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Washington Post’s Arc CMS becomes a major revenue stream, as the publishing tech expands beyond media

For the first time, The Washington Post’s digital content management platform—Arc Publishing—has licensed its technology to a company outside the media industry, the energy giant…

With “mind-reading” and quantum computing on the horizon, should publishers prepare for a world without screens?

The move to digital was a drastic change the publishing world is still coming to terms with. The upcoming shifts in technology will make the…

95% subscriber growth in less than 3 years: How a news startup is driving reader revenue with its own CRM

Denník N is a Slovak digital and print newspaper, founded in January 2015 by journalists who were earlier working for the national newspaper, Denník SME.…

“People click on ads without reading the content,” and other unexpected findings from PR Newswire’s APAC survey

PR Newswire’s largest survey of APAC journalists has uncovered some unusual revelations. For example, the majority of journalists in the survey said they rate content…

Branded content shows the most potential for growth, as mobile usage shoots up: Publisher insights from the WARC study

Mobile usage continues to record substantial growth with data from earlier this year showing that mobile devices accounted for 48% of web page views worldwide.…

Evergreen content drives up to 40% of publisher traffic: “20 in 20” and other strategies to create consistent traffic drivers

Steadier traffic, better advertising prospects, and e-commerce revenue — evergreen content promises all three. Evergreen content has long-term value, and leads to more organic traffic…

It’s time to rethink our definition of a magazine

As yet another print magazine shutters to focus on digital, we need to think again about how the magazine of the future will be defined.…

Should publishers buy or build tech stacks? Insights from Norway’s Aller Media

In an increasingly tech-driven industry, the decision of whether to buy or build systems and platforms is complex. Christoph Schmitz, interim CTO at Norway’s Aller…

89% of Americans get news online, and other key findings from Pew Research

An overwhelming majority of Americans (89%) get at least some of their news online, according to the Pew Research Center. The Center has noted a…

70% of FT readers are outside UK: Here’s how it’s driving global growth

The Financial Times topped 1M subscribers this year, a goal it had aimed to reach in 2020. When asked about the challenge of reaching the…

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…

Closer and direct: What Italian media can teach us
Italian publishers are facing similar hurdles to their counterparts in the rest of Europe and in the US. However, while this means focus is often placed on similar areas, there are key differences in how those challenges are tackled, particularly when it comes to publisher-advertiser relationships. Those common areas of focus will sound familiar to …
Turning a blind eye to bots to protect ad revenue? Think again.
OPINION There is a widely recognized, yet rarely discussed issue quite literally infiltrating the publishing industry: bots. Bots that mimic real users are constantly filtering through the flow of traffic on publishing websites across the globe. Despite the fact that bots can present serious security threats – like being used to coordinate massive attacks – …
Opinion: Why more publishers should incorporate dynamic paywalls to improve personalisation and loyalty
In July this year, Google launched version 76 of Chrome, fixing an existing loophole that allowed publishers and other site owners to detect readers who were browsing in incognito mode. However, a consequence of closing this loophole meant that many publishers suddenly found their paywalls unlocked; WNIP estimates that as many as 33% of paywalls …