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The Backstory Podcast - Women journalists taking on tech

Technology has revolutionised how we get our news. Data visualisation and multimedia are increasingly used to tell stories, and coding is no longer just for computer scientists. But when it comes to working with digital technology, in most newsrooms men outnumber women. Why are men still dominating this field? And what does it take for women to get ahead?

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Andrew Heslop

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2020-09-21 12:24

Creative social media engagement: promoting local businesses and young activists

This article covers the projects shortlisted for the Best Social Media Engagement category of WAN-IFRA’s 2020 North American Digital Media Awards.

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Daniela Pena

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2020-05-15 00:44

¿Que están haciendo los medios latinoamericanos en TikToK?

¿Deben estar los medios de noticias en TikTok? La pregunta ronda las redacciones desde hace ya algunos meses. 

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Florencia González Guerra García

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2020-02-27 19:12

Unlocking Journalism Resilience: Adapting a Digital Business Model to Promote Press Freedom

A new report from WAN-IFRA examines how news media companies in Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Egypt, Jordan, Palestine, Colombia, Ecuador and Mexico are experimenting with their revenues and adapting business models to safeguard press freedom.

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Andrew Heslop

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2019-07-08 15:45

The Backstory S1E2: Show me the money - Censorship + financial independence

How do you run an independent media organisation in a country where the government imposes censorship rules? How do you support a successful media company without folding to pressure from your funders or your sponsors?

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Andrew Heslop

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2018-03-01 11:42

WAN-IFRA media freedom podcast debuts

Welcome to The Backstory, a new podcast series from WAN-IFRA exploring media freedom issues from around the globe.

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Andrew Heslop

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2018-01-31 17:58

New WAN-IFRA report: 'Reality check – making money with Facebook'

This new report published by WAN-IFRA today, challenges news publishers to not only rethink their revenue and relationship strategies with Facebook but also that of all platforms. Nick Tjaardstra, WAN-IFRA Global Advisory Director, is part of a working group focused on platform strategies, and contributed this for the report.

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Nick Tjaardstra

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2017-09-14 13:01

Local social – the winner takes all (from publishers)

As the local social network Nextdoor finalises a purchase of Streetlife's UK assets, have publishers missed a major opportunity to stay relevant? 

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Nick Tjaardstra

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2017-02-23 12:13

What's the best time to post on Facebook? The answer's not so clear.

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You've no doubt seen dozens of articles about the best time to share on Facebook, not least because there are dozens of analytics companies scrambling to show editors the graphs and apps that identify Facebook primetime and schedule your posts to hit it.

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WAN-IFRA External Contributor

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2016-10-20 16:16

Social media lessons from The Economist

A year ago, The Economist made a big push into social media. The editorial social media team, led by Community Editor Denise Law, works across different platforms to grow readership, and, as Law jokingly points out, make people realise that The Economist is not just catering to men “smoking a cigar and driving an Aston Martin.” In an interview with WAN-IFRA, she explained what her team has been working on during the past year, and shared some tips on building a successful social media strategy.

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Simone Flueckiger

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2016-10-05 11:39

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