AI and the future of media: Insights from Axios CEO
Jim VandeHei, CEO of leading digital news publisher Axios, has shared his thoughts on the impact of AI The co-founder and CEO of leading digital…
Almost 50% of news publishers use Generative AI tools, but “quality of content” is the #1 concern
Also, in spite of rapid adoption, 80% of newsrooms have no guidelines in place for their use of GenAI tools WAN-IFRA recently conducted a global…
“Like dropping a nuclear bomb”: Will Google turn digital publishing upside down with AI search?
AI search could bring the most radical change the internet has seen since Google became the world’s dominant search engine Google announced a raft of…
“Perception that journalists create spin”: Trust in news publishers continues to fall
A new report by live blogging and video platform Tickaroo reveals an increase in news being consumed on mobile, a reduction in attention spans with shorter-form content…
Publishing Trends Report 2023: “Declining traffic a major issue”
In the newly released 2023 Publishing Trends Report, an annual survey by Echobox, nearly half of publishers said declining traffic is the key challenge, with…
How local media organisations can get started with AI
Deciding where to start, both with identifying use cases for AI in publishing and actual implementation, can feel overwhelming. From securing data sources to getting…
“More adults use it than Twitter, Snapchat, TikTok or Reddit”: How LinkedIn is increasingly driving content discovery for publishers
Almost 60% of LinkedIn’s users are between the ages of 25 and 34, making it the single largest demographic to use the platform. And this…
“A surprising level of confidence”: AOP report on publishers’ priorities for 2023
“Publishers feel that they are well-positioned to adapt and thrive in a recessive economy.” AOP’s latest survey, ‘Digital Publishing: Outlook and Priorities for 2023’, investigates…
The benefits of AI for local media
There are a wide variety of different ways AI can be implemented in a newsroom to help reporting, audience growth, engagement and more. Here we…
How to build a future-proof editorial operation: Insights from IFJ 2023
5 focuses for publishers who want to know how to future-proof their editorial operations At the 2023 International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy, thousands of journalists…
What does practical AI look like for local media?
Some local media organisations have been benefiting from AI for years. Peter Houston explores what it looks like in practice in this extract from our…
Di5rupt acquires What’s New in Publishing
What’s New in Publishing has been acquired in an undisclosed deal. It will now be integrated into Di5rupt’s media intelligence and connections network. Di5rupt, the…
Publishers: 3 new things we learned about social media traffic
We looked at engagement stats for more than 4,000 publishers from countries around the world This is part 1 of a 2 part series. In…
AI in media: Myths and misconceptions
Is AI a magic technology that will make all our jobs obsolete? Or will it be the silver bullet that ‘saves’ publishing? There are plenty…
“Generates thousands of pageviews”: Reddit comes into its own for publishers
A new partnership between Reddit and NewsWhip allows publishers to predict which topics might be trending in the coming days or even weeks. The platform…
Google soft launches new subscription tools for publishers
Google has quietly launched new tools enabling web publishers to monetize their web audiences via subscriptions and contributions. Flying beneath an AI-dizzy radar, Google has…
“Generative AI opportunities outweigh threats”: INMA report lists tools publishers can use now
The International News Media Association has released a new report arguing that generative AI offers more opportunities than threats. The report also suggests that newsrooms…
“It’s not all bad news”: How subscription publishers are navigating economic instability
As economic headwinds gather, subscription publishers are still growing and generating recurring revenue. The key is to double down on the user experience, offer flexibility…
“Your HR function must be the #1 priority”: How a publisher expanded internationally in 62 markets
A leading publisher within the crypto, blockchain, and Web3 community, BE[IN]CRYPTO has witnessed explosive growth since it was founded five years ago. CEO and Founder,…
“Click-throughs to the main website doubled”: How reformatting a newsletter boosted The Times of India
Subscriptions Academy, a collaboration between the Google News Initiative (GNI) and FT Strategies, introduced a program in India helping publishers evolve reader revenue models. This…
