Tony Haile and Scroll aim to crack the business model code

Five dollars a month. That’s the price point that Tony Haile says users would be willing to pay his new venture, Scroll, to subscribe to bundled content from industry publishers, who would then get a good chunk of that revenue. Pricing was the easy part. Now comes the hard part, he says: Publisher collaboration.

World’s Press Calls for Independent Investigation into Espionage Claims of Mexican Journalists

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum (WEF) have expressed deep concern over allegations made by various media outlets concerning official espionage of journalists and human rights defenders in Mexico

‘Deep pockets not the answer’ – Jeff Bezos

“Independence, not deep pockets, is the solution for the newspaper business,” and “You cannot shrink your way into relevance.” Those two quotes from Jeff Bezos, owner of The Washington Post, summarise the main message delivered by the impressive lineup of speakers at La Stampa’s event on the future of newspapers last week

Nuevo Laredo Daily El Mañana Fears Imminent Attack

El Mañana, the main newspaper in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas state, Mexico, has reported fears of an imminent attack on its facilities and personnel through a statement published on its website Saturday, June 24.

How newspaper brands survive the meltdown (part 2)

In the second part of this two-part guest post, Colin Morrison draws lessons from the business plans of several publishing empires as they cope – more or less successfully – with market forces destroying their print profits.

How newspaper brands survive the meltdown (part 1)

In this two-part guest post, Colin Morrison draws lessons from the business plans of several publishing empires as they cope – more or less successfully – with market forces destroying their print profits.

Q&A: How Facebook says it is working on the revenue issue for publishers

“It’s been a time of incredible change and challenge, from fake news to filter bubbles and debate about our place in the news ecosystem.” That’s how Nick Wrenn, Facebook’s Head of News Partnerships for EMEA, summed up the last year or so for the company during his short presentation at World News Media Congress last week. The same could be said of the publishers in the room and around the world who continue to grapple with what type of relationship they should forge with Facebook.

New York Times: Sponsorships a key part of our digital business

“Consumers are readers, so meet them where they are in a way that makes sense, or else they won’t listen,” Liz McDonnell, Managing Director of Strategy & Insights at The New York Times, told delegates to WAN-IFRA’s World News Media Congress in Durban.

Head of Argentina’s Clarín Group, Ernestina Herrera de Noble, passes away

WAN-IFRA President expressed condolescences to family, friends and colleagues.

Social media teams: the secret weapon against misinformation

While the number of fact-checking organisations has more than doubled since 2014, newsrooms need to start pulling their weight by empowering and encouraging their social media teams to join the fight against misinformation.