Five practical lessons for communicators navigating changing audience habits, fragmented platforms, and the rise of the creator economy.

Some personal news: I’m delighted to be taking on a new role as Director of Strategic Initiatives at the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication. Reporting directly to Dean Regina...

New Zealand is a long way from the United States, and much of the rest of the world, both geographically and in terms of the scale of its media market.

Too many media companies are still focused on a search-driven user journey that no longer reflects reality. The opportunity now is to adopt…

Audience relationships, AI, and diversified revenues are central to media strategy. How publishers address these priorities together will…

Declining traffic and AI overviews have made some publishers threaten to part ways with the internet's principal gatekeeper.

The annual Digital News Report is a must read for media leaders. Its findings routinely offer valuable insights that publishers can use to shape and

Comprehensive Insights and Data from WAN-IFRA’s World Press Trends Outlook 2025–2026

2025-12-09. WAN-IFRA's inaugural Local Day brought together local media leaders from across Europe to explore how transparency, community engagement, and artificial intelligence are reshaping the future of local journalism.

For many media organizations, the threat of "Google Zero" is increasingly becoming a reality. Between November 2024 and November 2025, traffic from Google

For media companies, the start of a new year is an opportunity to take stock of the big trends and reassess priorities for the year ahead. AI inevitably

Taught with Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian, the course also explores press freedom

For media companies, the start of a new year is an opportunity to take stock of the big trends and reassess priorities for the year ahead. AI inevitably

The professor of practice received a Herman Award for Specialized Pedagogy for his outstanding achievements and expertise in teaching.

WAN-IFRA's latest Newsroom Summit Study Tour revealed how several of Denmark's top media companies are reshaping their journalism with audience-first thinking, cultural transformation, and strategic d...

The structural decline of news media’s traditional business model – advertising and circulation revenue – has hovered like a dark cloud over publishing strategies for 20-plus years. But the continued ...

The relationship status between traditional media players and members of the creator economy can best be described as complicated. Publishers have often

The Creator Economy is one of the most important forces reshaping media, journalism, entertainment, and advertising today. Here are my introductory slides, which dive into this topic as part of my Uni...

My thanks to the Oregon Journalism Education Association for the opportunity to talk to high school students today about the realities of freelancing and working as an independent content creator. S...

Hilke Schellmann, an Emmy award-winning journalist and professor at NYU, discusses her book "The Algorithm: How AI Decides Who Gets Hired, Monitored, Promoted, and Fired and Why We Need to Fight Back ...

For decades, advertising was the primary source of income for media companies. However, the digital age has forced publishers to rapidly reassess their

Careers Podcast · Next Generation Leaders celebrates the achievements of young alumni of the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication (SOJC). This podcast is hosted by Damian Radcli...

Journalists said they want — and need — better tools, stronger standards, and safeguards for trust

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YouTube celebrated its 20th birthday earlier this year. Over the course of two decades, it has played a major role in upending how content is viewed,

The impact on creativity, the need for leadership, and concerns around misinformation are just some of the issues highlighted by…

Which Journalistic Functions Are — or Are Not — Being Reframed by AI?

Opportunities and challenges in the Global South and emerging economies

As developments in Generative AI hot up, here’s what’s trending

Podcast Episode · Next Generation Leaders · 06/30/2025 · 45m

How News Publishers are responding in the AI era

Podcast Episode · Next Generation Leaders · 06/27/2025 · 41m

Balancing the Books: How News Publishers Allocate Funds, Prioritize Investments, and Drive Cost-Saving Strategies