How Aftenposten drives digital subscriptions

“Our primary acquisition driver today is our content,” says Aftenposten’s Sidney Glastad. “Our paywall is where we get about 70 percent of our web sales, and that makes it really important for us to understand what kind of content converts and how long people stay on different types of content. The way we work has evolved around that content.”

2020: End of an era as the third-party cookie crumbles

As we start the new decade, it feels like all things digital are under pressure – the adtech ecosystem is contracting, Facebook is being slammed as usual, Google is in a showdown with French publishers, and cookies are errr… crumbling, writes Lisa MacLeod.

In the service of each and for the good of all, the challenges that lie ahead

This new decade offers a moment to reflect on our purpose and consider the challenges that lie ahead. But first, a big thank-you from the whole WAN-IFRA team for your continued support and commitment to the well-being of our industry. You make what we do possible.

2020: Show journalism’s good on World News Day

World News Day, on September 28, is a call for the world to join our industry on stage and tell us about what journalism means to you, writes David Walmsley, Editor-in-Chief of The Globe and Mail.

2020: Newsletter driven startups seize the day

What promises to be a monumental year for news worldwide, with Middle East turmoil, U.S. elections, and climate change roiling countries from Australia to Africa, is also shaping up to be one of the most threatening yet for news companies, and journalists. But there is hope for journalism, writes Dave Callaway.

Germany: DuMont decides to stay in the consumer media business

DuMont Media Group, one of Germany’s largest news publishing companies, will not sell off its entire collection of regional newspapers and exit the consumer media business, but is continuing to divest itself of individual regional publishing groups.

2020: Finding our way forward to the future of quality journalism

The decade that has just begun will be the one when newsrooms reclaim their future believes Warren Fernandez, Editor in Chief of The Straits Times and President of the World Editors Forum. He explains why in this guest post.

Study: Publishers confident about their own prospects, but less certain about journalism’s future

A new report from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism lays out some key trends and predictions for the year 2020.

Future of News 2020: Portugal: Time to act is now

Portugal’s news industry is in crisis and even the President is concerned. Urgent action is needed, writes Catarina Carvalho, Executive Editor in Chief at Diário de Notícias.

It was a mixed year for major news publishers around the globe

The year 2019 was a period of slowdown around the globe. The impact was felt in the news media industry, which had already been going through a not-so-easy transition period from print to digital. Lower spend from advertisers, along with other factors such as reduced consumer spending and increased costs, made it rough for several of the largest publishers.