News Journalism and media events in 2026 Conferences and study weeks are fantastic opportunities to get the latest updates on the industry and network with your peers By Marcela Kunova • 7 min read
Marten Publishing / Mark Hakansson News What does it really mean to serve a community today? Communities yearn for a sense of pride, validation or a confidence boost - outcomes which benefit their lives, not just increasing our page views By Jacob Granger • 7 min read
News Next stop, Norway: Lessons from Zetland's European expansion Jakob Moll reveals how the Danish company with community at its heart keeps scaling to neighbouring Nordic markets, and how you too can build a deeper relationship with your audience with their tried-and-tested model By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Jonathan Heawood, speaking at Newsrewired. News Democracy under threat: Why regenerating local news is crucial to counter rising authoritarianism These six key reforms are essential to preserve democratic discourse By Jonathan Heawood • 4 min read
Left to right: James Ball (The New World), Amie Ferris-Rotman (New Lines Magazine) and Kiran Nazish (Coalition for Women in Journalism) speaking at Newsrewired May 2025. Credit: Mark Hakansson / Marten Publishing News The autocrat's playbook: How democracy dies and what we can do to stop it Reporters who have worked under Putin, Erdogan and the Taliban share what they have learned about how autocrats consolidate power and how communities can fight back against the erosion of democratic freedom By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Naja Nielsen, SVT media director, speaking at Newsrewired May 2025. Credit: Marten Publishing / Mark Hakansson News Naja Nielsen, media director of SVT: 'We don't have decades to get used to AI' The former BBC digital director says that newsrooms find themselves in another digital disruption and they need to act fast as user behaviour is rapidly changing By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
News 14 must-attend sessions at IJF Perugia So many talks, so little time. We help you decide which talks to tune into for this week's landmark journalism festival By Jacob Granger • 6 min read
Credit: Frank Noon / Mousetrap Media News "No longer can a news outlet’s name guarantee the audience will come and stay" Journalism's survival is a must in the age of big tech, says former CNN anchor Nina dos Santos By Nina dos Santos • 5 min read
News News media must change tactics when fighting false information to protect democracy Big Tech tech is not our biggest problem - it is politicians spreading lies and newsrooms cutting their defenses By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
News #JournalismMatters: Joy of shared truth, sacred bond and democracies’ self-evident values Ahead of World News Day, Daily Maverick's Branko Brkic and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Maria Ressa remind us of unprecedented challenges for journalism from autocratic regimes, disinformation, and attacks on the very meaning of truth By Branko Brkic • 3 min read
Credit: Mousetrap Media / Frank Noon News 'Journalism is extraordinarily resilient in the face of pressure and change' From AI to audience apathy, to job losses and disinformation, journalists will always find a way to even the odds, says Fiona O'Brien of Reporters Without Borders, in our closing keynote at Newsrewired By Fiona O'Brien • 4 min read
Credit: Mousetrap Media / Frank Noon News 'Our democracy is threatened if we do not have a plurality of media producing public interest news' The News Futures Forum presents a safe environment for people with vested interests to figure out how to keep essential journalism alive and kicking, says news industry veteran Jeremy Clifford By Jeremy Clifford • 4 min read
