50 Ways to Make Media Pay: Report Download
What’s New in Publishing is proud to present 50 Ways to Make Media Pay, a special insight report sponsored by Sovrn and written by regular WNiP contributor and University of…
Why should publishers start a podcast?
If you’re reading this article on What’s New in Publishing, it’s safe to assume that you’re a publisher with some level of interest in starting…
How to effectively transition from print to digital: API report
Over the last decade or so, many newspapers have slowly reduced print publishing. Between 2004 and 2018, at least 104 US newspapers reduced publishing frequency…
Solutions Journalism: Highlights from Trusting News’ work in the U.S.
Founded in 2016, Trusting News is a project of the Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) in Missouri and the American Press Institute (API). Set up by…
Turning fake news against itself: AI tool can detect disinformation with 92% accuracy
Fake news is already a massive problem worldwide and with continuing improvements in content generation tools powered by artificial intelligence we are not far from…
Ads for good: Inside Positive News’ Brands of Inspiration
Positive News are the “pioneers of constructive journalism,” with a website and magazine dedicated to telling the stories of progress, possibility and solutions in an…
Now publishers are becoming news aggregators. This is why.
In trying to wrestle back traffic (and ad revenues) from the duopoly, publishers have been experimenting with diverse services. News aggregation is one area where…
How would it impact publishers if Facebook ditches the Like count?
First, Instagram started hiding the Like count. It began the experiment in Canada, and has further expanded the test in more countries, including Italy, Ireland,…
Insights for publishers from the latest Reuters study
Reuters has published a new report, “How young people consume news and the implications for mainstream media” in collaboration with strategic consultancy Flamingo. It is…
The New York Times is struggling on the digital front
On Aug 7, the New York Times reported it had reached a record high in the number of paid subscriptions—digital and print—with 4.7 million people…
Africa: a digital coming of age
Africa’s lack of internet access has been well documented in recent years. However, growing access across the continent, together with a rapid uptake in smartphone…
“No Negative Monday” and other ideas from South Asian newsrooms addressing local challenges: A WAN-IFRA study
WAN-IFRA’s “State of Newsrooms in South Asia” report published earlier this month, is the first comprehensive study of the issues faced by newsrooms in the…
10 essential media stats from August 2019
New subscription tools, the GateHouse Gannett merger, top publishers on Facebook, and the continued importance of SMS and obituaries. Here’s our regular round-up of the…
Three key South African podcasting trends, and why they matter to publishers
Podcasts have exploded in popularity in recent years, with an estimated 1 in 3 people globally listening to episodes every month. The hype around them…
The Publisher’s Guide to Podcasting: Report Download
What’s New in Publishing is proud to present The Publisher’s Guide to Podcasting, a special insight report sponsored by Sovrn, and written by regular WNIP…
The NYT is the latest publisher to put up a registration wall
US newspaper The New York Times has become the latest publisher to put up a hard registration wall, following extensive registration and log-on tests last…
“Multi-million spike in pageviews”: The company behind TikTok is now shaking up news aggregation
The MIT Technology Review called it “the insanely popular Chinese news app that you’ve never heard of.” The app, Toutiao (Chinese for ‘headlines’) is one…
What publishers can learn from membership programs
In recent years, we’ve been hearing more and more about membership programs for media. One of the most well-known examples is The Guardian; with the recent announcement they…
After 30% uplift in subscriptions, publishers roll out ‘Subscribe with Google’
About a year ago, Google announced ‘Subscribe with Google’—a simple way to subscribe to news publications and maintain access everywhere: websites, apps, even search results.…
“A digital subscription renaissance”: Highlights from Shorenstein Center’s Digital Pay-Meter Playbook
The Shorenstein Center and Lenfest Institute recently published a whitepaper, Digital Pay-Meter Playbook. The paper presents best practices for increasing and sustaining digital subscriptions culled…