CEO Insider: Don’t wait for the experts – grow your champions

In her last lesson about what she and Ringier have gleaned from AI, CEO Ladina Heimgartner described how the publisher treats learning as something employees build for themselves – certificates they own, that travel with them. The natural question that follows is: who actually does the enabling in the daily work life?

Inside KG Media’s AI experiments in the ‘post-pageview era’

Traditional pageviews are no longer enough to sustain many media companies. Audiences are continuing to move to social media and video platforms, and advertising revenue associated with publisher-owned websites is continuing to decline. These changes have forced KG Media to rethink how media businesses can thrive in an AI-driven environment.

CEO Insider: Don’t convert the resistors – reward the curious

In her previous article about the lessons she and Ringier have learned about AI transformation, CEO Ladina Heimgartner described the Time Waste Challenge as a way to bring the whole organisation into the AI transformation. The natural counterpart to that is systematic enabling, which she addresses here.

Civic duty or community hub? Sam Guzik’s two-question compass for the AI era

As AI and shifting algorithms threaten to disconnect publishers from their readers, Sam Guzik, Head of Product at WNYC and Senior Expert Advisor at the Future Today Strategy Group, argues that survival requires a return to basics. By defining their mission and core strengths, newsrooms can use a strategic grid to navigate an uncertain digital future.

How Mediengruppe Pressedruck uses AI to reclaim journalists’ time

The German publisher’s AI-powered solution adapts and shortens press releases and police reports for their print edition, freeing reporters to focus more on high-value journalism.

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.