African Digital Media Award Winners 2026: 11th Edition

African Digital Media Award Winners 2026: 11th Edition

WAN-IFRA has congratulated the esteemed winners of this year’s 11th edition of the Africa Digital Media  Awards. We commend the news media organisations across Africa for their creativity and dedication shown in these groundbreaking projects. Our sincere appreciation to the publishers who shared their work, as well as our distinguished jury for their invaluable time…

Top 5 Best AI Photo-Editing Tools for Social Media

Top 5 Best AI Photo-Editing Tools for Social Media

AI-powered photo and video editing tools have revolutionised how content is being made online – from enhancing and upscaling photos to removing backgrounds in seconds, and even in generating video content within just seconds. Whether you’re running a social media account for a brand, managing a marketing campaign, or even building a digital presence for…

HAWANA 2026 To Strengthen Media Ethics, Competitiveness, Integrity

HAWANA 2026 To Strengthen Media Ethics, Competitiveness, Integrity

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 (Bernama) — The National Journalists’ Day (HAWANA) 2026 celebration should serve as an important platform to strengthen Malaysia’s media landscape towards greater ethics, competitiveness and integrity. Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) deputy editor-in-chief (News Service) Mohd Shukri Ishak said the programme comes at a crucial time as the media industry faces major challenges in the digital era,…

How social media affects mental health, and why it’s complicated

How social media affects mental health, and why it’s complicated

Roman: What are some ways that social media can affect mental health? Wang: Yeah, it’s a great question, especially because these days we know that social media is really ubiquitous, especially in young people. There’s been some research showing that a lot of youth say that they’re online almost constantly, and that has rapidly become…

Everso Media Recognized for Impactful GEO Campaigns by Better Business Advice

Everso Media Recognized for Impactful GEO Campaigns by Better Business Advice

NEW YORK, May 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — After an extensive editorial review of the agencies setting the standard for AI-SEO and Generative Engine Optimisation in 2026, Better Business Advice is pleased to name Everso Media the Best AI-SEO Marketing Agency of May 2026, recognised specifically for the…

How Tractor Supply scaled a commerce media network for rural customers

How Tractor Supply scaled a commerce media network for rural customers

The Tractor Supply Company Media Network has been highly commended in Strategy/Planning Team of the Year (Agency/Brand) at The Drum Awards for Commerce Media 2026. Here is the case study that impressed the judges as submitted. Tractor Supply Company serves one of the most distinctive audiences in American retail: rural lifestyle customers whose purchasing behaviors…

Teens embrace social media and influencers for news but remain skeptical

Teens embrace social media and influencers for news but remain skeptical

NEW YORK (AP) — Teenagers are more inclined than their elders to get news from nontraditional sources such as social media and influencers, heralding a generational shift in how people seek out information. A national study by the Media Insight Project finds 36% of U.S. adults say they get news from social media at least…

Daily Star’s Rampura shooting investigation wins gold at WAN-IFRA South Asian Digital Media Awards

Daily Star’s Rampura shooting investigation wins gold at WAN-IFRA South Asian Digital Media Awards

The Daily Star has won two prestigious honours — a gold and a silver — at the South Asian Digital Media Awards 2026, presented by WAN-IFRA (the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers), cementing its position among the region’s most forward-thinking news organisations. The gold went to the newspaper’s investigative report, “Anatomy of BGB…

Digital media preferences influence public beliefs about vaccines

Digital media preferences influence public beliefs about vaccines

People who follow “new right” media outlets are more than twice as likely to be vaccine-hesitant compared to those who never engage with those outlets, a new Johns Hopkins University study finds. Researchers surveyed nearly 3,000 adults in 2025, as measles cases hit record highs in the United States, asking participants about their sources for…