27 Feb Media Voices
A selection of comments by industry leaders This article is one of many chapters published in our book, Innovations in News Media 2016 World Report....
News Report 2016
20 Feb Paywalls, Italian Style
The New York Times in the US and The Financial Times in the UK are having increasing success with their subscriber paywalls in the English-speaking news market, but how well does the practice translate into Italian? [custom_font font_family='Open Sans' font_size='13' line_height='26' font_style='italic' text_align='left' font_weight='300' color='' background_color='#ffffff'...
30 Jan Washington Post Optimistic Thanks to Bezos Millions
A raft of new experiments and projects focused on improving the user and customer experience for Washington Post readers has infused the newsroom and company with energy and ideas. [custom_font font_family='Open Sans' font_size='13' line_height='26' font_style='italic' text_align='left' font_weight='300' color='' background_color='#ffffff' text_decoration='none' text_shadow='no' padding='10px' margin='10px']By Marta Botero |...
27 Jan How to Reinvent the Newsroom for the Mobile Age
Over the past 20 years, INNOVATION has designed many multimedia newsrooms and some of them are currently industry benchmarks around the globe, so here are some suggestions with the best ‘dos’ and the worst ‘don’ts’ for what we call Transmedia Newsrooms. You will need to...
23 Jan Relentlessly Seeking the Right Readers
Programmatic ad efficiency will continue to increase as media in emerging markets learn to deploy the technology, but cultural and business barriers remain a problem. [custom_font font_family='Open Sans' font_size='13' line_height='26' font_style='italic' text_align='left' font_weight='300' color='' background_color='#ffffff' text_decoration='none' text_shadow='no' padding='10px' margin='10px'] By Alvaro Triana | Consultant | Innovation...
16 Jan Make Data Part of Your News Culture
Many newspapers are experimenting with in-house analytics that attempt to integrate reader behaviour with newsroom production. INNOVATION takes a look at how to do it right. [custom_font font_family='Open Sans' font_size='13' line_height='26' font_style='italic' text_align='left' font_weight='300' color='' background_color='#ffffff' text_decoration='none' text_shadow='no' padding='10px' margin='10px'] By Naxto Marcet | Consultant |...
09 Jan Facebook is winning the war for your mobile attention
The Internet is moving quickly: digital first is mobile first, and mobile attention is going to a handful of apps, most of which are owned by Facebook, although Google and Apple have also launched platforms to increase mobile reading speed. [custom_font font_family='Open Sans' font_size='13' line_height='26' font_style='italic'...
23 Dec Can Newspapers Do Branding Better? They Must
INNOVATION spoke to Rebecca Heptinstall, Head of Branding & Employee Communication at The Financial Times, and global branding expert David Aaker about how news companies might better understand how to make a mark in readers’ minds. [custom_font font_family='Open Sans' font_size='13' line_height='26' font_style='italic' text_align='left' font_weight='300' color='' background_color='#ffffff'...
19 Dec Can A Greek ProPublica Save The Nation?
Greece has much bigger problems to deal with than the media, but serious journalism is a driver of important national debates and, ultimately, a guardian of democracy. But at what cost, and who is behind the news? [custom_font font_family='Open Sans' font_size='13' line_height='26' font_style='italic' text_align='left' font_weight='300' color=''...
15 Dec Learning from National Geographic’s Editorial Process
Daily and weekly newspapers, or online media outlets with constant updates, do not have the luxury of spending months preparing to publish a story like National Geographic does, but aspects of their process are applicable to every newsroom. [custom_font font_family='Open Sans' font_size='13' line_height='26' font_style='italic' text_align='left' font_weight='300'...