Stressed-out Americans want to stay informed without getting burnt out by the onslaught of the current 24-hour news cycle. Roca News helps them to do that by serving up just four bullet-pointed stories and one ‘deep dive’ to their million Instagram followers each day.

After expanding its audio following through news briefings and podcasts, the New York Times is planning to launch its own audio app. As audio content continues to grow thanks to a pandemic-induced boom, audio journalism is expected to see even more growth in 2022.

In an increasingly polarized political landscape, The Dispatch is looking to establish a new mold for conservative media coverage in the US – one that eschews hot takes and ‘us versus them’ narratives and instead places a strong emphasis on journalistic integrity and community involvement.

The pandemic accelerated the transition from print to digital for many newspaper brands. While this evolution has its perks, what might be lost in the process? Canvas8 spoke to Shuhua Zhou and Damon Kiesow to find out how the power of communication within print can translate to digital.