
Dagens Næringsliv attracts young readers with gamification of stock market
Dagens Næringsliv leveraged the growing popularity of investing to create a game that attracted a younger audience.
18 October 2021
Read More“INMA Knows” is a content surfacing project designed to personally curate all association resources on a single subject of high interest to INMA members
Yes, we realize "young readers" takes in quite an age range. Media companies are trying to develop early habits among school-age children all the way up to recent college graduates, while also bringing Millenials into the fold.
But the common demoniator? They are all necessary readers for the future of the media industry.
For all ages, the pandemic opened amazing opportunies: from live virtual events to podcasts to educational content. Reaching these non-traditional readers was one of the many ways the media industry leaned into the opportunities 2020 offered.
On the older spectrum of the young readers target audience — Millennials in their mid-20s early 40s — social media is a huge focus for many news companies. For this age group, content they want (about climate change, for example) the way they want it is the simple yet magical equation.
— Dawn McMullan, INMA
Dagens Næringsliv leveraged the growing popularity of investing to create a game that attracted a younger audience.
18 October 2021
Read MoreTeams at The Herald and The Age created content as requested by readers so as to engage them on issues related to the climate crisis during the COP26 summit.
15 November 2021
Read MoreWhen Danish schools went into lockdown, start-up Koncentrat went into action, creating a daily TV programme called Sofanews for seventh- to 10th-grade students.
14 June 2020
Read MoreOur aims and objectives for this campaign were as follows: We wanted younger voices to be represented in our coverage of the elections. We have a whole new generation of adults who have completely different attitudes towards political parties and the issues that are important to society than their ...
01 March 2020
Read MoreAs a tabloid, the largest reader base for Mumbai Mirror has always been the youth. However, readership by the youth Research concluded that youth in Mumbai lacked an authentic and coherent narration of modern history of the mega-city. We decided to mirror the city’s past, its struggles, its victories ...
01 March 2020
Read MoreVijay Karnataka’s platform provided a way for young people to relieve their boredom and showcase their talents during lockdown.
30 August 2021
Read MoreVía Urbano targets a digital native audience, which is used to connecting and learning about the news of their favourite artists through social networks but not directly through standard media channels.
03 October 2021
Read MoreThe Sydney Morning Herald has created a distinct Herald-style template for both in-feed and Stories posts on Instagram.
30 August 2021
Read MoreThe Australian is using Instagram as a vehicle to attract younger readers and showcase all aspects of its journalism. In three months, the media company saw a 173% increase in traffic referrals from Instagram.
25 October 2021
Read MorePúblico achieved a 51% increase in its number of Instagram followers year-over-year, while also increasing the traffic and engagement of IG users on its Web site.
06 September 2021
Read MoreVG has worked to engage a younger audience. But when it called upon teens to help write a song about loneliness, it struck the right chord.
21 June 2020
Read MoreAs part of its long-term Climate Protection Award project, Russmedia created a book about climate change geared toward children.
02 February 2023
Read MoreCity Press editor Mapula Nkosi shares her predictions about what 2023 will bring in regards to Gen Z readers.
26 January 2023
Read MoreWith a future journalism vision, Kleine Zeitung is prepared to report for the world from the region and for the region from the world.
22 January 2023
Read MoreAuthor Margaret Sullivan has a mission for newsrooms and journalists: Be more transparent about your journalism if you want bigger audiences that trust you. Also, predictions from a South African leader about what 2023 will bring in regards to Gen Z readers.
19 January 2023
Read MoreVG is not trying to act the role of a youth on TikTok, but its insights about how young people view the publication and use the platform inform its strategy to reach youth with relevant content.
04 January 2023
Read MoreAs Meta announces it’s ending its Instant Articles platform in April 2023, news publishers are wondering what their relationship with the Big Tech company will look like in the future. Here’s what happened in the past year — and why.
12 December 2022
Read MoreDuring the first years of the coronavirus pandemic, VK was able to attract a large audience of new, younger subscribers, so it set out on a mission to get them to stay.
06 December 2022
Read MoreGen Z’s unique characteristics require news publishers to tailor their content and outreach strategies to attract this particular audience.
28 November 2022
Read MoreCarriera decided to target a younger audience by creating content for multiple platforms, using podcasts and LinkedIn. This digital transformation has dramatically increased pageviews and subscriptions.
22 November 2022
Read MoreTo evolve, news organisations need to be where younger audiences are. Here is how journalists at The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age are embracing Instagram Reels and TikTok videos to reach this audience.
14 November 2022
Read MoreHaving team members native to various platforms is important when developing new products. Yet non-Gen Z employees have much to offer as well. A balance on your product team is the answer.
06 November 2022
Read MoreWhen Latinoamérica Piensa wanted to improve its reach and engagement, research pointed toward a newsletter. Causas, a newsletter focused on social justice, appeals to a new demographic.
23 October 2022
Read MoreGoldthread, a four-year-old video publication, tells meaningful human-centric stories to a global audience on social media platforms in the form of short documentaries like a series about China’s candy-making culture.
17 October 2022
Read MoreMultimedia Group, based in Ghana, has made its content more accessible and increased its revenue by leveraging online platforms for streaming content.
17 October 2022
Read MoreDainik Jagran-inext created a new business vertical during the COVID pandemic that attracted both audiences and advertisers.
16 October 2022
Read MoreToday held four live Webinars toward the end of 2021. Panelists and journalists discussed findings from the Today Youth Survey on racism, attitudes on LGBTQ issues, COVID-19 and mental health, and redefining success and priorities.
10 October 2022
Read MoreWhile TikTok is widely known for its light-hearted content, Singapore’s Today has been able to use it to boost interest in news content and has seen massive growth in just one year.
26 September 2022
Read MoreWith 15% of Gen Z using TikTok for news, should news media companies invest in such platforms to be where these audiences are?
25 September 2022
Read MoreWith 15% of Gen Z using TikTok for news, should news media companies invest in such platforms to be where these audiences are? Also, a look at how Gannett uses active personalisation for onboarding.
21 September 2022
Read MoreFormat, facts, and authenticity are among the important ways news media companies can reach Gen Z readers.
18 September 2022
Read MoreSchibsted’s IN/LAB is working to find out how to include news avoiders and attract younger readers. During a recent INMA Webinar, IN/LAB Head Agnes Stenbom explained how the lab is using design thinking to approach these news outsiders.
18 September 2022
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14 September 2022
Read MoreZoomers are the customers of the future, and companies must have them on their teams to succeed.
12 September 2022
Read MoreIn a bid to increase subscribers, monetise video, and reach younger, diverse audiences, Newsday is using its digital platforms in new ways.
06 September 2022
Read MoreRachel Richardson, previously head of editorial at Snapchat and an editor at News UK, shares what research shows about Gen Z and what it means to news media companies trying to reach its elusive members.
23 August 2022
Read MoreHaving already made the transition from a weekly print publication to a digital destination, The Economist took on a new challenge: leveraging Instagram as a way to deliver the news — especially to younger readers.
22 August 2022
Read MoreErin Lebar and Nadya Pankiw of Winnipeg Free Press walked INMA members through their journey to create a successful Instagram strategy during this week's Webinar.
17 August 2022
Read MoreFederica Cherubini, head of leadership development for the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, shared key findings of the institute’s 2022 Digital News Report with attendees at the INMA South Asia News Media Summit. Interesting findings include age groups that are avoiding the news, how they consume news, and that they find news too difficult to understand.
16 August 2022
Read MorePulse shared its four-pillar approach to social media with attendees at the INMA Africa Media Summit last week. The launch, a move to reach the country's younger readers, came about just as COVID hit in 2020.
03 August 2022
Read MoreGeneration Z has grown up in the digital world, which means it is highly aware of how easily information can be manipulated. Here is what that means to their media consumption and why it’s important media companies still try to reach them.
01 August 2022
Read MoreSubscribers acquired at a younger age represent a greater lifetime value for news media companies than older subscribers. Here’s how the WSJ has leveraged the student market to drive subscriptions.
27 July 2022
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27 July 2022
Read MoreThe success of Financial Review’s Wealth Generation has given the newsroom confidence that investing in coverage for younger audiences pays off.
25 July 2022
Read MoreToday of Singapore is growing its younger reader base by sharing journalism via TikTok. Here are five reasons media companies should invest in the platform.
17 July 2022
Read MoreBente Zerrahn, innovation catalyst at Axel Springer, explained what Gen Z wants (and how it thinks) during an INMA Webinar on Wednesday. Bottom line: They want news they can trust, delivered to them via Instagram or TikTok, and explained in a way they can understand it.
13 July 2022
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13 July 2022
Read MoreFunke’s TikTok channel has allowed it to build a following with Gen Z by creating video content about their political interests.
11 July 2022
Read MoreDuring Wednesday’s INMA members-only Webinar, Kirsten Eddy, co-author of the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2022, presented some of the findings from the annual report.
06 July 2022
Read MoreWas geht?, created by Kleine Zeitung’s youth-focused brand, Futter, features two hosts discussing and explaining a topic that is making headlines. The 15-minute episodes air weekly.
28 June 2022
Read MoreThe technological platform evolved from being a simple entertainment tool for young people to a valuable ally for media outlets to reach a broader audience. And media companies in Latin America are taking full advantage of its opportunities.
16 June 2022
Read MoreINMA Newsroom Initiative Peter Bale shares his recent interview with Kamal Ahmed, former editorial director at the BBC and editor-in-chief of The News Movement, explaining how the new media company is reaching young readers on their preferred platforms.
13 June 2022
Read MoreINMA Newsroom Initiative Peter Bale shares his recent interview with Kamal Ahmed, former editorial director at the BBC and editor-in-chief of The News Movement, sharing how the new media company is reaching young readers on their preferred platforms.
08 June 2022
Read MoreThe Sydney Morning Herald and The Age carried election coverage, but a selection of stories were designed to work cross-platform and be more digestible to help break down the barrier to entry for readers who don’t read the brand’s Web sites or newspapers often, if at all.
06 June 2022
Read MoreKleine Zeitung is focused on reinterpreted regionality, whereby it reports for the world from its region and for the region from the world.
22 May 2022
Read MoreFutter, Kleine Zeitung’s youth-focused magazine, realised the value of visual networks like Instagram for engaging younger readers. Here, the magazine’s editorial lead shares three tough truths about the social media platform.
02 May 2022
Read MoreKauppalehti wanted new, fresh, and bold ideas from its team focused on growing a young audience, so the selected team did not receive guidance on how to proceed with the project.
24 April 2022
Read MoreWhen Dagens Næringsliv set out to attract a younger audience, it created a culture of innovation built around a lean, four-part innovation framework.
04 April 2022
Read MoreGiven the fact Gen Z is the first truly digital native generation, its members’ needs and expectations toward the products they buy and consume are vastly different from anyone else’s before.
15 March 2022
Read MoreThe new printed editions are intended to strengthen the position of the printed newspaper, take into account changing reading habits, and provide readers — especially women and younger readers — even more information and support in their everyday lives.
14 March 2022
Read MoreKleine Zeitung created a campaign to promote its new offering: a digital product that caters to a younger target audience.
20 February 2022
Read MoreThe Wall Street Journal student membership programme showcases how students can leverage the content and services WSJ provides to prepare for and grow in their careers.
14 February 2022
Read MoreINMA members learned how Helsingin Sanomat found success by launching a print newspaper for young readers. The print publication, Lasten Uutiset, has 216,000 weekly readers ranging in ages from 3 to 16.
19 January 2022
Read MoreWhen in-person learning went away early in the pandemic, ABP stepped up by introducing new virtual opportunities for education, bringing in new revenue after a creative marketing campaign.
06 January 2022
Read MoreTo attract a younger audience, Helsingin Sanomat made a bold move: It launched a print newspaper for children.
28 November 2021
Read MoreVGTV built a content universe around popular Norwegian influencer Linnéa Myhre with a highly visual identity. It has been a smashing success — especially with young female listeners.
11 October 2021
Read MoreThis year’s special Schools section, written and illustrated by students, focused on the importance public servants — a perfect topic after what communities went through in 2020.
18 August 2021
Read MoreBy looking at what was performing best in terms of engagement, Newsday was able to shift its strategy and deepen connections with readers.
09 August 2021
Read MoreKauppalehti is publishing stories about financial risk as well as companies not acting in a totally responsible manner, two content priorities younger readers are interested in.
11 July 2021
Read MoreGeneration Z prefers content that is presented in a short, simple, and entertaining way — mostly on social media (predominantly Instagram).
06 June 2021
Read MoreThe Wall Street Journal’s virtual Student Editor Summit attracted more than 1,300 college students to its first two events, many of whom said they were likely to interact with the WSJ after the event.
19 April 2021
Read MoreThe Future Talks virtual series gives Kleine Zeitung a younger, fresher image, attracting Gen Y and Gen Z to the brand.
05 April 2021
Read MoreVGTV's mobile documentary, “Tarjei’s Experiment,” followed 29-year-old Tarjei Flove as he battled lymphoma on his own terms.
04 April 2021
Read MoreWhen the pandemic made in-person college visits difficult, Advance Media New York created the Northeast Virtual College Fair, resulting in US$20,000 in new business and 2,600 Web site users.
28 March 2021
Read MoreWhen COVID-19 halted high school graduation celebrations, the Calgary Herald stepped up to make sure the occasion would be remembered.
25 March 2021
Read MoreNews UK and Amedia chatted with INMA Researcher-in-Residence Greg Piechota about how they are changing data and content strategies to better serve readers considered traditionally “light.”
18 March 2021
Read MoreINMA Researcher-in-Residence Greg Piechota shares how The Times/The Sunday Times in the UK — which says it is informed by data, yet not led by it — uses data via the newsroom dashboard to focus content on specific audiences.
17 March 2021
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16 March 2021
Read MoreAftenposten Junior started when the need to explain a tragedy to children arose. Today, even adults read it to understand the news.
09 March 2021
Read MoreThe reaction TV programme “Non Stop” has been a most successful venture for Dagbladet, which has also captured younger viewers by repurposing the content for Snapchat.
07 March 2021
Read MoreIn January 2020, Børneavisen (a Danish weekly newspaper for children aged 9-12) launched a new app with an easily accessible online universe, which enables our readers to engage with and influence the editorial content of the print newspaper. The app is free to download and use – however, some features ...
01 March 2021
Read MoreWhen corona hit in late March, Amedia’s 78 newsrooms experienced the same effect as our peers around the world: a tsunami of interest pushed both readership and subscription sales to unprecedented heights. Our journalists worked flat-out and delivered hard news, and relevance to our readers – mornings, ...
01 March 2021
Read MoreThe Correio of the Future Award reached more than 400 students and drew participants from seven universities in Brazil.
05 January 2021
Read MoreDr. Lucy Kueng, digital expert and Reuters Institute senior research fellow, shared with INMA members her research into the issues important to reaching Generations Y and Z, including diversity and inclusion priorities.
09 December 2020
Read MoreNearly 60% of the users playing the phyigital housie game were 30 years old or younger.
30 November 2020
Read MoreFirst News shared with INMA members how the media organisation developed a newspaper for children, growing it into a global brand with multiple platforms.
18 November 2020
Read MoreDainik Jagran’s new campaign, Sanskarshala, which translates into “School of Values,” tries to inspire young people and help expand their worldview.
16 November 2020
Read MoreChildren ages 9 to 12 are the target audience for the weekly print publication Børneavisen.
10 November 2020
Read MoreFinding a way to include young readers in discussions about the global pandemic became the main focus for the Straits Times Schools team, which tailored content for readers ages 10 to 16, provided free content to public schools, and used social media to engage with older students.
20 October 2020
Read MoreKleine Zeitung’s image campaign targets a younger audience that no longer reads print for its Kleine Web + App Abo.
19 October 2020
Read MoreBy thinking younger and implementing a new approach to readers, Amedia was able to boost interest and subscriptions among a younger demographic. Mostly focused on journalism, this initiative has seen a 15% growth curve in the below-40 demographic in the subscription base.
14 September 2020
Read MoreAfter sprinting through coronavirus-related content in the early months of the pandemic, Amedia reprioritised its coverage so it was more interesting for readers and more sustainable for journalists. Here are seven ways it increased engagement, especially among young and female readers.
25 August 2020
Read MoreVG Rampelys is intended to inform, educate, and entertain a young audience, particularly teenaged girls. Here are five lessons learned since its May launch.
24 August 2020
Read MoreThe Times of India’s “Lost Votes” campaign — joined by competing news media companies and social media influencers within the country — broke 70 years of silence and blaming voter apathy for low voter turnout, leading to the government taking responsibility.
24 August 2020
Read MoreFree access to Aftenposten Junior during the school closing due to coronavirus delivered trustworthy news to children in a chaotic and confusing situation.
17 August 2020
Read MoreThe Bergens Tidende team believes Artificial Intelligence has the potential to help prevent filter bubbles, contribute to sustainable financing of media operations, and increase diversity in news representation — especially among women.
09 August 2020
Read MoreAdding the Stories format to news coverage allowed HLN.be to engage readers, particularly those in the 25-34 age demographic, for a longer period of time.
06 July 2020
Read MoreVGTV introduced its innovative youth-oriented platform, VG News, before COVID-19 was even a concern. When demand for news increased, VG News was ready and available on platforms like Snapchat and Google Home.
23 June 2020
Read MoreKleine Zeitung’s "Dependent on independence" campaign used a modern and colourful (bright pink) approach to highlight the importance of solid journalism to young potential readers.
03 June 2020
Read MoreFrom the pages of 2019 Over two dozen new columns were launched by The Hindu In School in 2019 to educate, enlighten and engage children in the age group of 10 to 17. Here are some of them: TOP TEN: A weekly round-up of top ten international headlines from politics to sports. This column helps children ...
01 March 2020
Read MoreOUR FUTURE READERS?Our future readers were youth brought up on handheld devices for whom Social Media was a convenient source of news. Habituated to a medium designed to share and amplify opinions rather than creating them, they found Newspapers “passive”. We had to engage with these future readers.But ...
01 March 2020
Read MoreBeing a means for young readers to be creative, close to the younger generation, keeping young readers loyal to Kompas, and as a marketing tool to get new young readers.
01 March 2020
Read MorePosition: Build a strong brand between the brand and its key reader segment – women and young readers in our key markets. The content of the campaign was on the love and gratitude of young children for their mothers. Target at least a 3 lac revenue from the activity. Hindustan decided to leverage ...
01 March 2020
Read MoreFor the Record, is an online media literacy program that introduces students to various aspects of journalism, including the importance of fact-checking, how a journalist conducts research, the role of a news librarian and many other topics. Our objective is to give young people a better understanding ...
01 March 2020
Read MoreDN and its sub brand D2 wanted to engage a younger audience. Summer 2018 DN started a big insight project called “Ung” (Young). One key finding was that a lot of our younger readers did not feel we were able to engaged them enough, we did not write enough about young professionals and students and that ...
01 March 2020
Read MoreObjective: To introduce our young readers with a product which can cater their interest and entertain them and at the same time increase their knowledge. While its very common to hear people complaining about lack of newspaper reading habits among the youngsters, nobody seems to analyze the actual ...
01 March 2020
Read MoreThe 2019 WOTY poll had a clear goal: go beyond the poll’s current sphere of influence and attract more young readers to participate. Before the poll commenced, Lianhe Zaobao’s visual team studied the meanings of all 10 shortlisted Chinese characters and gave them a makeover, replacing some strokes with ...
01 March 2020
Read MoreThe big idea: Educate, reassure and rally young readers to act as “ambassadors” within their own social circles of family, schoolmates and friends. There were several issues to tackle, including the lack of age-appropriate and level-appropriate information for young readers; misinformation from many ...
01 March 2020
Read MoreThe Guardian’s director of print discusses how launching a redesigned print product resonated with new and younger audiences.
16 January 2020
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