Cecilia Campbell, WAN-IFRA’s Innovate Local Maike Schiller, Head of the Editorial Culture Team, tells the story of how the culture desk at Hamburger Abendblatt decided to think outside the box in how they reach audiences and, as a result, increased the number of conversions from culture content by 37% over a year. It’s about identifying new audiences, like the 400,000 people who sing in Hamburg choirs, or pop-up audiences who are in intense need of information related to a specific event.   The success of the culture desk is now inspiring change in the wider newsroom, and we hope it will ..read more

The Digital Media Awards Asia was first launched in 2009 to recognise news media organisations that are leaders and innovators in the adoption of digital media strategies as news consumption trends shifted from print to online. One hundred and thirty-six entries were submitted in this year’s competition. The winners were presented with their coveted prizes at a ceremony at the Sofitel Kuala Lumpur Damansara on Wednesday night as part of the Digital Media Asia conference, Asia-Pacific’s largest regional digital news media conference. SPH Media won five Gold and three Silvers whereas the South C ..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

The winning projects of this year’s competition showcased outstanding innovation, ranging from tools that track inflation to new travel tours. These initiatives placed their audiences at the centre of their work, resulting in increased engagement and positive feedback from readers. These projects provide a winning strategy for any initiative. We are grateful to all the publishers who submitted their projects this year. We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to our expert jury members (see the complete list below) for volunteering their valuable time and expertise. The winners of each ca ..read more

Each of this year’s winning initiatives displays outstanding innovation, from AI-use cases that increase value for audiences and better efficiencies for staff, to community focused data projects that represent local journalism at its best. We are grateful to all the publishers who submitted projects this year, and once again extend our sincerest thanks to our expert jury members (see the complete list below). The winners of each category will now be automatically entered into our 2024 Digital Media World Awards, where they will compete with the top projects from other regions around the globe ..read more

“This transformation is happening whether or not you are fostering collaboration in your organisations, whether you are formalising it or not,” Purva Misra, Chief Human Resource of the India Today Group recently told participants at our Digital Media India conference in New Delhi. Simply put, “No force on earth can stop an idea whose time has come,” she said quoting Victor Hugo. And the time for news publishers to get moving is really right now. Through its four 24/7 national television channels, 18 digital platforms, and nine magazines, India Today Group reaches a monthly audience of 500 mill ..read more

This year, new categories were added to the contest that addresses the latest needs of audiences and the industry: Best Fact-Checking Project, Best Innovative Digital Product, Best Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Newsroom and Best Use of AI in Revenue Strategy, without leaving behind the most beloved categories such as Best Digital Journalism Project, Best Newsletter and Best Podcast. WAN-IFRA appreciates the efforts of all participating media and hopes to have them in the next edition of the Digital Media Americas Awards. WINNERS Best News Website LN X, a new lanacion.com, LA NACION, Ar ..read more

“Newspaper of the people” and “Conscience of the nation.” These words appeared on the cover of the first edition of Kompas, Indonesia’s largest daily newspaper, published in 1965. They continue to guide the newspaper’s mission. “Fast forward 58 years later, and the same words are still written on our masthead, and we still try to continue the mission that was stated by our founders,” said Andy Budiman, CEO of KG Media, the media group that publishes Kompas. What began as a print newspaper has grown into a major media group with a wide range of print, digital and broadcast media brands. In tota ..read more

Exploration and cautious optimism. This seems to be the attitude that more and more publishers have as they consider the role of AI in shaping the future of news content creation. For instance, Times Internet Ltd., India’s largest digital products company, has taken an open-minded approach to experimenting with AI for a wide range of use cases – apart from using it to create fully AI-generated content. “Our AI policy is that we will not create a zero-to-one content piece using AI. But we will do everything else that’s possible with AI,“ Puneet Gupt, the company’s COO, told participants at ..read more

With a population of 170 million and a growing economy, Bangladesh is projected to become the ninth largest commercial market in Asia by 2030, Md. Tajdin Hassan, The Daily Star’s Chief Business Officer, told participants during our Digital Media India conference in March in New Delhi. A sizeable percentage of the country’s population are young, and tech-savvy, with 90 percent of internet subscribers having mobile subscriptions, said Hassan, who is also Keeron’s Chief Operating Officer. As a result of this vast technology-based growth, areas like e-commerce are surging, with related revenues e ..read more