This article was originally published in our media monitoring newsletter, Médianes' Top 10 Links, sent twice monthly on Mondays at 2 p.m.
- STUDY (The Rebooting) — Newsrooms are constantly called upon to innovate to keep pace with the latest trends, platforms, and new consumption habits… But how can you make room for innovation within already tight budgets? This survey of 131 media professionals reveals how they plan to do "more with less" in 2025.
- BEST PRACTICE (Reuters Institute) — Metaverse, NFTs, crypto… When a new trend emerges, how do you know if it's relevant to your media outlet and readers? Here are five steps to help newsrooms identify genuinely useful innovations and avoid wasting time and money on tech fads.
- FORMAT (GIJN) — Looking to tell stories differently and show more originality without sacrificing rigor? The Global Investigative Journalism Network compiles lessons learned by multiple newsrooms from editorial experiments (events, games, virtual reality, etc.) and advice for putting creativity to work in journalism.
- PAPER (THREAD) — No need to wait for new technology to innovate. Magazines, zines, MOOCs … These formats still appeal to newsrooms looking to diversify their outlets and reach their audiences in new ways. Not sure where to start? The Local News Festival is organizing a workshop (co-facilitated by Médianes) "Tips for getting started with print" on September 25 in Paris.
P.S. Interested in the print format? Great timing—our next Stratégie newsletter edition will be packed with tips, inspiration, and best practices to help you. To receive it: https://www.medianes.org/newsletters/
- AUDIENCE (journalism.co.uk) — Innovation isn't just about editorial. Discover here five ideas tested by media outlets to reinvent engagement with their communities: participatory polls, citizen workshops, local partnerships…
- INSPIRATION (Global Alliance for Media Innovation) — If you're still looking for inspiration or resources, turn to medialabs. These structures, dedicated to innovation in the press, experiment with new forms of storytelling and test the use of emerging technologies in newsrooms. This map lists dozens of them around the world.
- IDEA (Contexte) — To find new ideas, Contexte organizes "hackathons," brainstorming sessions where the team is mobilized to imagine new solutions to their problems. Want to do the same? The media shares its practical guide to help you through each step of this exercise.
- GUIDE (Médianes/Robin Kwong) — Want to launch a new project at your media organization? The task can seem daunting, especially in newsrooms unfamiliar with developing products as a team. This guide, which we've translated into French, offers a project management method tailored to the needs and constraints of media organizations.
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Announcement (Médianes) — Need personalized support to launch or transform a project? Médianes, the studio, offers tailored training and services to help you with your management and project delivery.
- TRANSPARENCY (OpenNews) — Help inspire other newsrooms by sharing your own experience, whether through a dedicated blog or via platforms like OpenNews that enable newsrooms to share their experiments and technical resources (even though their site is currently inactive, the content remains accessible).
- FORMAT (Medians) — Is your new project ready? Test it before launch! Beta testing, zero release, pilot format… Several newsrooms choose to test with a restricted audience, listen to their feedback, then refine before official launch. This selection of articles explores behind the scenes of editorial testing to inspire your own innovations.
