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The International Color Quality 2024-2026 contest for print publishing is now open.
2024-01-30. WAN-IFRA's World Printers Forum has announced the opening of registrations for the International Color Quality Club (ICQC), the global print quality contest for newspapers and magazines.
Donavine Smith
Jan 30, 20242 min read
New WAN-IFRA report: How to use audience needs to unlock digital transformation
2024-01-30. The report details how 12 European news publishers adopted a digital- and audiences-first approach that helped them embrace new ways of working, build stronger relationships with readers and transform newsroom operations.
Donavine Smith
Jan 30, 20242 min read
Digital Media Awards South Asia 2023 Unveils Top Honours for Digital Media Excellence
2024-01-29. The World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) announced the results for the seventh edition of Digital Media Awards South Asia. HT Labs, The Hindu, Prothom Alo, The Quint, and BBC News emerged as the DMA South Asia 2023 winners among more than 100 entries from news publishers across South Asia.
Donavine Smith
Jan 28, 20247 min read
How Mensagem is bridging the news divide within Lisbon’s underreported communities
2024-01-26. A Lisbon-based digital news startup’s groundbreaking community storytelling initiative is evidence that meeting audience needs is a remedy for news avoidance – and can help rebuild trust.
Donavine Smith
Jan 26, 20244 min read
New World Press Trends report showcases publishers’ positive outlook amid uncertainty
2024-01-25. Against a backdrop of geopolitical instability, rapidly changing relationships with technology platforms and strategic questions raised by generative AI, the new WAN-IFRA study finds news publishers in a remarkably optimistic mood about the year ahead and their prospects further down the line.
Donavine Smith
Jan 25, 20243 min read


3D Theory of Change: new tool helps create and measure newsroom impact
2023-01-25. Building your Roadmap for Impact, a new report by climateXchange, is out now to help newsrooms navigate the process of change, with the aim of increasing the impact of climate content.
Donavine Smith
Jan 25, 20242 min read
Are you among the Best Newspaper Printers in the world?
2024-01-24. The 16th International Color Quality Contest is the worldwide biennial quality competition for newspapers and magazines. Its goal is to improve the quality of reproduction and printing, while also increasing competitiveness as well as training and motivating all personnel. It rewards winners who print according to international ISO 12647-3 and other standards.
Donavine Smith
Jan 24, 20242 min read
Automation helps Norway’s Fosna-Folket convert users
2024-01-17. Norway’s Polaris Media has been highly tactical in deploying automated content in its newsrooms. One example is its Fosna-Folket title, which has used automation to leverage subscriptions.
Donavine Smith
Jan 17, 20243 min read
Images of Iranian women journalists temporarily released on bail spark fresh hijab charges
2024-01-16. A day after Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi were released from prison on bail, pending appeal, Iran’s judiciary has filed new charges against them, for appearing without a hijab.
Donavine Smith
Jan 16, 20243 min read
Condé Nast’s six point strategy for a sustainable future
2024-01-15. Condé Nast offers an interesting case study of transformation in the publishing industry, having embarked on a significant restructuring process in order to adapt to changes in the market, its audiences and advertisers.
Donavine Smith
Jan 15, 20246 min read
AI, sustainability, and elections: global editors share key concerns for 2024
2024-01-12. Globally, news media faces an uncertain future, compounded by general mistrust, big tech challenges, and mis/disinformation at scale. The good news is that across the world, editors, publishers and newsroom leaders are (mostly) up to the challenge.
Donavine Smith
Jan 12, 20244 min read


‘Just start!’ – Markus Knall on the benefits of Reverse Strategy in AI experimentation
2024-01-12. There’s no escaping AI’s disruption of the media landscape – which is why upskilling is a pressing need for newsrooms. Ippen Digital’s Markus Knall steers newsroom heads wary of aggressive tech infiltration in the right direction.
Donavine Smith
Jan 12, 20243 min read


Sales expertise, gender diversity key to digital media success, initiative finds
2024-01-11. Digital native companies with dedicated sales teams and solid gender diversity are more successful than those that do not, according to findings from a year-long multi-national research initiative by Project Oasis.
Donavine Smith
Jan 11, 20244 min read


Argentina's Clarín introduces AI assistant UalterAI to help boost engagement
2024-01-11. Argentina's Clarín has added an AI tool to its website to enhance reader engagement. On each published story, readers can now choose AI written summaries, select alternative formats and find additional context for the original news item.
Donavine Smith
Jan 11, 20245 min read


What’s next for printed newspapers? Insights from Mediahuis and FAZ
2024-01-10. Belgium-based Mediahuis and Germany’s Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) share their print and digital strategies for the future.
Donavine Smith
Jan 10, 20244 min read
Mastering frontpage engagement: Norway’s VG aligns strategy and analytics
2024-01-04. Verdens Gang (VG) is Norway’s largest news website. In navigating the delicate balance between news integrity, reader engagement, and revenue generation, VG.no has crafted a unique, data-driven approach.
Donavine Smith
Jan 4, 20243 min read


Clarín implementa en sus noticias el asistente de lectura de inteligencia artificial UalterAI
Autor: Ismael Nafría Desde el domingo 17 de diciembre está disponible en todas las noticias del sitio web del diario argentino Clarín ...
Donavine Smith
Jan 3, 20246 min read
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