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Podcast - Believing in the job: Press freedom in the Middle East and North Africa
2024-03-14. MENA has seen great upheaval in recent years, with revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt, and conflicts that have engulfed the region, like the current war in Gaza. But journalists remain dedicated to promoting the truth, working both pragmatically and creatively to ensure their stories reach the world.
Donavine Smith
Mar 14, 202422 min read


‘We are not brave, we are journalists’ – LATAM editor shares newsroom wins, under deadly conditions
2024-03-08. On International Women’s Day, our EDITOR TO EDITOR interview is with an award-winning editor from one of the most dangerous regions of Mexico – officially the deadliest country for journalists. Andrea Miranda has gained respect for starting and building a regional newspaper into a national brand in the most challenging of environments, and doing much for newsroom equality.
Donavine Smith
Mar 8, 20245 min read
Gen Z’ers, editors to team up in Denmark to frame global news values
2024-03-08. A transformative, collaborative workshop bringing together more than 100 young news media users and editors from around the world, aims to identify a new set of guidelines for news outlets to ensure their products have youth appeal.
Donavine Smith
Mar 8, 20242 min read
Women journalists step into the spotlight of Gaza war to declare solidarity, call for greater global support
2024-03-08. On the eve of International Women’s Day, WAN-IFRA Women in News (WIN) and its partners in the Arab Region met in Jordan to discuss the safety and inclusion of women journalists in war and conflict reporting and called for increased global support for colleagues in Palestine.
Donavine Smith
Mar 8, 20243 min read


No somos valientes, somos periodistas
En el Día Internacional de la Mujer, nuestra entrevista EDITOR TO EDITOR es con una galardonada directora procedente de una de las regiones más peligrosas de México, oficialmente el país más peligroso para ejercer el periodismo. Andrea Miranda se ha ganado el respeto por haber convertido un periódico regional en una marca nacional en el entorno más difícil, y por haber contribuido en gran medida a la igualdad en las redacciones.
Donavine Smith
Mar 7, 20245 min read
PubMatic Partners with Internews to Enable Ad Investment in Quality Journalism on a Global Scale
2024-03-07. PubMatic's partnership with Internews makes advertising across responsible content accessible on a global scale, allowing brands to embrace news-encompassing marketing strategies that produce social impact, economic returns and enable them to reach and gain affinity with more customers.
Donavine Smith
Mar 7, 20243 min read
Journal des Enfants to close amid renaissance in print news products for kids
2024-03-07. After exactly 40 years of existence, France's Journal des Enfants will publish its last weekly edition on 28 March. Such a closure is unusual in Europe where weekly print publications for children have seen a renaissance in recent years.
Donavine Smith
Mar 7, 20246 min read
New podcast: The state of press freedom worldwide
2024-03-06. Journalists, editors and media experts from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe and the MENA region talk about the challenges facing the industry and some of the solutions they see making a difference.
Donavine Smith
Mar 6, 20244 min read
Upcoming World Printers Forum webinar to explore ESG and non-financial reporting strategies
2024-03-06. Starting this year, all companies within the scope of Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive in Europe will be required to disclose details on sustainability and its environmental impacts. Dr. Michael Has, a consultant and university lecturer based in Germany, will explain how to navigate this process in a webinar on Tuesday, 26 March at 15:00 CET.
Donavine Smith
Mar 6, 20242 min read
No hay posibilidad de tener suscripción si la marca no significa algo para la gente y es una referencia.
El 2023 ha sido para el grupo Clarín un año de cosechar éxitos, hemos visto con admiración como Clarín rebasaba el techo de los 700.000 suscriptores, cómo invertía en tecnología abriendo nuevas fuentes de ingresos junto a Hiberus y lanzaba su asistente de lectura basado en IAG UAlter.
Donavine Smith
Mar 5, 20245 min read


Scroll’s AI journey: Progress, challenges and some key learnings
2024-03-04. Scroll, an independent Indian news organisation, began exploring ways to incorporate Artificial Intelligence into its workflow in 2021. The digital-only organisation wanted to adapt its long-form reportage to different formats and video seemed to be its best bet to reach a large audience.
Donavine Smith
Mar 4, 20244 min read
Global news leaders affirm support for journalists in Gaza
2024-03-07. Leaders of more than 100 news organisations from across the world, including the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, and Reuters, have joined an open letter affirming their solidarity with journalists reporting in Gaza.
Donavine Smith
Feb 29, 20245 min read


How Bertelsmann Marketing Services reduced their energy consumption – Case study
2024-02-29. Lars Peters, Director of Energy Management, Bertelsmann Marketing Services, presented the case of energy saving at Bertelsmann.
Donavine Smith
Feb 29, 20242 min read
Despite AI, audience preferences still central to content production
2024-02-28. Despite all the attention on artificial intelligence (AI), machine-based learning, and various other technological advancements, the audience remains at the centre of journalism and news business models.
Donavine Smith
Feb 28, 20244 min read
Desinformación e inteligencia artificial: ¿la revolución industrial?
La investigación de NewsGuard muestra que las innovaciones tecnológicas permitirán en poco tiempo que la IA propague "noticias falsas" a una escala sin precedentes, en volúmenes increíbles y apoderándose de los ingresos publicitarios de los medios de comunicación mientras plagia su contenido.
Donavine Smith
Feb 27, 20244 min read


Innovate Local: How a new ad product helps Bonnier News create value for readers and local businesses
2024-02-26. In this article, based on our second Innovate Local webinar, we focus on Bonnier News Local’s ad product “Handla lokalt” (Shop Locally), which is easy to understand, easy to buy and has a natural link to social media – all of which makes it attractive to advertisers.
Donavine Smith
Feb 26, 20244 min read


The wartime newsroom: 'It’s not just about losses, victories, and difficulties' – Ukrainian editor
2024-02-23. On the second anniversary of the Russian-Ukrainian war, we talk to Ukrainian editor Lesia Lazorenko of Prywatna Gazeta about the complexities of wartime coverage – and the increasing demand for investigative journalism.
This is the second in the EDITOR TO EDITOR series of interviews with journalism leaders.
Donavine Smith
Feb 23, 20245 min read


Two years of war: how Ukraine news media holds the line
2024-02-23. Despite ongoing strife and the daily challenges of reporting on a two-year invasion, Ukraine’s news media has never been stronger – or in greater danger, says Oksana Brovko, chief executive officer at AIRPPU (Association of Independent Regional Press Publishers of Ukraine).
Donavine Smith
Feb 23, 20245 min read
Disinformation and AI: the industrial revolution?
2024-02-22. NewsGuard research shows that tech improvements will shortly allow AI to foster "fake news" at an unprecedented scale, in unbelievable volumes and seizing advertising revenues from news media while plagiarising their content.
Donavine Smith
Feb 22, 20244 min read
How Schibsted and Mediacorp are deploying AI in the newsroom
2024-02-22. As AI becomes mainstream in everyday work, there are many editorial opportunities for newsrooms to discover. However, incorporating AI in your workflow can seem daunting. How does a newsroom begin this integration?
Donavine Smith
Feb 22, 20244 min read
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