Rise of adblock technology could prove troublesome for online news titles

Even as digital news consumption begins to grow online, news titles have yet to solve the puzzle of boosting their revenue. Released in March, Pew Research Centre’s 2013 State of the Media report reveals that news publications are failing to monetise their growing digital audience. Though digital advertising grew by 17 percent in 2012, the revenue generated in this sector increased by only 3 percent. Now, as the popularity of adblock technology continues to grow, newspapers find themselves faced with fresh online challenges.

New Editor-in-Chief at Helsingin Sanomat, while Sanoma begins redesign of media operations

Helsingin Sanomat has a new editor-in-chief, Kaius Niemi, Sanoma announced. 2013 has so far been an exceptionally eventful year at Finland’s largest daily, while news from the newspaper’s publishing company Sanoma speaks of a need for a wider restructuring.

Dearth of independent sources makes news organisations cautious with Syria footage

On Wednesday 21 August, in the hours following the alleged chemical attack in the suburbs of Damascus, YouTube and Facebook were awash with videos footage and photographs reportedly documenting the event. The problem encountered by news agencies, faced with a wealth of supposed visual evidence, was how to verify the authenticity of these images.

Q&A with Stampen Chairman Tomas Brunegård

Former Stampen Media Group CEO Tomas Brunegård is embarking on a new yet familiar journey: As the company’s new Chairman of the Board, he will continue to play a vital role in defining Stampen’s strategic vision, but he also will dedicate his time to fulfilling his new role as WAN-IFRA President, and other issues close to his heart.

Have you heard the one about the prosecutor, four cops and an award-winning journalist?

Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 6:40am, 13 August 2013. A prosecutor, four criminal investigators and an IT expert enter the apartment of award-winning journalist, Ludovic Rocchi. Working on assignment, the journalist’s wife is home alone and reportedly interrogated in his place. Computer equipment and notebooks are seized before the dawn squad retreat, taking along with them a good chunk of Switzerland’s press freedom.

Washington Post develops native advertising for print

The Washington Post is developing its BrandConnect programme by selling native advertisements for print, AdAge reports. Since March, the Post has been rolling out its sponsored content platform, which allows advertisers to tailor their message to the paper’s audience.

Newsroom Summit speaker Alan Pearce on what journalists can learn from Snowden affair

In light of the ongoing developments from the Edward Snowden affair, we asked Alan Pearce, a journalist, broadcaster and author specializing in cyber-security and counter-surveillance, about what lessons he thinks journalists should be learning from what’s happened during the past several weeks.

As Kochs rule themselves out of Tribune purchase, who could be next to step into the fold?

When Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post, the acquisition was widely heralded as a return of the traditional news ownership model: the “rich sole proprietor.” Ever since, many factions in the news industry have been in a state of low-level frenzy, attempting to guess which heritage title will be up for grabs, and which wealthy individual will be the next to “do a Bezos.” Now, as certain key figures rule themselves out of buying some of America’s most prestigious papers, and others throw their hat into the ring, we’ve compiled a quick rundown of the principal interested parties.

What news consumers watch, where, and how often is crucial as investment in video increases

As an ever-increasing number of newspapers bolster their video efforts, it’s worth taking a look at how often, where, and for how log consumers view content – and on which devices.

Business Insider’s open-source Haunted catches creeping analytics errors

News organizations have embraced analytics as an invaluable way to learn about their audiences and an important factor in decisions across the editorial and business spectrum. But flaws in these numbers may be occurring more often than news outlets realize, creating domino effects on decisions company-wide.