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News What media innovators need to know about Newsrewired 2025 Next week, hear from top editors and leaders from Mill Media, Pink News, BBC, Sky News, The Telegraph and other major news outlets as they share practical ideas and solutions to help news organisations succeed in today's fast-changing world of digital publishing By Marcela Kunova • 4 min read
Credit: Photo by abdullah ali on Unsplash News Ethics, diversity, influence and digital transformation: 10 trends to watch in UK journalism A report by RISJ paints a picture of a media industry re-evaluating its purpose amid tech disruption and the lack of diversity By Jacob Granger • 8 min read
Credit: Alex Cano #ijf25 via Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-ND 4.0) . News Perugia highlight: sustaining public interest news in a dicey media market Media hubs provide crucial support to news operations up against funding cuts, failing business models and authoritarian regimes. Collaboration, innovation, and impact are vital to keep them going By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
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Credit: Daniel Ionescu (above) News Algorithms are the new gatekeepers of information. The news industry needs to get its act together Influencers and AI are becoming prominent sources of news and misinformation. Since regulation and self-regulation are not working, has anyone got any better ideas? By Daniel Ionescu • 3 min read
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Credit: Created with Canva News Perplexity courts publishers with ad revenue share experiment The AI search engine expands its ad revenue share programme that pays publishers for their content being used in search summaries. But does it really level the playing field or simply create a new form of digital dependency? By Marcela Kunova • 4 min read
News Journalism and media awards in 2025 Awards are a great way to have your hard work recognised by industry experts and celebrate your teams. Here is where you can apply this year By Marcela Kunova • 4 min read
Credit: Vadim Bogulov on Unsplash News Building media literacy in the age of Zuck and Musk The way things are going with Meta and X, journalists will need to step up their efforts to combat misinformation in their communities. Here are tips from Oman, Kenya and Sri Lanka By Muskan Bansal • 4 min read
