WAN-IFRA Print Innovation Awards 2019 Winners Announced

2019-09-16. The World Printers Forum, the print community of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), announces the winners of the Print Innovation Awards 2019. The prize for innovations of newspapers and magazines will be presented on the first exhibition day of the IFRA World Publishing Expo, 8 October 2019, in Berlin.

Google algorithm change prioritises original reporting

The tech giant made changes to its search engine algorithms in a bid to elevate original news reporting.

Innovations shine at African Digital Media Awards 2019

The big hitters at this year’s WAN-IFRA African Digital Media Awards set themselves apart from the rest through a bold, innovative and creative approaches. They managed this feat at an interesting time in the media industry: The search for sustainable revenue streams has never been more frantic, audiences are less trusting and harder to please and the public’s demands for facts grow louder by the day.

Podcast – The war online: Abuse and harassment, and what journalists are doing about it

Journalists are increasingly the target of insults or threats from individuals or groups online, which can have physical impacts and should no longer be seen as separate from the offline world. The goal of the harassment? Censorship. And women bear the brunt of the abuse, which is usually gendered and sexualised.

Managing Journalism’s Inherent Risks for the Digital Native Generation

Young people were practically born with a cell phone in-hand. But being internet savvy doesn’t necessarily translate to knowing the risks online. For the new generation of journalists, having an internet presence can be crucial to getting more work, but journalism schools and newsrooms must do better to ensure that young journalists know about digital threats and online harassment.

Bot-journalism’s baby steps in India

It could be only a matter of time before robo-journalism makes its inroads to India

India’s Jagran Prakashan focusing on engagement and growing readers

India’s leading publishing house, Jagran Prakashan Ltd., has enjoyed a rich history in print – and increasingly digital – since 1975. The brand publishes 12 print titles in five languages, across 15 states. The company’s print and digital properties boast ownership of Dainik Jagran, Mid Day, Jagran Josh, Jagran New Media and HerZindagi.

28 September: Celebrating journalism that matters

Thirty newsrooms around the world will join forces to mark World News Day on 28 September to showcase the contributions made by professional newsrooms to the communities they serve, writes Shefali Rekhi.

How to engage your podcast audiences (Part 1)

How to engage your podcast audiences (Part 1)

How Hearst’s product team helps build audience, revenues

“We don’t do anything without an audience opportunity and a revenue opportunity,” Robertson Barrett, President of Digital Media at Hearst Newspapers, told participants at WAN-IFRA’s recent Digital Media North America conference in New York City.