Sanoma tried to build an AI tool. It ended up rebuilding its workflow

Finland’s Sanoma Media tried to develop an AI tool, but the real challenge lay in its own systems. Fixing how work got done became the prerequisite for making AI useful. In the end, workflow – not technology – drove the change.

GAMI Incubator #Finland: Six months, three media-startup teams, real results

The first-ever GAMI Incubator #Finland programme concluded on 24 April with a final event in Helsinki, bringing together participants to present the outcomes of six months of collaboration to the rest of the Finnish media industry.

South Asia’s best digital projects win big at Digital Media Awards

WAN-IFRA has announced the winners of the Digital Media Awards South Asia 2026, recognising outstanding digital projects that have driven impact through innovation, audience engagement, and effective use of technology.

Digital printing best practices to control cost and quality

The 8th OPHAL webinar hosted by the World Printers Forum addressed the interaction between digital printing and paper technologies. The three expert speakers from UPM, Canon, and Tecnau share complimentary experiences in this field to identify the key factors and best practices that drive efficient digital print production that impact on total cost, quality and efficiency.

Don’t look away: DIE ZEIT’s Wolfgang Bauer on Sudan’s forgotten war

Ahead of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, DIE ZEIT’s Wolfgang Bauer issues a stark warning to the news industry, with an urgent call for a journalism willing to bear witness – however painful.

Germany’s Handelsblatt fights AI traffic slump with ‘content warehouse’ and Smart Search

Traffic from search has plummeted for many news publishers as consumers turn to AI-based summaries. The financial news outlet Handelsblatt is uniting its reader-facing products – from podcasts to event recordings – in a content hub that aims to deliver exactly what its subscribers want and expect, while deepening engagement.

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.