Media Business
The Attention Recession: Why Engagement Is Getting Harder
Fragmented feeds and infinite choice are compressing the attention any single story can command — and forcing a rethink of metrics.
Data Journalism Goes Mainstream
Once a specialist craft, data-driven reporting is now central to how major stories are researched, told and verified.
Vertical Video and the Reinvention of Broadcast News
Short vertical video has moved from social novelty to a core format reshaping how newsrooms package and distribute reporting.
The Comment Section Is Dead. What Replaced Community?
Newsrooms are rebuilding audience community through newsletters, events and messaging rather than open comment threads.
Trust Signals: How Readers Decide What News to Believe
Bylines, sourcing, corrections and transparency shape credibility more than brand alone in a fragmented information market.
How Wire Services Adapt to an AI-Saturated News Cycle
The agencies that supply the world’s newsrooms are rethinking speed, licensing and verification in an age of generative AI.
Paywalls, Metered Access, and the Economics of Reader Revenue
As advertising softens, subscriptions and metered access are reshaping which stories get told and who pays for them.
The Rise of Audio: Podcasts as a Newsroom Growth Engine
Podcasts have become a durable audience and revenue channel — and a testing ground for how newsrooms build direct relationships.
The Global Media Map: How Power and Ownership Are Shifting
Consolidation, new owners and cross-border investment are quietly redrawing who controls the world’s most influential outlets.
Social Platforms Retreat From News — and Who Fills the Gap
As major platforms deprioritise news, discovery fragments across newsletters, apps and search — reshaping how stories travel.