With the launch of the NOTION New Music Awards, the London-born media brand extends its two-decade legacy of shaping new talent into a digital-first platform. The post Nicholas Douglas and NOTION Reimagine Music Discovery appeared first on Digital Journal.| Digital Journal
At Meydan Free Zone, that engine is fully digital, a platform where entrepreneurs can start a business in under an hour, tap into thousands of activities, and access a round-the-clock network designed for action. This is a stage that demands precision. Behind it all, Jay Shaholia, Chief Operating Officer, orchestrates the unseen mechanics that turn policy into possibility and ambition into speed. The post Driving digital transformation: Inside Jay Shaholia’s Playbook for Meydan Free Zone ap...| Digital Journal
Pacific Islands leaders hold an influential summit in the Solomons on Wednesday, with nations split over China’s growing role in the region and alleged meddling in the meeting. Alongside its 18 member states including key players Australia and New Zealand, gatherings of the Pacific Islands Forum are typically attended by dozens more countries as observers […] The post Pacific Islands leaders hold summit clouded by China tensions appeared first on Digital Journal.| Digital Journal
Austin Irabor, CEO of legal martech company NETFLY, watched as personal injury law firms struggled with an outdated system that cost them thousands of dollars for each potential client click, often with disappointing results. The CEO of NETFLY recognized that legal practices needed a better way to connect with accident victims who required their services. Its response has earned recognition with a 2025 Global Recognition Award for advancing the legal marketing technology sector through event-...| Digital Journal
For Akash Singh, those fingerprints have always been guided by one principle: accessibility is not just a moral imperative, it serves as the foundation of great design. His career demonstrates that when software is built to be inclusive: anticipating the needs of all kinds of users, it becomes not only fairer but more efficient, more resilient, and more widely adopted. The post The engineer behind seamless experiences: Akash Singh on making accessibility the core of design appeared first on D...| Digital Journal
Snov.io has built its reputation as a powerful all-in-one sales automation platform, serving over 3 million users worldwide. Its newest feature, the AI Buyer Persona Generator, is designed to solve one of the biggest challenges facing entrepreneurs today: finding and speaking to the right customers. Instead of wasting time on guesswork or generic messaging, the tool instantly delivers detailed Ideal Customer Profiles (ICPs) and buyer personas, giving teams the clarity they need to craft outre...| Digital Journal
Irish punk-rappers Kneecap believe the cancellation of a string of gigs in recent months has only added to their popularity, while a "ridiculous" upcoming| Digital Journal
The release of Commoner’s new white paper, “This is Local News Now,” couldn’t be better timed – or more hopeful. Press Forward commissioned this piece months before the federal government defunded public media. But the central thesis of the report gains even more relevance with the impending shutdown of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which is already prompting large-scale reimagining ... Read More The post New report rethinks who creates the news and information communit...| Press Forward
Two radio projects - at High Plains Public Radio and Rocky Mountain Community Radio - have the chance to rethink the way public media operates in rural areas.| Press Forward
A statue of a powerful 16th-century warlord and samurai outside a shopping arcade in Japan has been beheaded, a shop official and media reports said| Digital Journal
France's foreign ministry said Sunday it would summon the US ambassador after he criticised the government for what he said was its insufficient action| Digital Journal
When Kimberly Spencer became director of the Colorado Media Project (CMP), home to Press Forward Colorado, she had one clear priority: listen first. Spencer, who stepped into the role in February 2025, spent her first two months meeting with newsrooms across the state to ask what roadblocks they’re facing. Some answers were expected — like revenue challenges and hiring concerns. ... Read More| Press Forward
President Donald Trump on Friday tapped close political aide Sergio Gor as US ambassador to India, sending one of his feared enforcers at a delicate time| Digital Journal
July 20, 2025 Art is a universal language—we are able to use it to communicate without words. Being in another country where there is a language barrier can be challenging. […]| Classrooms Without Borders
Since coming home from Germany, I have been trying to figure out how to put this experience into words. I am truly so grateful that I stepped out of my comfort zone and went on this trip.| Classrooms Without Borders
Severely malnourished children in the Gaza Strip will be "certainly condemned to death" unless aid gets to them quickly, UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini| Digital Journal
Nancy Flores relaunched an online magazine and reimagined it for a new generation of bi-cultural Austin residents.| Press Forward
One quote:It’s been over a month, and I am still not yet confident in how best to present my experiences with Classrooms without Borders in Poland. There’s no clear way […]| Classrooms Without Borders
Towards the end of our three-hour tour of Dachau, walking through the parted rows of poplar trees and freely out through the gates that read Arbeit Macht Frei, our German […]| Classrooms Without Borders
I came to Germany searching for history. What I found was memory. Public. Curated. Complicated. And at times, conspicuously incomplete. The Germany Close Up fellowship was designed to immerse young […]| Classrooms Without Borders
What is the greatest resistance against the forces that attempted to fully eradicate us? The most fantastic sign of resilience to the erosion of Jewish identity? Kabbalat Shabbat in a […]| Classrooms Without Borders
On our first day in Berlin, I found myself engaging in much more personal reflection than I expected. With a train ride from Nuremberg, a bus tour, and a group […]| Classrooms Without Borders
On Wednesday we spent the day in Nuremberg, where the theme of the day focused on the questions that were asked after the war. First, how do we bring these […]| Classrooms Without Borders
Yesterday was very impactful. Specifically the synagogue. What fascinated me was the discovery of the stone that had the Ten Commandments. Some sailor discovered it while sailing on the river. […]| Classrooms Without Borders
By Mark Glaser In 2019, when workers at sports site Deadspin were upset with its private equity owners and management control over its editorial direction, they quit and, in 2020, struck out to start Defector Media, a worker-owned cooperative. More recently, when public media station WAMU shut down DCist in 2024, a group of laid-off workers started The 51st, eventually ... Read More| Press Forward
Journalists are in a difficult bind: As they come under increasing attack online and in person, they also have an ingrained culture of getting the work done and getting the story out without considering their own safety or mental health. “Journalists often internalize burnout as a rite of passage,” said Luisa Ortiz Pérez, executive director of Vita Activa. “Many reporters ... Read More The post Caring for journalists is at center of safety and mental health programs appeared first on P...| Press Forward
At Press Forward, we know that community-minded individuals, institutions and businesses all have a role to play in ensuring reliable public access to trustworthy local news and civic information — and we’re proud to be part of a nationwide movement that is catalyzing more public awareness and philanthropic support for local news. We also firmly believe that donations, grants and ... Read More The post Press Forward Public Policy Grants Support a Ground-Up Approach appeared first on Press...| Press Forward
With the help of Press Forward funding, the outlet recently launched the L.A. TACO Media Lab, which brings together social media creators and student journalists to learn from one another and collaborate, in partnership with the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism| Press Forward
Inspired byNicholas Lea-Trengrouse's custom calendar visual in PBI, I've rebuilt it inTableau.| VizWiz
By SHARON EBERSON The Mercer family is having a party, and they want you as their guest. But beware. A lot more than mingling will be asked of you. The immersive, interactive, haunting experience …| onStage Pittsburgh