How The Hindu’s paywall is paying off

The Hindu Group (THG), a 141-year-old brand, was the first English-language Indian newspaper to go digital in 1995. Armed with a critical mass of online readers and a user-friendly online payment infrastructure, the company implemented a soft paywall in February 2019, and a metered one in October.

Subscriber retention and habits go hand in hand

In addition to their massive COVID-19 coverage efforts, news publishers are seeing the current crisis as an opportunity to drive subscriptions, in different ways. In this article, written before the crisis, Nikolay Malyarov, CEO & Chief Content Officer at PressReader, examines how developing habits in readers can lead to greater subscriber retention.

How an AI system is boosting business at The Globe and Mail

For The Globe and Mail’s Editor in Chief, David Walmsley, the newsroom of the future is one where journalists can focus on finding and telling great stories. With Sophi, its homegrown AI system, the Globe is on its way to making that happen.

COVID-19: Indian publishers promote safety of print newspapers

Despite rumours of printed newspapers being a carrier of COVID-19, the World Health Organisation (WHO) recently confirmed that newspapers are safe to read during the pandemic.

WAN-IFRA urges Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan to release immediately Mr. Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman, owner, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of the Jang Media Group and Geo TV

2020-04-02. The World Association of News Publishers and the World Editors Forum, which represent 18,000 publications, 15,000 online sites and over 3,000 companies in more than 120 countries, have expressed deep concern at the arrest of Editor-in-Chief of the Jang/Geo Media Group Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman and called for his immediate release.

COVID-19: How publishers are engaging children and teens

Answer their tough questions without scaring them to death, let them participate and lighten up, suggests Aralynn Abare McMane.

Covid-19, Mexico: Covering the best and worst in people

Journalists, now on one of the wildest journeys of their careers, need to cover it all, writes Javier Garza from Mexico City.

Driving revenue during a crisis? The Dallas Morning News thinks you can

“In the midst of every crisis lies great opportunity…” Right? The Dallas Morning News in the US is taking that to heart with the COVID-19 pandemic. “This may be the best chance we’ve ever had to articulate our value proposition,” said DMN’s Chief Product Officer Mike Orren.

Covid-19, Nigeria: Faced with an empty newsroom

Toyosi Ogunseye, who heads up the BBC’s West Africa language services and is also Deputy President of the World Editors Forum, shares the tension in keeping people informed and making sure staff stay safe.

WAN-IFRA President: Quality journalism in troubled times

Fernando de Yarza López-Madrazo, President of the Spanish media house Henneo and the President of WAN-IFRA, contributed this article about the fundamental role of a free press in an uncertain world, which has been widely published by newspapers in Spain.