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Golden Pen of Freedom Awarded to Journalists Elahe Mohammadi and Niloofar Hamedi, Jailed in Iran

2023-06-28. The 2023 Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom award of the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), has been awarded to Elahe Mohammadi and Niloofar Hamedi, currently in jail in Iran.

What are the pros and cons of using Artificial Intelligence in your newsroom?

2023-06-27. Lyndsey Jones, publishing consultant, digital transformation expert, strategic advisor and coach, shares her views about how to navigate an AI world where there is likely to be a further explosion of content creation in an overcrowded market.

Exceptional Editors from Botswana, Jordan and the Philippines receive the 2023 WAN-IFRA Women in News Editorial Leadership Award

2023-06-27. Emang Mutapati, editor-in-chief of The Voice in Botswana, has been named 2023 Laureate for Africa; Lina Ejeilat, co-founder and editor-in-chief of 7iber in Jordan, has been named 2023 Laureate for the Arab Region; and Glenda Gloria, the executive editor and co-founder of Rappler in The Philippines, has been named 2023 Laureate for Southeast Asia.

Testing, metrics, products: FT uses data to ace the subscription game

2023-06-15. The Financial Times treats data like an old friend. When it saw its advertising revenue decline, instead of trying to double down on it, the publisher leaned into the possibility of a new revenue stream – subscriptions. And some of its tactics have served as inspiration for many subscriber-focused publishers.

How Mediahuis used data to increase retention by 14 percent in 3 months

2023-06-07. Like most publishers, Mediahuis, headquartered in Belgium, faces the double challenge of not just converting leads into digital subscribers but more importantly, retaining its current user base.

How Germany’s Die Zeit boosted conversions by 8 percent in 2022

2023-05-30. Die Zeit is a weekly German newspaper and among the most successful European publishers that has explored subscriptions as a revenue stream. Here’s how the company experimented with early retention strategies and fostered routines with its audience.

EU4Independent Media launches online self-paced courses for journalists and media managers

2023-05-26. The EU-funded EU4Independent Media project has launched a series of online courses for journalists and media managers. All courses are designed to be self-paced, so you can take them whenever it suits you.

Journalism is the key to winning Ukraine’s war on corruption

2023-05-23. The fight for democracy and freedom in Ukraine is being fought on two fronts, one against the deadly weapons of Russian invaders and another against the enemy within – bribery and corruption, writes Aidan White of the Ethical Journalism Network.

Amedia capitalises on streaming to engage Norway’s sports fans

2023-05-22. Amedia is Norway’s largest news publisher with more than 100 news titles across the country. While Norway’s population is small, just 5.4 million, they have a huge number of sports fans, with about half the country interested in local sport.

TikTok’s advice for publishers on how to get started with platform

2023-05-15. The company shared their tips for how news outlets should approach their TikTok strategy. Instead of trying to gain a large number of followers, publishers should prioritise creating the type of content that performs well on the platform.