Digital transformation
Jeff Bezos Buys The Washington Post: What It Means for Journalism
Jeff Bezos' purchase of The Washington Post stunned the media world.
Jul 15, 2012BuzzFeed and the Rise of Native Advertising
How BuzzFeed's native advertising model challenged traditional news revenue.
Feb 22, 2012Nordic News Hacker 2012 Breaks Barriers Between Developers and Journalists
Nordic News Hacker 2012 brought developers and journalists together in a groundbreaking media hackathon.
Oct 20, 2011Bill Mitchell on Paywalls: How to Shape a Sustainable Strategy
Poynter's Bill Mitchell on the case for newspaper paywalls.
Aug 15, 2011Patrick Pexton on The Washington Post and the Paywall Debate
Washington Post ombudsman Patrick Pexton argued against a paywall in 2011.
Apr 15, 2011Al Jazeera Takes Social Media to the Airwaves During the Arab Spring
How Al Jazeera pioneered social media integration during the 2011 Arab Spring.
Mar 15, 2011Dallas Morning News Introduces Paywall Today
The Dallas Morning News becomes the latest major US newspaper to erect a digital paywall, betting that readers will pay for local journalism that cannot be found elsewhere.
Jan 15, 2011Clay Shirky: 'This Is a Golden Age for Journalism — Except for the Money'
Media theorist Clay Shirky argues that journalism has never had better tools or wider reach, but that the economic models underpinning professional news production are collapsing.
Oct 15, 2010The Times of London's Impenetrable but Straightforward Paywall
The Times of London erects one of the strictest paywalls in the industry, offering no free articles and testing whether a hard paywall can sustain quality journalism in the digital age.
Sep 15, 2010Arthur Sulzberger on Charging Online: The Times' Paywall Decision
Arthur Sulzberger Jr. made the case for The New York Times' paywall.
Jul 15, 2010Sachmanya Releases Two New Mobile Applications for News
Israeli news platform Sachmanya launches two mobile applications designed to deliver real-time news and community content to smartphone users.
Jun 15, 2010Wired iPad Magazine Sales Set to Surpass Print
Wired magazine's iPad edition is selling at a pace that could soon overtake its print counterpart, signalling the tablet's potential as a premium content delivery platform.
Jan 15, 2010The Texas Tribune: Where the Money's Coming From for Non-Profit News
The Texas Tribune emerged as a pioneering model for non-profit digital journalism, demonstrating that mission-driven news organizations could build sustainable funding through a mix of donations, events, and corporate sponsorship.
Nov 15, 2009A Portuguese Success Story in Digital Journalism
How Portuguese journalists built a successful digital news venture.
Oct 27, 2009ElMundo.es Launches Americas Edition, Targeting Spanish-Speaking Audiences
Spain's ElMundo.es expanded across the Atlantic with a dedicated Americas edition, recognizing the enormous potential of Spanish-language digital news across Latin America and the US Hispanic market.
Sep 15, 2009Google News Fast Flip Offers Fast Browsing Experience
Google launches Fast Flip, a new feature within Google News that aims to replicate the speed of flipping through a print newspaper on screen.
Jun 15, 2009WikiLeaks Receives Amnesty International New Media Award
WikiLeaks' 2009 Amnesty International award recognized transparency journalism.
May 15, 2009Nase Adresa: A Regional News Success Story
Czech hyperlocal platform Nase Adresa demonstrates that community-focused digital news can thrive in regional markets when publishers invest in neighbourhood-level content.
Mar 27, 2009CSM's John Yemma on His Paper's Plans for the Switch to Online-Only
John Yemma, editor of The Christian Science Monitor, outlined the paper's groundbreaking decision to become the first major US national daily to abandon its print edition in favor of a web-first strategy.
Jan 15, 2009Doing More with Less: The World's Newspapers Face the Financial Crisis
As the global financial crisis deepens, newspapers worldwide confront plummeting advertising revenue and are forced to find ways to maintain coverage with dramatically reduced resources.
Nov 20, 2008The Christian Science Monitor's Digital Pivot: An Interview
The Christian Science Monitor's groundbreaking 2008 decision to move from print to web-first.
Sep 15, 2008France Telecom Tests Electronic Newspaper Distribution
France Telecom launches a trial programme to distribute electronic newspapers via dedicated reading devices, testing whether telecom infrastructure can support new models for news delivery.
Aug 14, 2008US Mobile News Market Nearing Maturity, According to NYT Study
A 2008 analysis predicted the US mobile news market was approaching a tipping point, with smartphone adoption accelerating and news organizations scrambling to develop mobile-first strategies.
Jun 24, 2008US: Orlando Sentinel Redesign Geared Towards Busy Readers
The Orlando Sentinel unveiled a major redesign in 2008, optimizing its print edition for time-pressed readers while expanding its digital offerings — a strategy that would become standard across the industry.
May 15, 2008Newsroom Barometer 2008: Main Results — The Integrated Newsroom Will Be the Norm
The World Editors Forum's Newsroom Barometer 2008 survey reveals that editors worldwide expect the integrated newsroom to become standard practice within five years.
May 15, 2008Associated Press 2.0: The 1-2-3 Filing System for All Stories
The Associated Press introduces a new story filing system requiring reporters to produce content in three formats simultaneously, reflecting the wire service's adaptation to multi-platform distribution.
May 15, 2008US: Mobile Journalism Is Changing the Newsroom
American newsrooms are increasingly equipping journalists with mobile devices for reporting in the field, transforming workflows and enabling real-time content production from anywhere.
May 15, 2008AP Study of Young Media Consumers: They Want the Back Story
A landmark study by the Associated Press reveals that young news consumers crave context and depth, challenging the assumption that younger audiences prefer only brief, superficial coverage.
Sep 15, 2007Wikipedia to Launch Human-Powered Search Engine
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales announces plans for a human-powered search engine that would challenge Google's algorithmic dominance by combining community curation with automated indexing.
May 20, 2007Google to Abstain from Purchasing News Organizations
Google's 2007 pledge not to buy news organizations.
Jan 15, 2007Integrated Newsrooms Part 1: The New Telegraph Approach
The Daily Telegraph's pioneering newsroom integration offers early lessons for publishers attempting to merge print and digital operations into a single workflow.
Nov 15, 2006Web-First Publishing at The Guardian: Balancing Print and Digital
The Guardian adopts a web-first publishing strategy, challenging the traditional primacy of print deadlines and forcing the newsroom to rethink its editorial workflow from the ground up.
Nov 15, 2005Advertisers Migrating to Blogs: A Shift in Digital Spending
Advertisers are increasingly shifting budgets to blogs, signalling a broader change in how brands view the relationship between content and commerce online.