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Gem in the making? How Mill Media is extracting journalism gold, locally

2024-07-26. In mining, milling is the process by which waste rock is extracted from precious metals before smelting – a process Mill Media is following to pave the way for a “potential new Golden Age for local journalism.”

How India’s HT Media uses AI to boost traffic and editorial efficiency

2024-07-23. In February 2023, Hindustan Times (HT Media Ltd.), one of the biggest news organisations in India, launched its AI efforts with a 15-person team. The focus areas included an AI-led newsroom, a GenAI-based newsbot, personalisation, audience monetisation, revenue management, and subscription acquisition and churn models.

How JP/Politikens leveraged early AI expertise to build centralised news products

2024-07-12. JP/Politikens, one of the largest media groups in Denmark, began experimenting with AI in late 2019, well ahead of the current boom. The brand established a project around its AI efforts at the time at Ekstra Bladet, one of its three national legacy news brands.

Aftonbladet serves up innovation with AI Buffet

2024-07-11. Aftonbladet, one of the largest news organisations in the Nordics and a flagship brand of Schibsted, reaches around 4 million of Sweden’s 10 million population daily. The newsroom has been experimenting with AI for several years now, particularly in the segmentation and personalisation of its front page.

Condé Nast’s strategic approach to digital growth

2024-07-10. Social media platforms have posed many challenges for news publishers, but Sarah Marshall, VP of Audience Strategy at Condé Nast UK, believes there are opportunities that can be leveraged through a robust audience development strategy.

Engagement and revenue diversification: Role of Minibrands at the FT

2024-07-09. Kritasha Gupta, Head of Business Development, Financial Times, UK, joined our recent Congress in Copenhagen to share insights from the company’s minibrands and a few lessons on newsrooms finding their feet in the B2B diversification space.

User-centric innovation drives subscriptions at Newslaundry

2024-07-04. Newslaundry, an independent and entirely digital newsroom, was one of the earliest players in India to test subscriptions. By placing user needs at the heart of product development, the team crafted a user-centric app that has become instrumental in driving its subscription success.

How Die Zeit’s go-slow strategy defied the odds

2024-06-28. Lessons from Germany on how to fully engage Gen Z, grow loyal communities, and drive profitable subscriptions, via ‘the slowest newsroom transformation in history’.

Espionage Act charges risk setting dangerous precedent for journalists  

2024-06-26. Press freedom and human rights organisations call for assurances the US government will not pursue journalists for publishing classified information.

 

Survey: How search and referral traffic are trending in 2024 and beyond

2024-06-26. Do changes in search, cookies, and referral mean traffic is about to crash to a halt? And if so, what are news publishers doing about it? Here are the five key concerns/responses from a global survey conducted by Digiday and Arc XP | Sponsored Content