Credit: Diego Figone. Panel discussion at International Journalism Festival 2025 News Your guide to Perugia 2026: Unmissable speakers and sessions Our definitive list of top speakers, practical sessions, industry talking points and news models to watch at the landmark International Journalism Festival By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
News 6 things we learned at Source Code about AI Licensing deals, the future of SEO and internal newsroom attitudes towards AI were all on the agenda at our debut event for journos and techies By Jacob Granger • 6 min read
George Adelman (FT Strategies, left), Angilee Shah (Charlottesville Tomorrow, top right) and Cheryl Phillips (Big Local News, bottom right) News Five steps to creating value in local community news Big Local News at Stanford University and Charlottesville Tomorrow show how local newsrooms can build trust and sustainability by prioritising community impact, transparent innovation, and mission-driven reporting By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Quick reads 18-24s embrace AI and chatbots for news, new RISJ report finds Findings from the young audiences report also show a preference for visual platforms like TikTok and Instagram, and lower levels of trust and interest towards the news compared to older generations. By Jacob Granger • 1 min read
Quick reads Schibsted open sources AI text-to-video tool for news content A new open-source tool from Schibsted could make video news production faster and more accessible for newsrooms everywhere By Jacob Granger • 1 min read
News How Reach and Immediate are rising to the AI disinformation challenge AI is fuelling a new wave of disinformation and fake stories, but newsrooms are fighting back with smarter tools, stricter checks, and a renewed focus on human oversight By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Quick reads PA Media unveils QuickCheck: real-time context feed for live news It promises evidence-based checks for high-pressure newsrooms By Jacob Granger • 1 min read
Federica Cherubini (left, RISJ), Niamh McIntyre (centre, TBIJ) and Joanna S. Kao (right, Pulitzer Center) News The AI stories we tell – and the ones we don't Experts from TBIJ, Pulitzer Center and Bloomberg warn that without greater transparency, scrutiny, and collaboration, the media risks leaving audiences confused and powerful actors unchecked By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
Quick reads UK Government launches £12m plan to revive local news A sweeping government initiative promises new funding, reforms to public notices and journalism career campaigns to tackle news deserts By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
News We tested out AFP's AI slop detection tips on our own AI-generated event write-up Head of innovation and AI projects Sophie Nicholson advises newsrooms to have robust verification workflows, keep a human in the loop and be transparent about your mistakes By Jacob Granger • 6 min read
Quick reads Full Set and Fuller partnership to publish journalism in book format An independent book publisher and global newsroom team up to produce journalism in ebook, audiobook and paperback form By Jacob Granger • 1 min read
Quick reads New competition offers £12k cash prize to the next star of magazine journalism Journalists aged between 18-to-25 can apply to The British Society of Magazine Editors' new Young Writers' Prize for a shot at the money - plus a one-year mentorship with a top UK columnist By Jacob Granger • 1 min read
