What does digital-first mean to a mostly print-centered publisher? It’s about re-organising ourselves in ways that are logical for readers and ourselves, said Zuraida Ibrahim, Executive Managing Editor at SCMP, during the recent WAN-IFRA Indian Media Leaders e-Summit conference. As […]

The report entitled “The Awakening of a Sleeping Giant?” is based on a survey of 51 media outlets in 27 Mexican states in March 2021. The research documents the obstacles, opportunities, advances and lags of 32 regional media and 19 […]

More than 600 people signed up for the newsletter before its first issue was published, and within weeks, that number more than doubled. Today, just six or so weeks since Bonn Appetit launched, the initial goal of gaining 2,000 subscribers […]

The following news media companies will participate in the 2021 programme: BeritaSatu.com (Indonesia), Kompas.com (Indonesia), Maeil Business Newspaper (South Korea), Sun (Fiji) News Pte Ltd (Fiji), SunStar Publishing Inc. (Philippines), The Dong-a Ilbo (South Korea). The programme is designed for […]

“A crazy story in the middle of a pandemic,” is how Borja Echevarría, Managing Editor of El País, describes their shift to a subscription model last year. But as crazy as it may sound, El País seems to have made […]

Applications are now open and will operate on a rolling basis – so early application is an advantage! The programme is scheduled to begin in December 2021 and will run for nine months. The Table Stakes Europe (TSE) programme is […]

New research from Women in News on sexual harassment in African media organisations highlights the scale of the problem – and the numbers make for worrying reading. Conducted in eight countries in the continent and with 584 respondents, the research […]

When Claire Overstall joined the Economist in 2019, the publisher’s reader revenue strategy was mostly based on growing by acquisition, which meant going after new audiences and enticing them to take up a cheap offer. “But after a while, acquisition […]

The programme seeks to nurture the next generation of media leaders committed to shaping the regional future. The aim is for YMLF fellows to contribute effectively to the pursuit of good journalism, foster dialogue and greater connectedness among one another, […]

(main photo courtesy of ProQuote) When German media equality organisation ProQuote looked more widely at management roles in media roles, the picture was not much better. The ‘Frauenmachtanteil’ – loosely translated as the ‘Women-power-factor’ – stood at 10.4%. That’s almost […]