The 2021 Nobel peace price has been awarded to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia. The Nobel committee chair, Berit Reiss-Andersen, said today’s awards were made for “their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which […]

In a time of exceptional crisis for newsrooms and media companies everywhere, African media is facing huge financial challenges. But this time of uncertainty is also forcing media companies to find innovative ways of coping. Where is the money coming […]

Under the pretence of “simplifying procedures and fighting disinformation”, the proposed changes to current frameworks aim to centralise under a single authority all regulations pertaining to any media. The PMDA would replace existing media regulatory bodies and would oversee “films, […]

The Irish Times’ ‘Listen’ project leans on AI-driven audio articles, while Google’s collaboration with The Guardian and The Royal Institute of Blind People with ‘Auditorial’ shed light on how publishers should not ignore vision-impaired readers. The Irish Times’ AI-driven ‘Listen’ […]

The company launched its new and improved digital multi-subscription offering, +Alt, in May 2020 with a goal of acquiring 50,000 paying users. Within eight months of the launch, Amedia had surpassed its target and acquired 120,000 paying subscribers, becoming the […]

By Zafira Anwar Speaking at WAN-IFRA’s recent Digital Media Asia conference, Google News Initiative (GNI) APAC News and Publishing Lead Fazal Ashfaq, said through the GNI programme, media publishers could expect to get support to evolve their business model towards […]

By Lee Kah Whye “The foundation is building the value proposition around your subscriptions offering that is compelling for readers that readers want to support financially and that has to be priority number one before we think about anything else,” […]

Climate change is an urgent and big issue for all society. For journalists, it brings particular challenges. Beyond the need to provide the public with information and analysis that is scientifically sound and accurate, journalists need to ensure their coverage […]

With the United Nations calling climate change the defining crisis of our time, news organisations are encouraged to increase their climate reporting and to communicate to their audiences the crisis’ impact, effects, and, notably, potential approaches to solving the problem. […]

By Sheryl Lee In August 2020, four years after the South China Morning Post (SCMP) made its articles freely accessible, the Hong Kong-based English-language newspaper brought back its paywall. In the past year, the outlet has delved deep into digital […]