News The Independent's Beth Gordon: 'What Spotify's revolution taught me about saving journalism' A former Spotify marketing director says the music and news industry have both gone through digital disruption with subscriptions coming out as a solution. A second digital disruption of AI puts a premium on authenticity and human connection By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Photo by Priscilla Du Preez ???????? on Unsplash News Journalism community rallies around those affected by Reach's redundancies More than 300 jobs are at risk in the UK news group's biggest shake-up yet. Peers offer coffee calls and new opportunities By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash News Latest RISJ report: Seven opportunities for your newsroom in 2025 The Reuters Institute's 'Journalism, Media, and Technology Trends and Predictions' report puts tech talent on a premium, as news leaders look to harness the best of AI, social video and subscription bundles By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
Credit: Photo by Visit Greenland on Unsplash News How a Greenlandic publisher uses its own AI translator to boost subscriptions In this special series that focuses on journalism rather than algorithms, Sermitsiaq's tool translates news content into a minority language ignored by most platforms - and subscribers can also use it for themselves By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Screenshot via Parliamentlive.tv News Five key takeaways from the UK select committee on the future of news News executives say that the industry is facing pressure from all directions: generative AI, the business model and relationships with big tech companies. But not everyone agrees on solutions By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
News WAN-IFRA World Press Trends and Outlook: Five insights from 15 years of reports "History often challenges new ideas before embracing them, a trend those leaning into AI might also experience," says François Nel, editor of the annual, global survey of news publishers By François Nel • 2 min read
Credit: Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash News Blendle shuts down micropayment model due to "very limited user base" News consumers expect all-access, Spotify-style subscription bundles, not small purchases By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
Credit: 3D Animation Production Company from Pixabay News Predictions for journalism in 2023: financing the news With digital subscriptions slowing down and print circulation in freefall, the media industry will gain more from collaborating than competing in 2023 By Marcela Kunova • 4 min read
Credit: Photo by Jukka Aalho on Unsplash News How podcasts can push news subscriptions The Week Junior, The Financial Times and The New Statesman use podcasts to bring in new, loyal audiences that may pay for news By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Image by Hannah Edgman from Pixabay News What will be the lasting legacy of the pandemic on the digital media world? Covid-19 introduced many fads and mainstays, as well as opportunities for growth and lessons for the future. FIPP CEO James Hewes discusses what will separate the winners from the losers By Jacob Granger • 7 min read
Credit: Photo by Shahadat Rahman on Unsplash News Whether readers or brands pay for your content, data is central to the strategy The Guardian, Reach plc, London Evening Standard and Mediahuis Ireland all have contrasting business models. What they have in common is that data underpins the decision making process By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash News Subscription strategy lessons from The Atlantic, Bloomberg and Business Insider What can news publishers do to sweeten the pot for potential subscribers, or cash in on readers who are never going to return or pay for content? By Jacob Granger • 6 min read
