Social media, a by-product of which is fake news, the Vice President expressed concern that the pervasive menace of fake news threatens to destroy the credibility of media and asked media to effectively tackle and disprove fake news by taking control of the narrative.

The messaging service WeChat, owned by Tencent and known as Weixin in China has done well in markets with a large population of expats from China, or with large populations of Chinese-speaking people. But it remains to be seen whether it can make significant inroads among speakers of other languages. […]

Mobile devices have become a big source of digital traffic . BBC News is getting more than 60 per cent digital traffic via mobile devices with peak times at 7am and 10pm. The same content is also to go on YouTube and Facebook offering a consistent look and feel that […]

BBC has appointed Nick Andrews as the new Head of Commissioning. Andrews is currently BBC Wales’ Head of Development and will lead BBC Wales commissioning across television, iPlayer and interactive platforms. “This new role offers the chance to lead a first-rate commissioning team and I’m looking forward to meeting and […]

The New York Times Company today announced that it has acquired Fake Love, an integrated experience design agency that specializes in anchoring brands in contemporary culture via creative programs, live experiences and virtual and mixed reality. The acquisition was an all-cash transaction that closed on Aug. 11, 2016. Founded in […]

News Corp Australia’s managing director – metro and regional publishing Damian Eales and managing director – community publishing Brett Clegg has announced three senior executive appointments within their teams – Michael Wilkins, former general manager NewsLocal, has been appointed executive general manager The Daily and Sunday Telegraph. Mr Wilkins will […]

GroupM, the leading global media investment management group, recently announced the promotion of Susan Schiekofer to Chief Digital Investment Officer for GroupM in the U.S. She will be responsible for all digital implementation across GroupM agencies, reporting to Rino Scanzoni, Chief Investment Officer of GroupM U.S. Her appointment is effective […]

The increasing Australian appetite to download and view movies online has sparked a significant surge in audience to many of the key video and movie sites, according to the latest insights from Nielsen Digital Ratings (Monthly), the IAB Australia endorsed digital audience measurement currency. Seven of the top ten video/movie […]

WPP AUNZ has announced the appointment of two new senior executive positions as the group moves to drive deeper local management and collaboration. Kieran Moore (CEO of Ogilvy Public Relations Australia), has been appointed to the newly created position of CEO Public Relations and Public Affairs, and Ben Dixon (CEO […]

Guardian News & Media (GNM) recently announced that Lenore Taylor has been appointed editor of Guardian Australia as Emily Wilson returns to the London office to become assistant editor, following the completion of her two-year tenure in Australia. Lenore has been with Guardian Australia since its launch in May 2013, […]