At #WNMC24 , a panel will share some of the troubling campaigns featuring AI generated videos and audio and suggest some response strategies for newsrooms. wan-ifra.org/events/wnmc24/

More Americans now prefer to get local news online, while fewer turn to TV or print. And most say local news outlets are important to their community. pewresearch.org/?p=164668

This year’s Pulitzer Prizes were a coming-out party for online media — and a marker of local newspapers’ decline buff.ly/4dw9nBt

Massive congratulations to our #Malawi WINners whose fantastic contributions to #journalism were recognised at the MISA Malawi awards. We’re so proud of you and hope your stars continue to shine bright ❤️

🏆 Digital Media Awards recognise publishers who are pushing the boundaries in their strategies to meet the changes in how people consume news and information. Register for #WNMC24 wan-ifra.org/events/wnmc24/, see finalists at wan-ifra.org/events/digital…

California’s “save local news” bill is a gnarly piece of legislation filled with acronyms. Ken Doctor breaks down the most important things to watch for. buff.ly/3URSsSQ

Lookout Santa Cruz, digital site with a backstory, wins Pulitzer for breaking news poynter.org/reporting-edit…

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Media coverage of campus protests tends to focus on the spectacle rather than the substance niemanlab.org/2024/05/media-…

New York just committed $90 million to help save local journalism. Will it work?  cjr.org/the_media_toda… via @cjr

Le Monde in English is two years old. The editor-in-chief Elvire Camus shares what Americans are reading. themediamix.co/p/le-monde-in-…

Why doesn’t the New York Times Executive Editor see it as his job to help Joe Biden win? ⁦Ben Smith⁩ asked him. semafor.com/article/05/05/…

The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post & New York Times run joint ad calling attention to missing, detained journalists axios.com/2024/05/03/eva…

Congratulations to our WINner Queenter Mbori on your well-deserved appointment! We know you will lead Association of Media Women in Kenya to great heights! We look forward to seeing it and working together to boost women’s voices and leadership in the #media

3 May, a time to grieve, protect, and support a global press in crisis wan-ifra.org/2024/05/3-may-…

Today's newsletter features an interview with @POSTBaron – and focuses on #WorldPressFreedomDay , themed by UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 to reflect the increasing threat to both press and planet – underscoring why #PressFreedom is critical to a sustainable future.
Read it here: bit.ly/3y5vOxi

World Press Freedom Day: Violent attacks against environmental journalists on the rise, report finds. Unesco joint research dating back 15 years found violence and intimidation against about 750 reporters and 44 murders theguardian.com/environment/ar…

“Santiago + 30 Declaration” is a call to consolidate freedom of expression as a fundamental human right wan-ifra.org/2024/05/wan-if…

Fascinated by all this discourse around direct traffic. Anyone sensible has had a long term strategy of trying to build longer term loyalty from new readers. This isn’t easy and we all need better tactics. But we love the idea of a pivot in this industry (real and imagined)

We support Bieito Rubido, director of Spain’s El Debate, now the target of a smear campaign following an investigation into the business dealings of Begoña Gómez, the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. #pressfreedom wan-ifra.org/2024/05/in-sup…