Melissa Bell, a co-founder of the explanatory news website Vox.com, has joined the programme for the World Editors Forum, to be held alongside the World News Media Congress in Washington, D.C., from 1 to 3 June next.

The Danish tabloid Ekstra Bladet has committed itself to creating two new businesses every year. Meanwhile, the pure-play digital publication Business Insider Europe has just received US$ 25 million from investors and is growing fast within a competitive market.

The McClatchy Company (NYSE: MNI) announced today that it has signed on as a media partner with Matter, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm and incubator that supports promising media startups and entrepreneurs.

Programmatic ad buying has profoundly changed online advertising, and nowhere has the impact been greater than on advertising sales teams and human resources in news media companies.

Even in countries where print newspapers continue to grow, the era of digital is at hand.

To mark its successful commercial launch, Handelsblatt, Germany's leading news publisher, is distributing a free, special anniversary of Handelsblatt Global Edition, Germany's exciting new English-language global financial newspaper, to readers in Europe and around the world.

USA Today, the largest newspaper in the United States and one that has had a tremendous impact on American journalism, has taken its success into the mobile world.

In a 25-year career, Vivian Schiller has held senior management positions at some of the leading media companies in the United States: NBC News, National Public Radio, The New York Times and Twitter.

Meredith Expands Digital Footprint and Unveils Streamlined, Brand Immersive Website

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), which is bringing its annual summit meeting of the world's press to Washington, D.C., in June, has announced the first confirmed speakers for the event, and it reads like a Who's Who of the global newspaper and news publishing world.

Cox Media Group (CMG) is unveiling a bold new look for its free newspaper sites, starting with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC.com). Each month, AJC.com receives more than 15.5 million visits, making it the most powerful local digital brand in the Atlanta market and one of the strongest brands in CMG's portfolio. The sleek new design helps readers connect with what's happening in Atlanta right now. It's the latest move in CMG's digital evolution to meet the needs of readers and advertisers.

WAN-IFRA's rolling series of global digital media events will come toAsia in November when Digital Media Asia 2014 brings publishers and editors together with hackers, designers, producers and other new media professionals to explore the latest trends in social media, content monetisation, mobile, data and digital advertising.