To meet these demands, most newsrooms have adapted their workflows to be more story-centric. This sees a shift from planning around broadcast rundowns to planning around the story itself to accommodate both linear and online news production—enabling digital teams to cover stories as they happen without needing to wait for a later broadcast. Newsroom technology has evolved in line with this, expanding the tool set to include News Production System (NPS), NRCS, Media Asset Management (MAM) Systems and Content Management System (CMS) to cater for the growing volume of media assets and online distribution.

But this complex web of tools contributes to fragmentation and silos between newsroom teams. So, is it time to evolve your newsroom technology once again?

Let’s explore how you can better align your newsroom technology with story-centric reporting through a new, centralized system that empowers digital and linear teams to break stories in real time, without relying on the other.

The Importance of Story-Centric Reporting to Modern Journalism

The way news is consumed and produced has fundamentally changed in the last 20 years.
With the rise of digital, audiences increasingly expect to engage with news stories as they break across streaming platforms, social media, and websites. Story-centric reporting empowers newsrooms to reach broader audiences and work smarter—repurposing content across channels to break stories as they happen, maximize reach and reduce duplication of effort for digital and linear teams.

So, how does story-centric reporting impact delivery for broadcast journalists?

1. Speed and Agility

Breaking news waits for no one. To stay relevant, journalists need to be the first to break a story. This means they need immediate and remote access to media assets, including archival footage and cloud-based editing systems like Dalet Cut to compile accurate, quality stories in real-time.

A story-centric workflow enables digital and linear teams, as well as journalists, freelancers and the many other news professionals to work on the same narrative at the same time, without needing to wait for the other. This means any updates and adjustments can be made at pace as new information becomes available, ensuring the story evolves fluidly across channels. Having access to modern solutions combining NPS, NRCS, PAM, and MAM into a single, story-centric platform provides teams with the assets they need to react quickly while maintaining accuracy.

2. Consistency Across Platforms

Inconsistent or disjointed narratives can confuse audiences and dilute the impact of a story. Journalists require tools that help them adapt stories for different formats without sacrificing the integrity of the message.

Story-centric reporting ensures that the core message is preserved across channels, enhancing the audience’s understanding and engagement. With the capabilities to ensure all relevant assets are connected to the same story, teams can maintain consistent messaging across all distribution channels and get the story out faster.

3. Collaboration Without Silos

Modern reporting demands that all newsroom teams including linear, digital and social work together regardless of their location. Traditional newsroom workflows often separate linear and digital production, leading to silos and inefficiencies.

Story-centric reporting breaks down these barriers by uniting all contributors around a single narrative giving all stakeholders access to resources, updates, and insights in real-time, so digital teams can produce stories before the broadcast is finalized and linear teams can incorporate digital insights—ensuring a seamless workflow between teams for more cohesive storytelling.

How to Align Your Newsroom Technology with Story-Centric Workflows

Although modern news production systems support a story-centric approach, digital and linear teams are often left using different tools impeding collaboration and efficiency. To capitalize on the story-centric reporting needed for future-proofing the newsroom, you need more than just upgraded hardware—you need an integrated platform that evolves with changing workflows. Dalet unifies the core newsroom technology of NRCS, NPS and MAM into a single, unified newsroom solution that integrates with your CMS to provide:

1. Centralized Planning Around Stories

To move to story-centric workflows, you need story-centric capabilities within your planning, NRCS, and production system. If you have separate platforms across your workflow you can suffer from misalignment and loss of connection to the original story.

Dalet’s unified news solution, Dalet Pyramid, combines your planning, NRCS, NPS and MAM for a story-centric news production approach. With all the tools you need in one place, your teams can manage all aspects of production from a central hub—maximizing access and collaboration. Centralizing your tools in this way simplifies planning, enabling teams to focus on the core story and not navigating disparate systems. This means digital teams don’t have to wait for a linear broadcast before covering stories as they break.

2. Multi-Platform Distribution

Today’s audiences expect news tailored to their preferred platforms. Meeting these expectations requires publishing to multiple distribution channels quickly and effectively.

Dalet Pyramid ensures that stories can be easily adapted and distributed to TV, social media, and digital platforms simultaneously. Linear teams no longer need to finalize a broadcast before repurposing content for digital teams—everything can move forward concurrently. With seamless CMS integration, stories can be published to your desired digital channel directly from the same system used for TV. This means that both teams can create platform-specific versions of a story without duplicating effort, allowing for broader reach with minimal delays.

3. Enhanced Collaboration Across Teams

At the heart of a story-centric workflow is collaboration and so breaking down silos between linear and digital teams is critical. Dalet Pyramid enhances collaboration through:

• Real-time updates: All contributors can access the latest version of a story, ensuring alignment and reducing duplication of effort.
• Remote Collaboration: Multi-user, real-time collaboration from anywhere on scripts ensures alignment, accuracy and speed to delivery.
• Shared media assets: By centralizing media storage, Dalet’s platform empowers teams to work from the same pool of resources e.g. digital teams can access archival content as a story breaks for accurate, digital-first stories, while linear teams can incorporate elements prepared by digital contributors into their broadcast like graphics or social insights.
• Cross-discipline integration: From social media managers to on-air producers, all team members can contribute to a single, cohesive story within the same platform.

By facilitating collaboration, Dalet’s unified platform ensures a more consistent and efficient story-centric workflow.

4. Simplified Media Access

Having quick access to media assets is vital for crafting impactful stories as they break, especially for digital channels where speed matters most.

Dalet’s integrated MAM functionality ensures that digital and linear teams have instant access to centralized media assets, regardless of location. For example, digital contributors working remotely can pull footage, graphics, or statistics from the archive without delay, streamlining their workflow and covering stories as they break.

Dalet: Enabling You to Focus on Storytelling

The mission of newsrooms has always been to tell impactful stories and in today’s multi-platform environment, technology can either be a barrier or an enabler.

When it comes to story-centric reporting, news systems often have fragmented tech stacks that force digital and linear teams to spend time switching between tools, managing assets and troubleshooting workflows. Dalet Pyramid simplifies newsroom operations by integrating planning, production, delivery and management, eliminating the need for separate tools and boosting collaboration between teams.

By centralizing these capabilities, Dalet helps you focus on what truly matters; delivering compelling stories as they break to audiences everywhere.

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In recent months, I’ve had the privilege of seeing firsthand the intricate process behind news production and dissemination. It is an ecosystem brimming with passion, yet hindered by financial and operational challenges.

With increasingly fragmented audiences and the rise of highly-biased and even fake news, maintaining the integrity of journalism is more crucial than ever. This is why at Dalet, we are on a mission to empower storytellers with innovative technology solutions, so they can overcome the challenges of delivering news in the 2020s.

This mission is also deeply personal to me – let me tell you why.

Storytelling as a Passion

Since becoming part of Dalet six months ago, I’ve been struck by the deep passion that permeates every level of the news industry. Whether it’s the journalist on the frontlines or the producer ensuring seamless delivery, each person plays a crucial role in the storytelling process. This dedication is not just about relaying facts, it’s about weaving narratives that connect people globally, fostering understanding and purpose.

Storytelling is an ancient craft. From prehistoric caves to digital newsrooms, stories have been the heartbeat of human communication, guiding us through survival, growth, and transformation. The role of storytellers today is more critical than ever, helping us make sense of an increasingly complex world. As I shared when I joined Dalet, my passion for news began early – I started reading The Economist at age thirteen. I’ve always been acutely aware of the difficulties news outlets face in adapting to rapidly changing digital landscapes, consumer demands, and new forms of competition.

Empowering news professionals and storytellers is truly an honor for me.

Addressing the Financial Realities

The economic landscape for news media is fraught with tension. While audiences might not perceive a crisis, companies grapple with profound financial challenges behind the scenes. Society must recognize the value of a healthy, diverse media ecosystem that counters thought manipulation and promotes a spectrum of perspectives.

Dalet recently partnered with Caretta Research to carry out a comprehensive research project into the future of news operations. The findings echoed concerns we’ve heard from our customers: over half of newsrooms have experienced budget cuts in the past year and are expected to do more with less. On top of that, 45% of news operations experience significant challenges with legacy systems. Specifically, outdated tools and fragmented workflows that limit access to content from the field and require users to jump between multiple systems to complete tasks. The full report is available for download here.

At Dalet, we have worked for over three decades to protect the future of newsrooms. Our solutions aim to bring operational value to newsrooms and transform business models, ensuring sustainability and integrity. Our recently launched Competitive Upgrade Program is designed to do exactly that: provide an efficient and financially-attractive path to modern news operations so they not only survive, but thrive in the future.

The Complexity of Real-Time News

Inside the newsroom, the challenge of delivering accurate news in real time is immense. The expectations are high – consumers demand immediate updates, often valuing speed over depth. This shift is driven by younger generations who live in an era of constant connectivity, where platforms like “BeReal” encourage real-time sharing, putting 24/7 pressure on news storytellers.

The transition from hour-based updates to second-by-second coverage has placed unprecedented pressure on media outlets. Despite these challenges, the industry remains at a crossroads — balancing the demand for rapid information with the depth and context that foster informed decision-making.

It is no surprise that Caretta’s research found that social media platforms as gatekeepers pose the greatest external threat to newsrooms, surpassing worries about declining revenues and audiences.

Safeguarding the Integrity of News in the Age of AI

The advent of AI presents both opportunities and threats to the integrity of news. Generative AI promises to enhance speed and reach, but also raises concerns about misinformation. At Dalet, we are actively working with the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA) to develop solutions that ensure data provenance and trustworthiness. We are committed to integrating C2PA standards into our products, providing tools for news organizations to maintain their credibility in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

In addition, we leverage AI to help news organizations tell their stories more efficiently with AI-driven features such as wire summarization. Our tools also help reporters address the complexities of multilingual requirements with AI-driven translation for captions, graphics, voiceovers, and more.

Our goal is to harness AI responsibly, maintaining the delicate balance between innovation and integrity.

Why I Am Optimistic About The Future

The future of news storytelling lies in personalization and data integrity. Consumers will demand tailored content delivered through trusted channels. We must balance this with the need for diverse perspectives, ensuring that news remains a tool for enlightenment, not reinforcement of biases. Media companies must continue to challenge audiences with diverse viewpoints, fostering critical thinking and informed discourse.

Our vision at Dalet is clear—to help transform newsrooms into agile, future-ready entities in a world where news remains a vital force for good. We are executing this vision through strategic partnerships, innovative technologies, and a commitment to ethical standards. I’m encouraged to see that Caretta’s newsroom research found enormous optimism among the sixty leading news organizations it surveyed.

If you are a news storyteller or work in a newsroom today, I would be delighted to discuss how Dalet can enhance newsroom operations, safeguarding both integrity and accessibility for generations to come.

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