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TikTok tests landscape videos in major shake-up

By Annabelle Liang Business reporter Video-sharing platform TikTok has started testing a new landscape mode with select users around the world. Some experts say the feature will help it directly compete with rival video platforms like YouTube. Viral videos filmed in portrait mode have helped make TikTok the world’s fastest-growing social media app. However, there […]

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Reporting on sexual violence? Keep these points in mind.

exual violence is a complex and taboo subject that continues to be misunderstood by journalists. Identifying it, protecting sources, and reporting ethically is especially challenging during times of war. As in the conflicts in Syria and the former Yugoslavia, reports of sexual violence during the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine are making headlines. How can journalists cover

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How Bloomberg develops products to boost subscriptions

2022-12-13. In early December, Bloomberg Media CEO M. Scott Havers told staff in a memo that the company now has more than 450,000 subscribers. At our recent Congress, Julia Beizer, Bloomberg’s Chief Product Officer, described how their product development is helping drive that success. by Brian Veseling brian.veseling@wan-ifra.org | December 13, 2022 Above, Julia Beizer at the World

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Women in News research confirms extent of gender gap at top levels of media

2022-12-02. There is a significant gender gap within the highest ranks of power in the media, Leadership Mapping of 17 countries reveals. On average, WAN-IFRA found that women hold just 10% of business leadership positions – this covers the seats of the CEO or board chairperson. On the editorial front, women make up just 31%

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Women still missing from the top table in media – fixing this could change your prospects

2022-12-02. New research by WAN-IFRA adds to the growing body of work that confirms the extent to which women continue to be excluded from the highest rankings of power in media companies. To retain legitimacy, public trust and revenue, this needs to change urgently, argues Melanie Walker, WAN-IFRA’s Media Development Executive Director and Gender Lead,

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China: RSF offers online safety resource for journalists covering protests

As the Chinese people protest nationwide against the regime’s stringent zero-Covid policy, which has been used as a pretext for increased censorship and surveillance over the past three years. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) invites journalists on the ground to refer to the safety resources available on its website (training.rsf.org). “China-based independent journalists and foreign correspondents

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Newsprint: Washington Post launches interactive ‘year in news’ feature

2022-12-01. The Washington Post has launched an interactive, personalised feature that showcases a shareable summary of a subscriber’s top journalism engagement from the past year. by Neha Gupta neha.gupta@wan-ifra.org | December 1, 2022 On Wednesday, The Washington Post, launched Newsprint – a personalised and interactive feature that illustrates a subscriber’s most read news topics, favourite journalists and memorable stories

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