Today, we dig into a topic that has been discussed a lot over the last few months yet still feels somewhat superficial: the Metaverse. We spoke with our own metaverse expert Manuel Bolognesi, who has been on an entrepreneurial journey commercialising goods and services in the metaverse for many years. Originally inspired by fiction through[…]
At the end of last year, Nieman Lab published a series of predictions for journalism in 2022. The fascinating collection gathered the views of more than 60 industry specialists. You can explore the full list on their website, but here are our top picks. Journalism R&D investment will drive success The news industry is way[…]
Each week at Twipe we analyse key trends in the world of news media and technology and how this can impact subscriber growth strategies. Explore the top 10 most read stories this year. Any feedback or topics you’d like us to cover next year? Let us know! 1. Learnings from the 2021 Reuters report In[…]
Written by Steven Van Belleghem, Author and Thought Leader, Keynote Speaker at the upcoming Digital Growth Summit – The Next 10 years in News. Faster than real time news Let’s go back to 2010. Back then, when we talked about the future of news it was all about being authentic and fast. Those were the[…]
Written by Sam Guzik, Director of News Product for WNYC and a Foresight Affiliate at the Future Today Institute. Media writing in 2031 will look back and observe that 2021 was a seminal year in the history of media. As a pandemic rocked the economy, the early 2020s brought relative stability to publishers. The global[…]
Publishers can take the lead in solving misinformation. In fact misinformation has been a focal point of many recent research reports in the publishing industry. Since the start of 2021, we have seen Trusted Web publish their report on the State of Misinformation and Reuters released their Listening to What Trust in News Means to[…]
Engaging the under-35s is seen as the key to long-term success for journalism, but this can put a lot of pressure on publishers. To keep up with ever-changing technology trends publishers often have to make risky investments. As we see Generation Z maturing and year 2000 babies becoming adults, this debate must once again be[…]
Subscription strategies can offer a sustainable financing strategy. By now, the majority of the news industry knows this. The pitfalls of focusing digital strategies on advertising revenue are already well documented, but this recent piece in The Atlantic from Josh Marshall serves as a timely reminder. Subscription pricing however is an issue where the industry[…]