The Google News Initiative, WAN-IFRA and Mather Economics drive an ambitious program supporting digital subscriptions in Latin America

Jamal Khashoggi awarded 2019 Golden Pen of Freedom

Murdered Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi has been given WAN-IFRA’s highest honour for furthering the cause of press freedom. “He knew the dangers. He would not be silent.”

Strength in numbers: Publisher ad alliances pick up

More publishers around the world are joining together to provide their advertisers with greater scale and data to more effectively target the audiences they want to reach.

Axel Springer and Funke join large national ad alliance

Two ad alliances, together representing four of Germany’s largest media companies, have joined forces with the aim of countering the dominance of tech platforms.

High on Reach’s agenda: brand identity and newsroom diversity

With more diverse voices in its newsrooms, a stronger focus on digital skills for its trainees, and a measured approach to innovation, Reach plc (formerly known as Trinity Mirror) is addressing some of the challenges faced by regional publishers.

How Schibsted Next Media aims to find future business models

Wanted: New media business ideas! Next Media sets out to explore user needs and ideas that can expand Schibsted’s media portfolio.

Publish Asia: Using data to drive editorial decisions

The multifaceted ability of data to not only make stories engaging and personalised but also credible, drove discussion at a session during WAN-IFRA’s recent Publish Asia 2019 conference.

A new initiative aims to prove micropayments work for publishers

Why launch a micropayment solution when all that publishers seem to want is to have readers committing to a subscription? For Dominic Young, founder of start-up Agate, it’s necessary to offer the audience a more flexible relationship.

What are the responsibilities of citizen journalism?

Em Kuntze, Content Insight’s content editor, explores the rise of participatory journalism.

‘The threat to freedom of speech is on our doorstep,’ David Dinsmore

A new UK campaign, #JournalismMatters, emphasises the vital role trusted news media journalism plays in our democratic society. Against a backdrop of increased hostility towards journlists across the globe, David Dinsmore, chairman of the News Media Association, calls for a reset in the way journalism is viewed.