Are these local newsletters local news? (And does it matter?)

When I hear the term “local newsletter,” I think of the type of news product I created as a local journalist: a roundup of community-specific news, whether it’s originally reported, aggregated, or a combination. But when I browsed Aniket Panjwani’s database of local newsletters, I found something very different. Yes, there were a few newsletters … Read more

‘Shifting from reach to impact’ – India’s hyperlocal playbook for sustainable news

Ritu Kapur, Co-founder and CEO of The Quint, started the session at Indian Printers Summit 2025 with two “confessions.” First, even though she runs a digital-only news organisation, she actually starts her day with three print newspapers.  Second, back when The Quint was launched in 2015, she was convinced that by 2025, print newspapers would … Read more

Why right-wing authoritarians share news

Social media — for those of us old enough to remember, “Web 2.0” — was once hailed as a democratizing force. The reality has been, of course, both contradictory and convoluted. It turns out that putting communication power in the hands of the people enables not just social justice movements like Black Lives Matter and … Read more

Tapping into AI’s ‘double opportunity’: Ouest-France’s strategy to keep AI in-house

When generative AI exploded onto the scene, Ouest-France was well-placed to take advantage of the new technology thanks to its long history of working with AI. Already before the current buzz around the tech, the French publisher’s dozen or so data scientists and engineers had been using AI for a while, for example when working … Read more

Stibo’s Marie Bering on AI: ‘We see a lot of forward-thinking innovation out there’

(Editor’s note: This interview was originally published in WAN-IFRA’s sixth AI report that can be downloaded on our Knowledge Hub by WAN-IFRA members). “It’s interesting to be at Stibo DX facing all these profound changes that we’re seeing right now – some of the biggest transformations that the industry has seen in my opinion,” she … Read more

The Pentagon’s new policy is an unprecedented attempt to undermine press freedom

Throughout modern American history, reporters who cover the Pentagon have played an invaluable role shining a light on military actions when the government has not been forthright with the public. For instance, reporters covering the Biden administration’s decision to withdraw from Afghanistan in 2021 revealed the chaos that ensued and repudiated official statements claiming the pullout was smooth. That included reporting on a drone … Read more

How The City has succeeded by building in community from the ground up

By Niklas Jonason The City is a mission-driven, nonprofit newsroom serving New Yorkers with accountability and service journalism. Since launching in 2019, it has grown to 1 million monthly uniques and 83,000 newsletter subscribers, while keeping focus narrowly on New York City and on reporting that either directly helps people navigate life or holds power … Read more

AI-generated news sites spout viral slop from forgotten URLs

Last year, Icelandic teacher María Hjálmtýsdóttir wrote a column for The Guardian on the country’s experiment with a 36-hour workweek. The piece offered rich personal anecdotes that only a local could provide. Readers learned, for instance, that Hjálmtýsdóttir’s husband is using some of his newfound free time to chat with his fellow hobbyist pigeon keepers. … Read more

‘The goal is clear: Make journalism stronger, more relevant, and more resilient.’ – Peter Vandermeersch

This October Peter Vandermeersch, former CEO of Mediahuis Ireland, assumes a distinguished new role that cements a distinguished career with the Belgian-based multinational media company. Vandermeesch had spent 22 formative years at Der Standaard, moving up the ranks from Paris correspondent to editor in chief. He held the same title at Mediahuis NRC for about … Read more