Mexican Regional Media Reacts to Official Response to Crisis of Freedom of Expression

Directors from 10 Mexican regional media outlets and representatives of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) met with authorities from the Secretary of the Interior (SEGOB) and the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) to express their concerns regarding the current crisis affecting journalism and to discuss the measures announced by the government to address it.

Trends in Newsrooms 4: Is it crunch time for video?

Tech firm Cisco estimates that by 2019 video will make up 80 percent of all Internet traffic. With that much demand, publishers have no choice but to prioritise their video strategies – and quickly.

International organizations for freedom of expression urge to receive rapporteurs from United Nations and IACHR in Mexico

World organizations for the defense and promotion of freedom of expression asked President Peña Nieto to invite the special rapporteurs for Freedom of Expression at the United Nations (UN) and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to find solutions to the crisis of violence and impunity affecting Mexican journalism.

Success with subscriptions: insights from Amedia’s Pål Nedregotten

In Norway, news publisher Amedia is taking a complex, data-driven – and successful – approach to acquiring digital subscribers. Freelance writer Em Kuntze caught up with Amedia’s EVP, Pål Nedregotten, in the wake of Digital Media Europe 2017 to tap into his expertise.

Trends in Newsrooms 2: Snapping up young audiences

News organisations covet creating a meaningful connection with millennials and Gen Zers, with many investing heavily in new storytelling formats and social networks to engage with them. One way to reach this younger demographic that’s becoming increasingly popular is to create content specifically for Snapchat.

How Schibsted Media Group makes disruption seem hip

Schibsted Media Group in Scandinavia is often held up as THE shining example of a legacy news media group that seems to have gotten this whole “transformation” thing down pat. We are looking closely behind the scenes at the Schibsted phenomenon for an upcoming report. Here is a brief glimpse at what we have found.

Trends in Newsrooms 3: New life for kids’ editions

Australia’s printed weekly for children, Crinkling News, has shown that the public is ready to support print for kids, and also how tricky it is to make such a publication work financially. Meanwhile, a one-off New York Times insert is a hit with readers.

Editorials: Headed for extinction?

In this guest post, Steve Gray of Morris Communications in the USA describes why powerful local advocacy is essential to your news brand.

Google’s Richard Gingras: Publishers must stress value to audiences

Speaking to WAN-IFRA’s Valérie Arnould, Google Vice President of News Richard Gingras shares his views on marketing news content, fighting fake news, the AMP initiative, and more. Gingras will speak on the future of news at the World News Media Congress, 7-9 June in Durban, South Africa.

Der Spiegel launches paid-for digital daily

The German weekly news magazine Der Spiegel has launched Spiegel Daily, a new digital and paid-for daily newspaper. The idea behind the new digital-only product is to “stop the world once a day” by offering readers a self-contained and engaging news experience, which complements the publishing house’s existing print and online offer.