IDN Media: ‘Our vision is to create a one-stop platform for the young generation of Indonesia’

2023-08-23. In just nine years, IDN Media has gone from a start-up founded by two brothers to a conglomerate working far beyond news to include advertising, music and films. And they have even more ambitious goals for the future.

New report: 9 deep dives into data best-practice

2023-08-22. We have just published a new report titled Data Champions in the Newsroom, delving into how nine newsrooms have made data a core part of their publishing strategy. Here’s a glimpse into the report and why you should read it.

How Sweden’s Bonnier News amassed 2.2 million subscribers

2023-08-21. Bonnier News has long been a major news publishing force in Sweden, but the publisher has been honing its strategies to scale new heights in building a successful digital subscription business.

Beyond 50:50: Tackling gender stereotypes and changing culture

2023-08-18. Luba Kassova, author of From Outrage to Opportunity, speaks to the BBC’s Lara Joannides about how to take the BBC’s 50:50 The Equality Project beyond improving representation in terms of numbers, to challenging stereotypical portrayal of women in news.

Does your newsroom have plans for how to cover sudden disasters? Editors share ideas

2023-08-18. Recent devastating wildfires, floods and earthquakes have highlighted the increasing risk of extreme climate events, large-scale public health crises and natural hazards. Editors from 15 news organisations gathered at the World News Media Congress in Taipei to brainstorm ways to prepare their newsrooms and responses for unexpected disasters.

Answer questions and add depth: The importance of follow-up stories

2023-08-17. In the quest to build engagement and bolster loyalty, there’s something that’s easily but rarely done. Follow-up stories are something that are often overlooked in the frenetic pace of the newsroom – but they can be an easy win. Here’s what you need to know.

How short-form video is helping The Economist gain young users

2023-08-17. With more than 61 million followers across Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn and YouTube, X (the former Twitter), Meta (formerly Facebook), a fifth of The Economist’s website visits come from social media.

Gender in newsrooms: Why representation doesn’t equate to inclusion

2023-08-04. Luba Kassova, author of the study From Outrage to Opportunity speaks to Qaanitah Hunter, Assistant Editor: Politics and Opinions at News24 in South Africa, about the position of women in South African newsrooms, and Qaanitah’s personal experience as a woman in a senior position.

Generative AI set to make humanity in journalism ‘a premium feature’

2023-08-03. Dealing with new AI tools should start with assessing the human element in your journalism, says Ezra Eeman: “That’s the first question you should take back to your newsroom: What’s the human aspect of our work? How can we amplify that? How can we make that even more visible?”

Deep dive: How The Hindu built its subscription business

2023-08-02. The Hindu Group (THG), a 143-year-old old legacy news brand, dove into subscriptions in 2019. The Hindu approached subscriptions with the mindset of revenue optimisation while being agnostic to the source.