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Good on paper: How La Settimana Enigmistica became Italy’s iconic puzzle staple
‘La Settimana Enigmistica’ has been Italians’ puzzle magazine of choice for almost a century. Its editor, Alessandro Bartezzaghi, explains why.
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Storied US news programme ‘60 Minutes’ might be old but it doesn’t need to change
Unprecedented curbs on editorial independence and firings have put the US’s top television news programme into turmoil.
The UK’s under-16 social-media ban won’t make Big Tech safer
The UK has unveiled one of the world’s harshest social-media bans for young people. Will it actually work? Or will it simply hand more private data to tech giants?
AI won’t replace jobs humans are good at. Now people just need to prove their worth
Journalists worrying about their profession becoming obsolete is nothing new. AI won’t end their careers – but a failure to make a case for their jobs certainly will.
The commute: Take the London Underground with Broadsheet founder Nick Shelton
We accompany Nick Shelton, the Australian founder of media platform Broadsheet, on his morning journey across London and ponder the future of museum security.
How Jetzt is bringing member-funded journalism to Austria
The independent news app draws its reports from paying members’ input.
‘Le Figaro’ at 200: Legacy and innovation in French journalism
For the editor in chief of ‘Le Figaro’, France’s oldest continuously running newspaper, a fearless commitment to classical liberalism and defending the country’s ‘art of living’ are more important than ever.
The way that we consume the news has changed but we still need feel-good stories
Journalism needs its ’And finally...’ moment back because despite a changing media landscape, people still crave good news.
Sorry to burst the vox-pop bubble but most people’s opinions aren’t news
Is vox popping citizens on the street really the best way to cover elections? A new study from Cardiff University suggests that broadcasters are overrepresenting the people to the neglect of policy.
Australia wants tech giants to fund journalism – but is it too little, too late?
The country’s efforts to rein in the tech giants and safeguard journalism for the sake of democracy is a noble endeavour – but the dice are stacked in the social-media giants’ favour.
