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• FIPP Insider Podcast Episode 2: The next decade in media

  After taking a look back at the pivotal moments in publishing over the last decade, FIPP Insider now looks ahead at the next 10 years. With the help of industry experts, Ashley and Charlotte explore the three key areas shaping the media: technology, business and finance; and culture.

  Published 23 March 2020 Features
• Coronavirus and the media - challenges and opportunities

  There aren’t too many things that we can be sure of in these increasingly bizarre times. But here are two.

  Published 23 March 2020 Features
• [Long read] Condé Nast, Hearst, Mondadori and more on the skills media professionals need to survive 2020

  A FIPP article from October 2019 discussed the rise in strategists, chief people herders, ninjas, rockstars and viral meme makers. These changes in role titles are reflective of the shifts in the industry. As the media industry changes, people are also changing their skillsets to remain competitive. Here, FIPP members Condé Nast, Hearst, Meredith Corporation, Editorial Perfil, Mondadori and The River Group list the definitive skills to survive in the media industry in 2020 and beyond.

  Published 17 February 2020 Features
• Canadian rock band Arkells asks fans to stop running from paywalls, and support journalism with merchandise offer

  Last week, Canadian rock band Arkells asked fans to support their local media by purchasing a year-long subscription, in exchange for exclusive swag.

  Published 10 February 2020 Industry News
• True Love Editor Mbali Soga on balancing digital progress with audience needs

  Mbali Soga is the Editor of South Africa’s True Love magazine and Overall Winner of the 2019 FIPP-UPM Rising Star Awards. Here, she talks us through the publication’s evolution, and how True Love is building on solid print foundations to branch out into the digital and experiential worlds.

  Published 10 February 2020 Features
• Forbes on innovation, audiences, and the changing nature of the business world

  Mike Federle took over the reins at Forbes Media in 2018, having previously held leading positions at Fortune, Time Inc. and Bonnier. Here, he talks to FIPP about Forbes’ latest innovations, the brand’s approach to audiences, and how the wider global business community is itself changing to become more socially responsible.

  Published 03 February 2020 Features
• Five reasons to sign up for DIS2020... and why you should do so before Friday 31st Jan

  There are now only HOURS left to sign up for DIS2020 in Berlin with our exclusive Early Bird offer, shaving 400€ per ticket off the eventual rate! This offer ends on Friday 31 January.

  Published 30 January 2020 FIPP News
• Playboy on reinventing itself for the modern age

  Here, in this exclusive interview for FIPP, David Israel, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Playboy Enterprises, talks us through how the iconic lifestyle and entertainment brand has set-about reinventing itself for today’s audiences.

  Published 27 January 2020 Features
• Cold War Steve on media, politics, and not selling out

  Christopher Spencer aka Cold War Steve is a visual artist from the UK, currently making huge waves across the global media sphere. We recently caught up with him and his manager at the FIPP World Media Congress in Las Vegas to find out more.  

  Published 09 December 2019 Features
• How FIPP board member Julia Raphaely keeps Associated Media Publishing's brands in the spotlight

  Associated Media Publishing is a private company in South Africa that has been in operation for 38 years. Being a family business has allowed the company to be more agile, more innovative, CEO Julia Raphaely outlined in a presentation on November 14, at the FIPP World Media Congress in Las Vegas. 

  Published 09 December 2019 Features