The recently released World Press Trends Outlook released by WAN-IFRA (World Association of Newspapers), shows that print still remains a key element of news publishers operations. Moreover, print advertising remains the most important income source. Significantly, the transition to digital has stalled. In the 2022-23 World Press Trends report launched this week, print revenues remained fundamental to the revenue operations of most news publishers. Of the 170 news publishers surveyed, print revenues still made up more than half of all income (54%). In most developing markets, the figure is even higher. In Africa, for example, print revenues – through both…
