Lucinda Jordaan

1 week ago | wan-ifra.org | Lucinda Jordaan

by Lucinda Jordaan [email protected] | May 8, 2025Proof of how Gen-AI is transforming the news ecosystem is evident in the many case studies featured at WAN-IFRA’s World News Media Congress in Krakow. Like: how it’s engineering a shift in Audience behaviour, says Nikita Roy, Harvard-recognised AI futurist and founder of Newsroom Robots Lab, who delivered a presentation that revealed both thrilling and alarming developments.

2 weeks ago | wan-ifra.org | Lucinda Jordaan

‘Journalism is not just a profession in Ukraine today – it’s a frontline of defense against information warfare and a crucial mechanism for establishing historical truth and eventual justice.’ – Sergiy Tomilenko The war in Ukraine – widely regarded as this century’s first modern war – is also perhaps the most well documented. Equally well documented is the impact of the war on news media, and how resilient journalists and newsrooms have adapted to rise above ongoing threats and challenges.

3 weeks ago | themediaonline.co.za | Lucinda Jordaan

Disproving the adage that no news is good news, newsrooms around the world are changing their editorial mix in response to audience needs — reinvigorating tired old beats and offering inspiring content in all formats, on all platforms. Canada’s Globe and Mail and South Africa’s News24 show how you can do it too. When Reuters Digital News Report started tracking news consumption in the UK and parts of Europe in 2012, the phenomena of news avoidance soon became apparent.

4 weeks ago | wan-ifra.org | Lucinda Jordaan |Pia Ranada

by Lucinda Jordaan [email protected] | April 16, 2025When Reuters Digital News Report started tracking news consumption in the UK and parts of Europe in 2012, the phenomena of news avoidance soon became apparent. The trend ballooned over time, and the 2024 Report highlighted a startling offshoot: that of selective news avoidance.  This was brought home, too, by the rise of independent content creators and ‘newsfluencers’ on various social platforms.

1 month ago | wan-ifra.org | Lucinda Jordaan

2025-04-04. ‘If I were to build a news organisation from scratch, I would really be looking at collectives of creators’ – Audience futurist Ryan Y. Kellett makes a strong case for embracing the rising tide of content creators influencing news consumption and engagement on social media. by Lucinda Jordaan [email protected] | April 4, 2025A newsroom leader in digital strategy, journalist and media executive Ryan Y.