Swedish journalist Pia Rehnquist has held various roles, including that of editor-in-chief at Sydsvenska Dagbladet, one of Sweden’s biggest morning newspapers, where she first started her career as a journalist, in 2000. She joined Bonnier News Local in 2020, as Editorial Director. In December, she was promoted as Business Area Manager, and oversees about 50 Swedish regional and local newspapers. Rehnquist also makes up part of the management team of Bonnier News – one of the largest media groups in the Nordic region, comprising more than 200 titles and brands. Bonnier News boasts over 2.2 mil ..read more

Established in 1945, and online since 1995, VG is one of the country’s most popular news sources. “In 2024, we are in a very strong position in Norway. Our traffic comes directly rather than from social media platforms,” Jari Bakken, Newsroom Engineer, VG, told participants at our Digital Media India conference in New Delhi. See also: Mastering frontpage engagement: Norway’s VG aligns strategy and analytics ‘ChatGPT changed the way we use AI’ ChatGPT has opened up the space for developers to use AI in new ways, Bakken said. For example, today, developers are exploring different language models ..read more

Burnout is not new, or unique, to journalism, but the multiple rapid challenges facing the industry has led to “a growing intensity” in scope – in short, an industry-wide crisis, demanding urgent attention, finds an extensive new study. “While awareness of burnout is high, the topic may not be the daily focus of leadership to the degree this study suggests it could be,” notes the report. Results from The Burnout Crisis in Journalism: Solutions for Today’s Newsroom, conducted by Reynolds Journalism Institute in partnership with the SmithGeiger Group, confirm findings of previous studies, and ex ..read more

As newsrooms search for the recipe to entice and lock in younger readers, a global collaborative project aims for a novel approach: let’s ask them. The Global Youth News Lab, taking place on the eve of WAN-IFRA’s World News Media Congress in Copenhagen this May, will match 110 young media users from around the world, with visiting editors, to define criteria for how news outlets select, package, present and distribute news to younger audiences. In the one-day workshop, they will explore and define the news values that matter most to them, setting a new standard and guidelines for news products ..read more

This decision aligned with projections from a Bain & Company report, which indicated that short-form video is poised to grow to 600-650 million users in India by 2025. “This was an incredible revelation for us. We are a very small newsroom and the idea was to get a slice of that audience,” said Sannuta Raghu, Lead – AI Working Group for News & Journalism at Scroll Media. Language constraints in tech: The URL-to-MP4 journey Scroll has developed a URL-to-MP4 tool that essentially extracts media from a text article, allowing the user to add any additional media, and generates an MP4 (vide ..read more

This story is part of Innovate Local’s series of bi-monthly webinars. Innovate Local is the only truly global program for local media professionals. It’s built on WAN-IFRA’s mission to support a free and independent press. We’re building a global hub for knowledge sharing and networking around the future of sustainable local journalism. And we invite you to be part of it. Innovate Local is open to everyone and free for WAN-IFRA Members. Join Innovate Local By Niklas Jonason Summary: Bonnier News Local’s ad product “Handla lokalt” (Shop Locally) is easy to understand, easy to buy and has a natu ..read more

AI Unlocked will produce one webinar a month and a website of resources. Additionally, WAN-IFRA is building a community of practice for media experts who can share their ideas, concepts, and experiences through a dedicated and curated online forum. The programme is meant for anyone interested in AI within a news media company. While the AI Unlocked programme is complimentary for WAN-IFRA members, it welcomes participation from all interested parties.   WAN-IFRA is teaming up with FATHM, a London-based media lab, news consultancy, and creative studio with extensive expertise in Artificial ..read more

En 2023, WAN-IFRA ha favorecido la colaboración y el crecimiento a nivel internacional mediante un aumento de los programas de desarrollo empresarial para los medios de comunicación. El número de inscritos en nuestros eventos y programas de formación alcanzó los 11.500 profesionales de los medios de comunicación, incluidos los 950 delegados que asistieron al Congreso Mundial de Medios de Comunicación de Taipei. A lo largo del año, invitamos a unos 350 profesionales de los medios de comunicación a compartir sus conocimientos e historias en nuestros programas. Se trata de un recurso excepcional ..read more

The Innovate Local programme is designed to empower local news organisations and journalists with the tools, resources, and support they need to thrive in an ever-evolving digital landscape. By providing a platform for knowledge exchange and networking opportunities, this program will enable participants to develop cutting-edge strategies that address the challenges faced by local media outlets. Innovate Local will deliver two case webinars a month and a website of resources. Moreover, through a dedicated and curated Slack channel, WAN-IFRA is building a community of local publishers exchangin ..read more

“Within the first month of starting, we dropped the phrase ‘give people a voice’ because all people have a voice – we just need to hear them.” – Catarina Carvalho Lisbon-based digital local news startup Mensagem de Lisboa has established pop-up newsrooms in three of the least covered areas within the metropole in a groundbreaking effort to “cultivate understanding, empathy, and positive societal change”. Undesert The News is Mensagem’s part of The Narrativas project, within the European Journalism Fund’s Local Media for Democracy program. Its objective is to convey unknown stories to the bro ..read more