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Build or buy: The technology decision that defines modern newsrooms

Ali Mehmood looks at why media organizations that can't evaluate software development costs and timelines are already obsolete
byAli Mahmood
13 October, 2025
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How DER SPIEGEL uses its engagement score: our key use cases 

byAlexander Held
9 October, 2025
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The Economist’s Substack experiment: building a newsletter product off-platform

byMadeleine White
7 October, 2025
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unfolded.news – rethinking the content architecture of news websites

byFabio Venneri
1 October, 2025
Discounts on subscription for publishers Discounts on subscription for publishers
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The hidden cost of discount addiction: why 50% off promotions are killing your subscription revenue

bySuchit Patel
29 September, 2025
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The media industry’s 5 toxic obsessions: no.1 criticizing platforms

byMax Leroy
28 September, 2025
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L’Équipe: 12 projects to retain subscribers following the Paris Olympics

byMarion Wyss
27 September, 2025
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The Telegraph: retaining subscribers with a killer mobile strategy

byMarion Wyss
26 September, 2025
Telerama - Comment le magazine culturel a construit, marketé et monétisé son nouveau guide “Plateformes” Telerama - Comment le magazine culturel a construit, marketé et monétisé son nouveau guide “Plateformes”

3,360 new subscribers in a month: Télérama’s new streaming guide product pays off

byMarion Wyss
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IamExpat: Keeping users at the center when diversifying revenue

byMadeleine White
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Doing User Needs right: The Bureau of Investigative Journalism share their secrets

byKhalil A. Cassimally
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Subscription models live off habits: lessons from Duolingo’s retention success

byLennart Schneider
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Digital by design: How Irish News is growing from a strong print legacy

byMadeleine White
12 September, 2025
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Balancing acquisition and retention: lessons from pv digest’s Markus Schöberl

byMadeleine White
11 September, 2025
From fly-bys to loyal readers From fly-bys to loyal readers
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Developing the middle of the funnel: how to turn fly-bys into loyal readers

Encourage readers to have repeated, meaningful interactions with your content by building habits, community and engagement.
byMadeleine White
8 September, 2025
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What your paywall says about your product (and why it matters)

byHeiko Scherer
4 September, 2025
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Why 80% of our homepage is now personalized — and how that’s changing everything

byDaniel Geiger
2 September, 2025
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Integrating AI into daily editorial workflows at Clarín

byAlvaro Liuzzi
26 August, 2025
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Smarter discussions thanks to AI-generated talking points at FT

byBella Cockarill
25 August, 2025
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Building a subscription product for young readers at Mediahuis Belgium

byMadeleine White
20 August, 2025
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Relaunching The Guardian app: changing reader habits means we must also evolve

byCraig Law
11 August, 2025
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Gain clarity on your purpose: the template that helps teams make faster, better decisions

byKhalil A. Cassimally
7 August, 2025
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Ask Birubala: Inside Newslaundry’s AI tool that frees up time and unlocks team growth

byMadeleine White
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What 400 media apps tell us about the trends driving engagement in 2025

byChristie Easter
When the article isn't enough When the article isn't enough
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When the article is no longer enough: formats that outperform the article on news apps

byHeiko Scherer
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AI and the subscriber funnel: How 3 newsrooms are using AI to grow, engage and retain audiences

byAliya Itzkowitz
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How to turn registered members into subscribers

Engagement, visibility and a touch of frustration; here's a list of strategies to successfully convert free members into paying subscribers.
byMadeleine White
23 July, 2025
The Guardian underrepresented audiences The Guardian underrepresented audiences
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How The Guardian US meets underrepresented communities where they are

byMadeleine White
17 July, 2025
The move to paid podcasts: Lessons from De Correspondent The move to paid podcasts: Lessons from De Correspondent
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The move to paid podcasts: Lessons from De Correspondent

byMadeleine White
15 July, 2025
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The Audiencers’ Festival London 2025: presentation slides

byMadeleine White
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How Condé Nast is growing the “happy middle” of the audience funnel

byKhalil A. Cassimally
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Newsletters in the fight for sustainability, with Toronto Star, BBC & Reuters

byAnandita Chandra
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Ask Nursing Times: Robin Booth on how they’re creating premium experiences with AI

byMadeleine White

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The Big Mac Index: a tool for comparing subscription price across the media industry

byMarkus Schöberl
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Post-Paywall Thinking, Publisher Perspectives from The Audiencers’ Festival

byJohn Rahim
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The ins and outs of BFM’s new mobile-first vertical video format

byAnthony Capon
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45 acquisition channels to convert readers into subscribers

byMadeleine White
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Why the most valuable newsroom KPI is no longer reach but belonging

byHeiko Scherer
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Are machines our most valuable audience? How media can monetize AI agents

byMaxime Topolov
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25 ideas of content, features and benefits to offer paying subscribers

byMadeleine White
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Strategic clarity, an end to silos and audiences-centricity: why you need audience practitioners and product people

byKhalil A. Cassimally
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Boosting membership conversion at Maverick Insider with FAQs

byMadeleine White
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Pricing strategies from The Atlantic, Le Monde and Onet

byMarion Wyss
  • Decisions

Alban Mazrekaj: bridging newsroom and product at NZZ

byMadeleine White
12 May, 2025
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From Idea to Implementation: Lessons Learned from the First AI Integration Process in a Local Argentine Newsroom

byAlvaro Liuzzi
9 May, 2025
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Building and serving communities with Ryan Y. Kellett, Financial Times and THECITY

byMadeleine White
7 May, 2025
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From €10M in losses to €25M in EBITDA: How Le Monde built a sustainable model

byMarion Wyss
6 May, 2025
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Strategic priorities for the next two years: a world tour of media CEOs

byMarion Wyss
5 May, 2025
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Donations: three media outlets share strategies to maximise voluntary reader revenue

byMarion Wyss
4 May, 2025
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Handelsblatt Circles: 6 lessons on community from Chief Growth Officer Jan Kleibrink

How Handelsblatt acquires members for their high-priced communities and their big ambitions for the future
byLennart Schneider
30 April, 2025
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160+ paywall examples to inspire your subscription strategy

byMadeleine White
29 April, 2025
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Prototypes Over PowerPoints: A Practical Guide to Product Strategy Execution

byAbby Reimer
28 April, 2025
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Le Figaro halves the time to take out a subscription with their “AMEX” project

byMarion Wyss
24 April, 2025
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How Clarin is Redefining News Consumption with AI-Powered Audio

byMatias Battolla
18 April, 2025
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More clarity, more value: how Contexte overhauled their subscription offer

byMarion Wyss
15 April, 2025
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