Journalism should be free for big tech and AI to use — here’s why and how.Journalism is at a pivotal crossroads. One road is fraught with fragmented legal wrangling amid a precipitous decline with few winners…Jun 18Jun 18
Battle for the future of media — Daily Maverick’s submission to the Competition CommissionThe Competition Commission of South Africa has launched a market inquiry into distributing media content on South Africa’s digital…Mar 11Mar 11
News Industry Meltdown: Market Failure or Creative Destruction?The recent tsunami of bad news about the news has raised an interesting question. Are we seeing the effects of a market failure playing…Feb 8Feb 8
These are the new laws that can help save and sustain journalism.Some countries’ constitutions specifically mention freedom of the press and access to information as a constitutional right. Others go even…May 15, 2023May 15, 2023
Published inBootcampCase study: when data and design have a babyIt’s been five long years since Daily Maverick had a major design update to the home page and website. That was brought about with a…Oct 12, 2021Oct 12, 2021
What the news media can learn from AmazonThe news media is no longer protected high-margin industry it once was. Where before a few players dominated each channel, we are faced…Mar 18, 2021Mar 18, 2021
Digital news dance-off down underThe last few weeks have been a bit of a rollercoaster for news publishers in Australia as the battle to strong-arm the proprietors of the…Feb 24, 2021Feb 24, 2021
Why strategy matters in a newsroomWhat is a strategy and how much of a role should it play in a newsroom? As a management concept, strategy has been the subject of many…Feb 19, 2021Feb 19, 2021
The ailing news media industry needs to do more than just survive (Part 6)In the final article of the series “Slaying the media sustainability monster,” I look at the role of and importance of technology as a…Feb 10, 2021Feb 10, 2021
The ailing news media industry needs to do more than just survive (Part 5)In a previous column addressing the funding issues facing the media industry, I looked at how we might structure media companies and…Feb 1, 2021Feb 1, 2021
