A year of news innovation in Africa

As we prepare to announce the winners of our 2018 African Digital Media Awards, we talk to some of the 2017 winners.

Schibsted’s VG: On the road to digital profitability

“We plan to land on the moon in 2020, and be profitable solely with digital income,” says Gard Steiro, editor-in-chief and CEO of VG. “The easy way to achieve this is to lay off reporters, but we plan to have a newsroom of the same size in 2020 as we do today.”

Leading digital editors join board of World Editors Forum

Ingeborg Volan and Dmitry Shishkin bring considerable digital experience to the World Editors Forum board.

DM Africa keynote: how engagement drives loyalty and subscriptions

Audience engagement is critical to building a loyal base of paying subscribers, says leading subscription and digital marketing consultant Jocelyn Cripps.

How Axel Springer’s WELT avoids ‘glitter pony’ innovation

“Innovation is not an event. It’s not a lab. It’s not the perfect day once a year. It’s something that’s happening 365 throughout your organisation and it’s a really hard process,” says Niddal Salah-Eldin, Director of Digital Innovation at WELT.

Indian publishers aim to improve workflows between operations

Editors and publishers came together during the WAN-IFRA India 2018 Conference in Hyderabad to discuss if the gap between business and editorial functions of a news media organisation needs to be bridged.

An inside look at The New York Times’ data strategy

The New York Times’ digital subscriber base has experienced impressive growth in recent years. So how is the publisher harnessing its user data to improve conversion and retention? Where is data having the biggest impact? And how did the legacy organisation succeed in cultivating its data culture? Aram Chekijian, VP of Customer Data & Insights, has some answers.

Kinzen: Mark Little’s version of personalisation with a purpose

“How do you align your journalism with an individual and reward their attention? Not an audience collectively, but that individual. That is the moon landing we are all pursuing.”

Women in News: old boy’s club culture prevails even when parity is reached

Lessons from a major new study on South African media houses shows that even when women and men are equal, in numbers, inequity and sexism remain. Author Glenda Daniels reports.

#TruthNeverDies: Join global campaign to end impunity for crimes against journalists

Some chilling statistics as we prepare for November 2, the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. Every four days, a journalist is murdered, often because he or she denounced corruption, trafficking, political wrongdoing or human rights abuses. Those responsible often go unpunished.