Digiday Daily

July 14, 2026

As reporter-led video becomes a priority, publishers are investing in newsroom training to help journalists deepen audience relationships. Publishers including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Economist are creating training programs specifically for video.

TOP STORY

Publishing in the Platform Era

Inside the newsroom push to turn print reporters into video talent

As reporter-led video becomes a priority, publishers are investing in newsroom training to help journalists deepen audience relationships.

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MARKETING

The Sports Marketing Playbook

What Ally Bank learned from building a sports marketing strategy before the market caught up

Ally CMO Andrea Brimmer reveals what she’d change about the bank’s sports marketing strategy,and where sponsorships are headed.

Strategizing for the Future

‘Future of targeting’: Media agencies tentatively explore vector-based planning

Vector-based targeting is ‘very experimental’, but could offer AI-forward advertisers a better way of directing media buys.

PARTNER INSIGHTS FROM TALON.ONE

How brands can make loyalty actionable for AI agents

Agentic readiness means getting the fundamentals right. When a brand’s loyalty and promotions data foundations are in place, connecting to agentic commerce platforms becomes a straightforward integration, not a replatforming effort.

Brands in Culture

SharkNinja’s new growth strategy runs through comedy creators

Why SharkNinja is chasing new buyers with comedy instead of a celebrity pitch.

PARTNER INSIGHTS FROM EXPERIAN

Why supply quality is a prerequisite for measurement in healthcare

When tracking and addressability vary across channels, healthcare advertisers need confidence that impressions run in the right environments and under the right conditions before outcomes can be trusted.

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