10 reasons to choose the right CMS
Before going through the effort of choosing a web content-management system (CMS), you might be asking why you would need one. To put it simply, a good CMS will help you more easily and efficiently...
View ArticleTales from the frontline: The good, the bad and the ugly
If you’ve struggled with which digital content-management system (CMS) to choose only to then struggle with the one you have chosen, don’t worry because you’re not alone. I’ve never met an editor, and...
View ArticleDon’t let a CMS ruin your news organisation
I haven’t met a single media company in the last five years that hasn’t talked about CMS’s (content management systems). And most of them have followed up with a loud and tired sigh. Since the days of...
View ArticleFive must have WordPress plug-ins for news organisations
WordPress has grown from being a capable, very easy-to-use blogging platform into an incredibly flexible, all-purpose content-management system that comes in several variants to meet the needs of most...
View ArticleHow to keep you and your sources safe from smartphone attacks
With the high-profile campaign against news organisations by the Syrian Electronic Army, journalists and media managers are waking up to the importance of digital security. But as politically motivated...
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Internet growth reaches tipping point in many emerging markets
It is not surprising that internet use continues to grow and that emerging markets are largely driving this growth. However, dig a little deeper into famed internet analyst Mary Meeker’s latest annual...
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Hacked news organisations help you spot the next attack
The hacktivist group, the Syrian Electronic Army, has been on a roll recently, tricking journalists at some of the most well-known news organisations, including the Associated Press, Thomson-Reuters,...
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WAN-IFRA: Non-traditional revenue sources and print-digital bundling show...
No Signs of a Newspaper Crisis in Asia and Latin America by Statista In the past five years, print circulation and advertising continued to grow in Asia and Latin America while falling dramatically in...
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PwC report: TV growth to continue for next five years despite shift to digital
Major emerging markets and regions will power the next five years of growth in media and entertainment, and in these rapidly growing markets, growth will come not just from digital but also from...
View ArticleDon’t wait to compete for mobile ad revenue
The global mobile internet advertising market is forecast to almost double this year from $8.8bn in 2012 to $15.82bn, according to eMarketer, and Google is the undisputed leader, capturing 56 percent...
View ArticleDigital start-ups: What to do when the grants dry up
Latin America has a vibrant range of online news organisations, reporting on everything from drug trafficking to the latest developments in science. Some have long histories of producing exceptional...
View ArticleNews organisations in smaller markets must develop multiple digital revenue...
Most news organisations have found great difficulty in charting a path to sustainability relying solely on digital advertising. The only sites that have successfully done this are ones that are able to...
View ArticleDigital advertising in Latin America: Sustainability in struggling markets
Everything evolves and advertising is no exception. Not too long ago, a new invention called television came into the world and changed the advertising industry worldwide – agencies had to experiment...
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Survey: Arab Youth consume less news and trust social media as a news source
Most media coverage of the ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller’s 5th annual Arab Youth Survey focused on the positive. This is perhaps not overly surprising, given that the publication’s title – “Our best days...
View ArticleGlobal Editors Network News Summit: Remaking the newsroom
Since it started in 2011, the Global Editors Network’s News Summit has been one of my favorite events on the journalism-tech calendar, mainly because they manage to cover a large number of emerging...
View ArticleDon’t forget email in your content marketing strategy
It has been fashionable, over the past few years, to talk about the death of email as more people turn to social networks to communicate. But email newsletters remain a powerful way for news websites...
View ArticlePoor design is costing publishers valuable digital subscribers
After years of indecision over whether people would pay for digital content, a few high-profile success stories have given publishers hope that they can earn much needed revenue with paid content...
View ArticleThe Art and Science of Hiring for Media Startups
Starting up a news site has become the easiest thing in the world over the last decade, but building a long-lasting media company from scratch is among the hardest tasks in startupland. Having worked...
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MENA news groups need to provide high- and low-tech mobile services
The mobile revolution continues to sweep over the world, and few regions are seeing as rapid development as the Middle East and North Africa. The Arab region accounts for 6% of the world’s mobile...
View ArticleChoosing and using a mobile ad network
The world is mobile. From downtown Moscow to the deserts of the Sahara, everyone is transfixed by the glowing screen of their mobile phone. More iPhones are being produced every day than babies are...
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