapers through Amedia’s new national initiative.

WAN-IFRA launches Media Literacy Policy and project with support from UNESCO

2025-05-21. The project involves several actions including: the integration of Media Literacy in the WAN-IFRA Policies, a campaign to celebrate Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week, and the development of trainings for news executives to incorporate literacy in their work.