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.”

WAN-IFRA honours winners of Digital Media Awards Americas

The 2026 edition of the competition highlighted the most innovative and relevant projects within the digital ecosystem across North America, Central America and South America, once again establishing itself as a benchmark for the industry.

Martin Schori on hiring for yesterday while bracing for tomorrow

When did you last hire someone without knowing exactly what they’d do on day one? If the answer is never – or not recently – Martin Schori thinks that’s worth sitting with. The future of media may depend less on the roles we define than on the people we keep turning away.

AI transcriptions have transformed audio content for PRISA Media

Across its variety of news brands, audio is a key form of content for PRISA Media. Faced with a number of challenges unique to audio, the publisher has created an AI solution for its newsrooms worldwide to dramatically improve discovery and repurposing of audio content.