Profitable in 100 days: Ananda Vikatan’s digital subscription strategy

India’s Ananda Vikatan has a long and rich history in print, but the publication has also been very active online, and launched a digital subscription model fairly early on, which quickly proved itself successful.

DM India 2019: How can publishers claim their share of digital revenues?

In the news media business, digital revenue is a tough nut to crack. A panel at the Digital Media India 2019 conference in Mumbai in February discussed the possibility of changing this trend.

Rappler CEO Maria Ressa Arrested on Cyber Libel Charges

Reports from the Philippines confirm that Maria Ressa was arrested today and will be taken to court in relation to cyber libel offences.

Cairncross Review: a blueprint for tackling tensions between platforms and publishers?

An independent review into the state of the UK press, chaired by former journalist Dame Frances Cairncross, calls for better regulation of tech giants.

Takeaways from our Blockchain webinar

“Publishers should consider blockchain as a tool that can be useful for specific functions. Their roles of journalistic reporting, fact-checking, and so on will remain vital,” Walid Al-Saqaf told participants in last week’s WAN-IFRA webinar about the possibilities this technology offers news publishers.

How publishers can accelerate digital transformation

Anita Zielina is just starting her new role as Director of Innovation and Leadership at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York (CUNY), but she will be back in Europe in early April to talk about accelerating digital transformation in media organisations at the Digital Media Europe conference.

Indian media fights fake news in run up to Lok Sabha elections

India became a breeding ground for the spread of fake news in May 2017, when seven men were lynched in Jharkhand following rumours of a gang kidnapping of children. The police said they had not registered a single case of kidnapping. The men were killed over a rumour.

WAN-IFRA President Michael Golden: Journalists must work harder to reflect society

In once seemingly stable democracies, intolerance for media is playing out in various ways, from online harassment to assault and murder. WAN-IFRA President Michael Golden shares his thoughts on the fractured climate for journalists ahead of the World News Media Congress in Glasgow in June.

Protest Campaign – Montenegro

2019-01-30. WAN-IFRA writes to Milo Djukanovic, President of Montenegro, to remind him that it is the responsibility of the state to provide conditions in which journalists are able to carry out their work free from violence. The World Association of News Publishers calls on the President to denounce provocative rhetoric and to take all possible steps to ensure that all journalists are able to work in a safe and secure environment.

Karl Schroeder on futurism, augmented reality and the purpose of journalism

Karl Schroeder is a Canadian science fiction author whose work around online misinformation and the power of platforms is particularly pertinent in 2019. In this interview, ahead of his keynote at the European Digital Media Awards ceremony in Vienna, he discusses how science fiction often preempts such challenges, why the role of journalism is ever more vital for a functional society, and how futurism can inform media decisions.