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Holger Kansky is Head of Digital & Marketing at the German Association of Digital Publishers and Newspaper Publishers (BDZV) in Berlin.

Russian Affairs, and disinformation expert Thomas Kent on how Russia skews its own people’s perception of the war in Ukraine, and what can be done to promote the truth. David Sallinen – How has the Kremlin’s propaganda increased in recent years and days? Thomas Kent… Read More »Interview with Thomas Kent, Countering Disinformation

A call to fellow media professionals for help. Interview with Alexei Pogorelov, President of the Ukrainian Media Business Association (UMBA) After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, accurate information is more important than ever. What we really need now is for the world to receive trustworthy, verified… Read More »Alexei Pogorelov: “When we had no electricity and we were forced to save on everything, even charging our phone battery, we were still listening to the radio.”

Dear colleagues,  In these awful times of the war, initiated by Russia against my beloved Ukraine, we are asking you and your colleagues to support Ukrainian media and journalists.  Ukrainian Media Business Association (UMBA) asked publishers and editors to share with us information about their… Read More »The appeal of Alexei Pogorelov, President Ukrainian Media Business Association (UMBA), to support Ukrainian media and journalists

18th day of the war – Oksana Brovko CEO of the Association of Independent Regional Publishers of Ukraine calls for solidarity to support the Ukrainian people and media professionals.

I recently found in Dan Oshinky’s newsletter a reference to an article by CJ Chilvers, who published his first newsletter way back in 1987: “35 lessons from 35 years in newsletters”. There are so many good pieces of advice in this article about consistency, creation,… Read More »There is no competition for your personal voice

Dr. Mario Garcia is a legend in the world of news design.  His award-winning work with over 700 titles has seen him redesign iconic news outlets including The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Die Zeit, and The Hindu. For all his work with newspapers… Read More »Secrets to Successful Mobile Storytelling: Interview with Visual Storyteller Mario Garcia

‘Hybrid working’ has gone from buzzword to standard practice in record time and will soon be the norm for the vast majority of journalists in news media. It’s a change that poses its own set of challenges when it comes to attracting talent, as does… Read More »Hybrid Work and Diversity are still challenges in newsrooms – an interview with Federica Cherubini about the Changing Newsrooms report

Kara Chiles, VP Consumer Products, Gannett, USA Head of the consumer product management team responsible for one of the largest networks of national news outlets, Kara Chiles oversees full product lifecycle, strategic development and optimization of experiences for web, video, native apps, newsletters and voice.… Read More »Kara Chiles ‘USA Today, Sports Plus is a one stop sports experience built on authoritative sports news expert analysis’

Audio entrepreneurs Max Franke, the Managing Director of Axel Springer Audio. Max Franke, the Managing Director of Axel Springer Audio isn’t shy about his ambitions (as you can read here). In fact his declared ambition is nothing less than becoming: “By 2025, we want to… Read More »Max Franke says ‘Audio gives us an exciting opportunity to extend our reach there in new usage situations’