Tech & product
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Médianes’s new website is live! It finally brings our media outlet, our studio, and our network together in one place. Here’s what’s changing, and how we’ve applied to ourselves the methods we offer to media outlets. If you’re discovering us today, welcome!
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The Sphera Media Lab, which brings together independent media outlets across Europe, returns to Brussels on December 3 for a new edition focused on technological, editorial, and economic independence. Check out the program!
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It has quietly disappeared, relegated to the status of a relic of the Web of yesteryear: the “Print” button. Yet, between screen fatigue and AI, the ability to read the news in ways other than on websites and apps may deserve a comeback.
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People often talk about editorial or economic independence, but much less about the tools on which the media rely. Yet their freedom is also at stake here. Open source, sovereignty, and co-creation: these are the principles we believe are necessary for the media to regain control over their tools.
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Video production seems very simple, and it can be tempting for many newsrooms, but these projects require a solid strategy and resources. This guide explains where to start and provides examples of best practices to inspire you.
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Whatever your plans may be as the school year begins, we think it's worth (re)visiting some of our posts.
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Media organizations must also consider their technological independence, and this approach is accessible to media organizations of all sizes. To help you, this guide provides an overview of the risks and highlights best practices already implemented by independent media organizations.
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The eco-focused media outlet bans generative AI from all its production. More striking than the announcement itself: a manifesto that prohibits without oversight, relying on trust. A commitment with acknowledged limitations, but deemed essential toward the 54,000 donors who fund its editorial work
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We strived to reach peaks of efficiency and versatility, but the possibility of instant content and visual generation suggests to us that the real challenge lies elsewhere.
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Media outlets denounce tech giants' surveillance while engaging in it themselves, reflexively collecting data on their readers. Legal, editorial, environmental risks: the cost is rarely calculated. What if knowing your audience meant less surveillance, not more?
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Can media outlets use fictional characters to embody their journalism and reconnect with their audiences?