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Global Intelligence for the Digital Transition

Internet advertising in Brazil larger than newspapers

A report shows that the internet is outstripping newspapers as the second-favourite medium for advertising in Brazil. Though TV remains by far the favourite destination for ad dollars, the internet is growing fast, with the newspaper ad…

//June 18 / 2012 //read more

Sizing up The RuNet, Russia’s internet market

The Russian internet is booming with growth and lots of potential for even more growth. The number of internet users in Russia is expected to soon pass the number in Germany if it hasn’t already. A new report cuts through the competing…

//June 7 / 2012 //read more

Circulation strategy needed before “forced march” to digital

A US newspaper analyst has criticised a move by Newhouse Newspapers to cut publication of several papers from daily to three times a week as “shock therapy” and questions whether the group is really ready for the digital transformation it…

//May 24 / 2012 //read more

Contest launches for African journalism innovation

If you’re in Africa and you have an innovative idea that you think could revolutionise journalism, a new US$1 million fund has been launched that could help you bring your dream to reality – the African News Innovation Challenge.

//May 15 / 2012 //read more

Southeast Asian censors turn their attention online

With access to the internet growing fast in much of Southeast Asia, governments that previously ignored online media are now trying to control news websites, says the Southeast Asian Press Alliance.

//May 9 / 2012 //read more