Luis Amorim April 11, 2025
Publishers watch warily as tariffs loom over ad budgets and print costs
Publishers are keeping a watchful eye on the outcome of the sustained macroeconomic shock that will arise thanks to Trump's tariffs.
www.digiday.com/media/publishers-watch-warily-as-tariffs-loom-over-ad-budgets-and-print-costs
Digiday+ Research’s 2025 ad snapshot: Are publishers becoming less dependent on ad revenue?
Publishers are working to diversify their revenue, and fewer say the vast majority of their revenue is coming from advertising this year.
www.digiday.com/media/digiday-researchs-2025-ad-snapshot-are-publishers-becoming-less-dependent-on-ad-revenue
It’s time to decouple print from the digital newsroom
Rather than treating print as a secondary product within a digital newsroom, we must invert the model: create a small, focused print team responsible for serving the print audience while allowing the main newsroom to focus entirely on digital.
www.inma.org/blogs/media-leaders/post.cfm/it-s-time-to-decouple-print-from-the-digital-newsroom
Audiences are still skeptical about generative AI in the news - Poynter
Wide-ranging research from Poynter and the University of Minnesota sheds light on how people feel about AI in journalism. It’s not pretty.
www.poynter.org/ethics-trust/2025/news-audience-feelings-artificial-intelligence-data
Virtual reality: The widely-quoted media experts who are not what they seem
Press Gazette investigation into the widely-quoted national media experts who either do not exist, or whose credentials have not been checked.
www.pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/digital-journalism/virtual-reality-the-widely-quoted-media-experts-who-are-not-what-they-seem
How to Track and Analyze Your AI Traffic
AI is already a pretty formidable new growth channel. Here’s how to track your AI traffic in GA4 and Ahrefs Web Analytics.
www.ahrefs.com/blog/track-analyze-ai-traffic
How should media companies respond to the rising popularity of news influencers?
With the rise of news influencers comes a potential threat to traditional media and information quality.
www.inma.org/blogs/Product-and-Tech/post.cfm/how-should-media-companies-respond-to-the-rising-popularity-of-news-influencers
Why publishers are pivoting to community as a new source of growth
Discover how community engagement for publishers drives growth through retention, loyalty and first-party data across direct, owned channels.
www.digiday.com/sponsored/why-publishers-are-pivoting-to-community-as-a-new-source-of-growth
Some news publishers see resurgence of Facebook referral traffic, but aren't sure what to make of it
After years of lamenting about the decimation of Facebook referral traffic, some publishers are seeing that traffic return this year.
www.digiday.com/media/some-news-publishers-see-resurgence-of-facebook-referral-traffic-but-arent-sure-what-to-make-of-it
5 essentials when A/B testing: lessons from Reuters' newsletter team | The Audiencers
A/B testing is a cornerstone of audience strategy, but it doesn't have to be complicated! Here's how to do it well.
www.theaudiencers.com/5-essentials-when-a-b-testing-lessons-from-reuters-newsletter-team
Ask the SEO Experts: Handling algo updates
Lily Ray, Michael King and Ryan Sammy help unpack Google's core updates
www.seoforjournalism.com/p/ask-the-seo-experts-handling-algorithm?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
7 Reasons Google Ranks Big News Brands Over Niche Publishers, And How to Compete
Why Niche & Local Small News Publishers Lose to Big Publishers in Google Search - Even When They Deserve to Win?
www.newzdash.com/guide/7-reasons-google-ranks-big-news-brands-over-niche-publishers%E2%80%94and-how-compete
Google April Post Core Update Ranking Volatility
We are less than a week after the Google March 2025 core update finished rolling out and we are seeing some heated volatility again, maybe more heated than what we saw during the last core update.
www.seroundtable.com/google-april-ranking-volatility-39172.html
March 2025 Google Core Update (Winners & Losers) - The SiteCurve Blog - See Who's Winning & Losing In SEO
I analyzed 151,939 websites across 40,623 keywords to figured out who won and who lost in the March 2025 Google
sitecurve.com/blog/winners-losers-march-2025
The ultimate case study list to inspire your reader revenue model | The Audiencers
All articles on The Audiencers from publishers around the world, organized by reader revenue topic
www.theaudiencers.com/the-ultimate-case-study-list-to-inspire-your-reader-revenue-model
Media Briefing: The pros and cons of different AI revenue models for publishers
Here's a list of some different AI revenue models hat publishers are signing, and the pros and cons of each.
www.digiday.com/media/media-briefing-the-pros-and-cons-of-different-ai-revenue-models-for-publishers
Newsday hosts a successful Date Night! enjoyed by advertisers and readers
To create awareness, drive traffic, and stimulate sales at local restaurants, hotels, and entertainment venues during the slow months of January and February, Newsday’s in-house content studio, Brand360, launched its Date Night! sales promotion.
www.inma.org/blogs/ideas/post.cfm/newsday-hosts-a-successful-date-night-enjoyed-by-advertisers-and-readers
Clickbait titles and cliffhangers: the mini TV serials capturing phone audiences
‘Vertical dramas’ consisting of minute-long episodes are booming, with market predicted to be worth $14bn by 2027
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/apr/04/tv-serials-vertical-drama-phones-grip-viewers
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