WAN-IFRA’s global advocacy is a backstop for declining press freedom everywhere. It is vital to speak out against the most egregious crimes, particularly when those with the political and economic power to reverse the trend remain silent or inactive. A case in point: our Lebanese colleague Amal Khalil, a member of the 2016 Women In…
US gas prices have jumped to $4.229 a gallon, turning the Iran war into a direct weekly cost for millions of drivers. The national average is now at its highest level since July 2022, with the shock landing at the pump before households see it in wider inflation data. A 15-gallon fill-up now costs about…
At Sanoma Media Finland, efforts to introduce AI into editorial workflows ran into a more basic constraint: how journalists handled phone interviews. At our recent Frankfurt AI Forum, Pauliina Toivanen, Development Manager, opened with an object that captured the starting point — a USB cable. In some parts of the newsroom, it remained the primary…
This year’s Digital Media Awards South Asia highlight excellence in digital innovation, creativity, and audience engagement, showcasing the industry’s push to advance storytelling and tech-driven news experiences. The Hindu bagged the gold award for Best AI-driven News Product, Format or Strategy, Collective Newsroom for Best Data Visualisation, while Spot On won top honours for Best…
After eight years as leader of the Federal Board of Governors, Jerome Powell leaves behind a considerable legacy. Jerome Powell concluded his final Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting as chair on April 29, but said he would remain on the Board of Governors after his term as chair ends on May 15. His…
In the early weeks of the Covid pandemic, in those days when public spaces emptied and hospitals filled up, I used to see this magazine cover from 2017 being passed around social media. The story was a familiar one to me, because I was the one who had written it: The posts were all versions…
AstraZeneca is restarting a £300 million UK research investment after the UK-US pharmaceutical deal changed the commercial case for launching new medicines in Britain. The short answer to why AstraZeneca is investing in the UK again: Britain has agreed to pay more for prospective new medicines, raise medicine-access thresholds and protect tariff-free pharmaceutical exports to…
The programme, funded by the Media Industry Research Foundation of Finland and run by the WAN-IFRA Global Alliance for Media Innovation (GAMI), aimed to drive innovation by pairing media organisations with startups to tackle real technological challenges. Over six months, teams worked together to move from challenge to solution, turning ideas into concrete proof of…
The United Arab Emirates’ announcement to leave OPEC on May 1 marks more than a policy shift: It signals the unraveling of a long-eroding Gulf consensus on oil, economic strategy, and Iran. The announcement comes on the heels of the Gulf Creators event in Dubai on April 27. “Every Gulf state had its own policy…
The Iran war is starting to reach US and UK shoppers through products they buy every week: Coca-Cola, Pampers, Kleenex, Valspar paint, dairy and flights. The risk is not one dramatic price rise across every shelf tomorrow. It is a slower squeeze through energy, freight, plastic, aluminium, packaging and transport costs that sit behind ordinary…