New Report Spotlights 12 Cases of Innovation Excellence
As we worked on this year’s Best Practice in Innovation report, it became clear that high-impact innovation continues to come from a wide range of markets, organisational sizes, and strategic priorities.
Teh 12 cases featured in the report are drawn from the Digital Media Awards Worldwide, WAN-IFRA’s competition that recognises outstanding digital journalism, product advancement, and business innovation each year.
The cases featured here reflect how publishers are rethinking products, storytelling, audience engagement, and the use of emerging technologies to meet changing reader needs and build sustainable digital businesses.
Spanning europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas, the cases demonstrate that innovation is most effective when it is grounded in editorial purpose and embedded into everyday workflows.
This report is available free for WAN-IFRA Members; click here for details.
The 12 cases
Reuters, United Kingdom
Best Data Visualisation
Reuters Graphics reconstructed the deadly 2024 Valencia high-rise fire using 3D modelling, simulations and investigative reporting, revealing how combustible façades fuelled the disaster and exposing gaps in fire safety policy.
United Daily News, Taiwan
Best Use of AI in Revenue Strategy
United daily News embedded AI across advertising, content curation and recommendations, delivering major gains in click-through rates, engagement and subscription conversions while shifting to an audience-led model.
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany
Best News Website
FAZ rebuilt FAZ.NET into a faster, personalised digital platform, combining server-side personalisation, editorial curation and dynamic paywalls to improve engagement and drive subscription growth.
Daily Maverick, South Africa
Best Innovative Digital Product
Daily Maverick’s Manifesto MAYHEM! transformed complex election manifestos into accessible, shareable cards, reimagining civic e
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* City of Buenos Aires, argentina: Best Campaign
* La Nación, Argentina: Best Use of AI in the Newsroom
* Chequeado, Argentina: Best Fact-Checking Project (for Promesas Chequeadas)
* Verdens Gang, Norway: Best Use of Video
* The Telegraph, United Kingdom: Best Newsletter
* south China Morning Post, Hong Kong: Best Digital Subscription (for SCMP Plus)
* Grupo El Comercio, Peru: Best in Audience Engagement (for Premios Somos)
* Prisa Media, Chile: Best Use of Audio (for I Need to Breathe podcast)