Many #publishers of all kinds of size and experience are using #AI. INMA has 3 insights they should consider as they experiment with the technology.

#media #mediabiz

https://www.inma.org/blogs/smart-data-initiative/post.cfm/newsrooms-should-consider-3-insights-as-they-experiment-with-generative-ai

#Journalists in #Pakistan have highlighted an alarming rise in instances of threats, attacks on, & detentions of #media professionals & emphasized that the continued impunity for perpetrators remains a primary reason why such incidents continue. Via @ifex

#pressfreedom #journalism

https://ifex.org/pakistan-media-groups-push-for-greater-protection-and-promotion-of-rti-laws/

The 2023 Rule of Law report by the EU Commission urged 19 countries to take measures to protect #journalists, #pressfreedom and pluralism, access to information, and transparency of #media ownership. Via @EFJEurope

https://europeanjournalists.org/blog/2023/07/10/2023-rule-of-law-report-again-highlights-threats-to-media-pluralism-and-safety-of-journalists/

Support for independent Ukrainian #journalism, that can hold power to account, will be as critical as funding for the country's post-war recovery, says a new report by the Ethical Journalism Network.

#pressfreedom #Ukraine

https://www.socialeurope.eu/ukraines-journalists-battle-for-their-independence

It "has been a very open political persecution of press freedom," Jose Zamora said about the imprisonment and harassment of his father, Jose Ruben Zamora, the founder of the newspaper El Periódico. #ZamoraLibre #FreeJRZ #FuerzaZamora

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/son-renowned-guatemalan-journalist-still-fights-fathers-freedom-year-i-rcna93361?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=64ac19768148c70001f2061a&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

The Media Pluralism Monitor 2023 results show an overall deterioration of #media pluralism across Europe and a continuous rise in online abuse of #journalists, often from the political elite. Via @EFJEurope

#pressfreedom #pluralism

https://europeanjournalists.org/blog/2023/07/05/media-pluralism-at-risk-europe-needs-a-stronger-emfa/

@risj_oxford@bird.makeup spoke to Peter Erdelyi, former director of @444hu@bird.makeup, about how the news organisation has managed to stay afloat amid the erosion of #pressfreedom and democratic decline in #Hungary.

#media #mediafreedom

https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/how-keep-doing-journalism-under-siege-five-tips-editors-india-and-hungary

Research shows that 36% of people sometimes or often actively try to avoid the #news. What could get them to tune in? @thefixmedia@bird.makeup examines different angles of addressing news avoidance.

#media #publishing #mediabiz

https://thefix.media/2023/7/3/tackling-news-avoidance-advice-for-media-managers

Wahyu Dhyatmika, CEO of Tempo spoke to @GIJN about his career trajectory, his favourite investigative projects and tools, and the broader challenges facing investigative #journalism in #Indonesia today.

https://gijn.org/2023/07/03/10-questions-investigative-journalism-wahyu-dhyatmika/

"With a rise in consumers looking to social media platforms to consume news, publishing houses need to mimic the social media experience with bite-sized and engaging snippets." Whats New in Publishing explains how live blogging serves as a critical tool for newsrooms.

#media #Mediabiz #publishing

https://whatsnewinpublishing.com/how-live-blogging-serves-as-a-critical-communications-tool-for-newsrooms/

Nepali #journalists & #media workers have been subjected to a series of rights violations in June by criminal groups, media outlet leadership, & law enforcement, amid a rising trend of attacks & harassment towards the media in #Nepal. Via @IFJGlobal

#pressfreedom #mediafreedom

https://www.ifj.org/media-centre/news/detail/category/press-releases/article/nepal-journalists-threatened-harassed-and-detained

#PressFreedom is under attack in #Ecuador! Journalists face death threats, explosive devices have been mailed to broadcasters, & entire communities are being turned into "silent zones," where the press is intimidated from working. Via @pressfreedom

#Journalism #journalismisnotacrime

https://cpj.org/reports/2023/06/ecuador-on-edge-political-paralysis-and-spiking-crime-pose-new-threats-to-press-freedom/

Will offering multiple types of content (text, video, audio) "cannibalize" your work? @thefixmedia@bird.makeup explains how different formats actually reach different segments of the audience and complement each other.

#media #mediabiz #mediadev

https://thefix.media/2021/9/13/the-myth-of-cannibalization-in-the-media-still-persists-text-video-and-audio-can-all-work

Our clients have joined other forward-looking #media in breaking boundaries with new online tools and experimenting with new ways to reach audiences. Read about some of their most innovative and groundbreaking technological achievements here:

https://www.mdif.org/media-embrace-technology-to-serve-their-communities/

"When market projections tell you to pull back, push ahead to capture your audience." Whats New in Publishing explains how #publishers can achieve long-term brand authority and growth amid economic uncertainty. #mediadev #media

https://whatsnewinpublishing.com/navigating-economic-uncertainty-the-publishers-path-to-long-term-brand-authority-and-growth/

IJNet has identified 5 global trends in digital #news: TikTok is no longer a fringe channel, online misinformation is a huge challenge for newsrooms, and consumption of news podcasts appears to have plateaued. Read more👇#media #mediadev

https://ijnet.org/en/story/5-global-trends-digital-news-you-need-know-about

The recent sentencing of #journalist Jose Ruben Zamora
on spurious charges of money laundering is another sign of the deteriorating #pressfreedom situation in Guatemala as the first round of a presidential election approaches in June. Via @theeconomist
#FreeJRZ #journalismisnotacrime

https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2023/06/22/press-freedom-is-stifled-in-guatemala-ahead-of-an-election

"If we think of AI as a support tool in a lot of these various arenas, we get a lot more mileage out of what AI can actually do." Nieman Reports examines how #AI is helping newsrooms connect with readers and reach new audiences.

#media #mediabiz #mediadev

https://niemanreports.org/articles/artificial-intelligence-newsrooms/

Report from Freedom House
examines the state of news #media in #Europe & how media orgs are sustaining independent #journalism by developing alternative business models, engaging more diverse audiences, & building networks to defend against legal attacks.

https://freedomhouse.org/report/2023/reviving-news-media-embattled-europe

Civil society and #journalists organisations have voiced their concerns over #EU proposals to weaken protections for journalists against spyware surveillance envisioned in the draft European Media Freedom Act. Via @globalfreemedia

#pressfreedom #media #Mediabiz

https://ipi.media/ipi-joins-call-to-eu-council-to-reconsider-emfa-spyware-position/