Video as a product is a powerful asset for news publishers because it offers “a combination of emotion, clarity and trust,” Gautam told our World News Media Congress participants in Krakow. “Our audiences no longer want top-down delivery. They want storytelling that actually meets them where they are in a conversational, clear and emotionally intelligent way….
Israel’s restrictions on humanitarian aid in Gaza are, first and foremost, a moral atrocity. Israeli policies since March, most notably the initial shutdown on aid entering the Strip, were very obviously going to cause a hunger crisis down the line. There can be no defense for intentionally starving children. But strikingly, the policy has also…
By Carsten GroßStuttgarter Zeitung For us as a publishing company, it has become not just a success indicator, but a question of survival. Only through our own channels can we reliably reach our customers, build stable relationships, and distribute journalistic content independently. We didn’t start from a comfortable market position. Our direct traffic was below…
If the world has had enough of helping others, then somebody forgot to tell Spain. Yes, Spain. The same country that, a little more than a decade ago, desperately accepted billions in bailout money from its European neighbors to keep its economy afloat. That Spain is now doing something almost unthinkable. It’s ramping up aid…
Since former Vice President Kamala Harris lost the 2024 presidential election, the Democratic Party has been in a panic over how it can win back more voters. Ideas have so far included Democratic officials going on podcasts, finding their own Joe Rogan, and growing facial hair. But when it comes to actual issues Democratic voters…
One by one, elite universities are signing away some of their autonomy to the Trump administration after it has accused them of civil rights violations and withheld federal funding. The University of Pennsylvania banned transgender women from participating in women’s college sports as part of an agreement with the Trump administration earlier this month. Columbia…
The “worst-case scenario” is unfolding in Gaza. Though there are larger hunger crises in the world in terms of sheer numbers, Gaza is, in many ways, the most intense. By September, leading humanitarian groups predict, 100 percent of the population will face acute food insecurity, meaning they will be forced to routinely skip meals. Half…
According to ChatGPT, “A playbook is a term used in several different contexts, but it generally refers to a set of strategies, plans, or procedures designed to guide actions in specific situations.” For media, it says: “Used metaphorically, a playbook refers to a set of tactics or manoeuvres someone repeatedly uses to gain an advantage.”…
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Srinivasan B, Managing Director of Vikatan Group, has spent over three decades steering one of India’s oldest media houses through a series of big shifts – from print to digital, television, YouTube, events, and now AI. Founded in 1926 as a magazine brand, Vikatan now operates across platforms. Its Tamil-language titles include Ananda Vikatan, Junior…