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Join our US Study Tour to New York City and Washington DC three weeks before Americans choose their next president. See firsthand how newsrooms are covering the story. Amidst all the conspiracies theories and false narratives, where facts don't seem to matter, at's ahead for the truth tellers? How are they balancing fast moving stories with the need to verify their journalism. We will also explore efforts to convince news avoiders of the value of journalism and new approaches to election reporting aimed at engaging younger audiences. Of course, AI is high on the agenda. Four days. Two cities. 13 - 17 October. In New York and Washington DC, we will meet editors and experts from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, AP, The Atlantic, The City, The Hill, Axios, Applied XL, Craig Newmark School of Journalism, Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University. Interested? https://lnkd.in/dHn9RYYV

🚀 Reflecting on five transformative years with #TableStakesEurope. Since 2019, with the support of the Google News Initiative, TSE has empowered nearly 100 publishers across 20 countries to embrace digital transformation and audience-first strategies. Some takeaways: ▪ Every team member can help drive success. ▪ Deeply understand and engage with your audiences. ▪ Foster collaboration across all departments. ▪ Cultivate a culture of continuous learning and adaptation. Read more from our interview with TSE coaches Martin Froehlich and Valérie Arnould. #AudienceFirst #DigitalTransformation #Leadership #GNI https://lnkd.in/eCpVWQer

📊 News publishers: what does your next 12 months look like? Share your experiences and plans and help us build a picture of where the industry is heading. 📗 Our World Press Trends survey includes questions such as what revenue streams are driving publishers' strategies, what cost allocations look like, and financial and strategic forecasts. Last year 175 publishing executives shared their insights, data and projections. 💡 The global survey is now available in English, French, Spanish and German.  https://lnkd.in/eKEj5cgx

Artificial intelligence (AI) has advanced tremendously in the last two or more years. According to Goldman Sachs Economic Research, global investment in AI technologies will reach $200 billion by 2025. Happening on 05 August at this Jakarta AI Forum, we take a deep dive into AI for the news business. We will bring together expert speakers from the region and from other continents who were early adopters of the technology to discuss how they are using AI in their news operations, how they got started, why they are doing it and what they are looking to do in the future. https://lnkd.in/gpWCu3RB

Join the discussion at the World Printers Summit 2024 in Vienna 8 - 9 October. This event promises an in-depth look at where print is headed, offering a unique opportunity for industry professionals to exchange ideas and solutions. This summit, hosted by the World Printers Forum, also brings together key industry suppliers, making it a prime opportunity to connect and innovate. Do not miss your chance to be part of the dialogue shaping the future of print! Register now: https://lnkd.in/ekHKFfuS #wps24 #WorldPrintersSummit2024 #printmedia #WorldPrintersForum

In an interview with the World Editors Forum, Maria Ressa warns: ‘There is no future for digital news unless we build our own tech’.

WAN-IFRA has joined 60+ media and civil society organisations in calling on Israel to open access to Gaza. https://lnkd.in/eDdeQREs

Our latest Strategy & Leadership newsletter is out, and it starts of with an in-depth interview with Carlos Núñez, president and CEO of Prisa Media group in Spain, also the publisher of El País. 👉 He talks about how the group's business model is evolving, particularly its digital subscriptions development. El País has 350,000 dig subscribers, and the group is now looking at different tiers to maximise growth and engagement. 👉 He also shares how Prisa is thinking outside the box regarding advertisng. Núñez proposes a plan that would incorporate democratic sustainability into the sustainability criteria of ESG factors. This would incentivise advertisers to invest in quality media to support them and improve their ESG profile in the process. 👉 He touches on Prisa's recent partnership with OpenAI and how that will impact their AI implementations going forward. https://lnkd.in/d9kBSD6J

Since it is the 4th of July, a reminder of our upcoming US East Coast newsroom study tour seems appropriate. We will visit iconic news organisations just weeks before the Presidential election. Join us for insight into planned election coverage and a possible change of government. We will explore how newsrooms are coping with AI-generated and distributed mis and disinformation, and how they plan to address news avoidance. Of course, anyone visiting a newsroom wants to know where and how they are using or planning to use AI. Join us on this two city tour. For more info on proposed visits, see our website: https://lnkd.in/dHn9RYYV