News Humanity will take centre stage "Stories, visuals, events, products and services will be powered and crafted by humans for humans" By Niketa Patel • 1 min read
News Watch out for more of the Trump effect "It’s time for everyone - politicians, certainly, but also every one of us – to wake up to the threat to reliable information" By Fiona O'Brien • 2 min read
Credit: Mark Hakansson / Marten Publishing News Journalists choose independence over churnalism "2026 will be defined by trust, transparency and the rise of independent, personality-driven video content creators with newsroom experience and the very best journalism skills" By Daniel Jae Webb • 2 min read
Credit: London Centric / Jennifer Forward-Hayter News Hunker down to survive the influencer-led news apocalypse "Next year will expose the gaping void between what the British journalism industry produces and what mass audiences are actually consuming" By Jim Waterson • 2 min read
News Creators are the new editors "The winning formula won't be 'creators doing journalism' or 'newsrooms copying creators' - it will be a new hybrid role" By Erika Marzano • 2 min read
News Journalists' personal brand is worth more than employer-owned platform 'More legacy publishers will showcase in-house expertise in ways that mimic the creator sector' By Jonathan Paterson • 2 min read
News Newsrooms' success will depend on decisive action 'In a race without direction, publishers will waste money copying someone else’s playbook and ignore the signals their own audiences are sending' By Sofia Delgado • 2 min read
Reach plc director of growth, David Bartlett News Reach is launching paywalls, but its pursuit of page views isn't over Manchester Evening News and Liverpool Echo have launched paywalls, as the news group hedges its bets on both reader and ad revenue By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Quick reads The Guardian hires Netflix executive to lead product development The global publisher has created a new senior role to develop its editorial platforms By Marcela Kunova • 1 min read
Quick reads Public service media put security first when choosing AI tools New research reveals public service broadcasters are walking a tightrope between adopting AI technology and protecting themselves from cyberattacks and political interference By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
Quick reads New PINF report: 4.4 million Britons live in news deserts The updated PINF Local News Map reveals that deprived and diverse urban communities are hardest hit by local news closures By Jacob Granger • 1 min read
