Harnessing the passion that powers the membership model

The membership model has “revolutionary” potential for the future of media, says Sebastian Esser, publisher of Krautreporter and co-founder of a membership platform called Steady. The key is passion – the main reason people pay to join membership-based businesses, he says.

A proactive approach to digital transformation at Aller Media Finland

The publisher of some of Finland’s most successful magazines started changing its culture and transforming digitally well before circumstances dictated those shifts, as Director of Media Business Elina Schüller describes in this interview.

Tech and tools at The Washington Post

From Arc Publishing to streamlining newsroom workflows, here’s what The Washington Post’s Director of Newsroom Product, Greg Barber, is working on.

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.