Fifth edition of Table Stakes Europe features 18 teams

2023-12-19 WAN-IFRA announces the 18 publishers who will participate in the fifth edition of the Table Stakes Europe programme. These publishers are now part of a community of more than 80 organisations, from 20 countries, including over 400 individual participants who have taken part in the previous editions and are ambassadors of this transformational methodology.

Ukraine needs you!

2023-12-19. Funding Ukrainian newsrooms means a moment of stability in a time of chaos. Donations to keep the press free allow journalists on the ground to report the news that matters. Supporting our colleagues fighting a war on all fronts maintains the spirit of freedom that will overcome aggression.

A global approach to media safety

2023-12-19. With press freedom challenged around the world, WAN-IFRA Members can be proud of the contribution their Association makes to improving media safety and advocating on behalf of journalists and newsrooms worldwide. Through direct engagements with local media partners and solid alliances internationally, we aim to raise standards and embed a culture of safety in every newsroom.

Ten of our top reader revenue stories from 2023

2023-12-14. To close out this year, we are taking a look back at some of our most popular reader revenue related articles from 2023. These stories offer good lessons to be learned, reviewed and re-considered, and we’re pleased to see that they come from many different countries around the world as well.

How The Hindu increased audience engagement by 21% in 6 months

2023-12-14. India’s The Hindu Group recently undertook a major initiative to overhaul their digital transformation strategy. The objective of the project was to seed audience-first thinking in the company’s Chennai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru bureaus and study its impact before rolling out the program to all the centres.

Meeting sustainability targets with CO2 footprint calculation

2023-12-14. Being honest in ESG reporting can save publishers and printers from possible legal repercussions in the future and help to better analyse the CO2 impact of their company, according to Dr Michael Has of Monopteros.

Consolidation in newspaper printing: Experts discuss the why and how

2023-12-11. At the beginning of the second day of the World Printers Forum in Frankfurt am Main, a panel discussion on the topic “Consolidation in newspaper printing” was held in German – especially for the DACH region.

Journalists in Gaza need your help. Here’s how

2023-12-08. The death of 63 journalists in Gaza and the displacement and trauma of hundreds of others is devastating to watch. Among over 16,000 civilian deaths, the catastrophe unfolding before us is rendered even worse by a sense of powerlessness. Despite the challenges of delivering assistance to Gaza, there are initiatives aimed at directly supporting journalists and their families.

Silos no more: ‘AI demands cross-functional collaboration’ – Uli Köppen

2023-12-08. From algorithmic accountability reporting to personalised regionalised audio, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)’s Uli Köppen illustrates groundbreaking AI capabilities for newsrooms – and amplifies calls for interdisciplinary collaborations, offering sound advice on building a digital strategy.

Connecting the disconnected: global initiative proffers solution to major obstacles in climate change reporting

2023-12-08. Audience apathy, resource challenges and restrictions, and fear of reprisal: new research reveals three major obstacles in climate reporting across South East Asia – even as we grapple with the harsh realities of climate change. The good news? ClimateXchange is here and hopes to change all that – not just in the region, but globally.