How can journalists help solve the global problem of deepfakes?
The technology of deepfakes has come a long way since that groundbreaking video of former president Barack Obama mouthing words he never actually uttered first did the rounds. That video signaled a… (more)
The death of the cookie signals a new golden age for publishers
Opinion Google has spoken. The third-party cookie is dead. No more speculation, rumour or dread. Last week it finally announced that it will block third-party cookies in the Chrome browser… (more)
Telegraph’s new tactic: will offering a Fitbit be enough to attract new readers?
The news that UK printed newspapers are continuing to lose circulation comes as no surprise, extending – as it does – a trend that has been gathering pace for two decades after… (more)
The role of video & audio in publishing: Insights from the Evening Standard
This week, Chris Stone, the Executive Producer of Video & Audio at the Evening Standard, talks to us about the role video plays in their journalism, why they decided to… (more)
Building a b2b media business for the 2020s: Insights from Berlin-based Vogel Communications
The last decade was a turbulent, but rather exciting one for b2b media brands. Navigating a path from primarily print to mainly digital production meant that many companies had to… (more)
Singapore’s Rice Media expands into Thailand, “because it has some of the best creative talent in the region”
“Thailand has a mature media market and a population exposed to a wide spectrum of content." After two-and-a-half years of steadily building a loyal audience in Singapore, alternative news media… (more)
Screen time: Conclusions about the effects of digital media are often incomplete, irrelevant or wrong
There’s a lot of talk about digital media. Increasing screen time has created worries about media’s impacts on democracy, addiction, depression, relationships, learning, health, privacy and much more. The effects are frequently assumed to be huge, even apocalyptic. Scientific… (more)
Transforming a legacy brand: Insights from MIT Technology Review CEO & Publisher Elizabeth Bramson-Boudreau
New decade, new Media Voices. On this episode of the revamped Media Voices Elizabeth Bramson-Boudreau, CEO and Publisher at MIT Technology Review talks to us about the work she’s done… (more)
Why Facebook, Inc. is doing away with Likes… and 2 other things publishers need to know about the company right now
As with all things, there are two sides to every coin, and that includes the Big F corporation. Check any reliable source and it’s not uncommon to find Facebook linked… (more)
Bo Sacks: Are the 2020s when print media will end?
Friedrich Nietzsche once said, "There are no facts, only interpretations." That comes mighty close to our understanding of the magazine industry today, at least when it comes to the various… (more)
CCPA: Ready or not here it comes
Opinion Publishers are reaching the point of data privacy fatigue. When the GDPR landed, most went into red alert and re-directed their energy, and resources, at ensuring compliance. Then new… (more)
Why a ‘Netflix for News’ is not going to save journalism (which still needs a market solution)
TL;DR - Why don’t we have a flat-rate model for publishing? This proposal by Gruner + Jahr Digital CEO Arne Wolter made publishers in Germany sit up and take notice… (more)
Deepfakes: Informed digital citizens are the best defence against online manipulation
More than a decade ago, Internet analyst and new media scholar Clay Shirky said: “The only real way to end spam is to shut down e-mail communication.” Will shutting down… (more)
The publishers’ guide to WhatsApp (or, How to circumvent traditional channels and reach consumers directly)
While weekly use of Facebook has more or less held steady over the past five years, there has been a marked increase in those using networks like Messenger, Instagram, and… (more)
Podcast revolution: The rise and rise of audio storytelling
The state of audio drama in 2020 is wildly different from ten years ago when audio, or rather radio drama, was in decline across much of the English-speaking world. Drama… (more)
Membership: What publishers can learn from other sectors
Publishers aren’t the only ones using subscription pricing. Organizations as wide-ranging as Amazon, Salesforce, Burger King and Caterpillar have all invested in recurring revenue models as a means of driving… (more)
6 trends that will change communication
Venezuelan philosopher, Antonio Pasquali, who wrote extensively about how media and society affected each other, passed away on Oct. 5, 2019, in Spain. In 1984, Pasquali was appointed Deputy Director General… (more)
The 10 topics that kept people most engaged last year
A couple of weeks ago we decided to visit our data bunker and collaborate with our merry band of data geeks on a piece that will help us review 2019… (more)
Digital publishing and privacy regulation: 4 feature implications to consider
OPINION Since the implementation of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in 2018, the global conversation around data privacy has only gotten louder. According to a 2019 GlobalWebIndex… (more)
Here’s how publishers can stop people from avoiding the news
This year’s Reuters Digital News Report provided us with a frightening reveal: people are sick of the news. Even internet users who surf the digital waves on a regular basis have openly… (more)