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 Things I wish I'd known before my first visit to Perugia's IJF A first-timer's field guide and a helpful reminder to those who've been there before By Iryna Chernukha • 4 min read
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Image generated from Magic Media by Canva News 10 must-read newsletters about AI for journalists Are you overwhelmed by all the talk of algorithms and language models? We picked a handful of newsletters that can help you make sense of it all By Marcela Kunova • 5 min read
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Wayback Machine logo via Wikicommons News Follow the changes: Nine ways web archives are used in digital investigations Learn how to use the Wayback Machine to uncover content that has been deleted, corrected, banned, hacked or even left unchanged By Thais Lobo • 6 min read
Andrew Webb, founder of Connectopia. Copyright: Mark Hakansson / Connectopia News What does engagement actually mean in 2026? Publishers have spent years chasing clicks, optimising for reaction and borrowing social media's playbook. An exclusive media roundtable revealed an uncomfortable question: have we been measuring the wrong thing all along? By Marcela Kunova • 5 min read
Credit: Francesco Zaffarano, former organiser of #HHLDN News Source Code: the spirit of Hacks/Hackers LDN is back with a new name One of London's best-loved gatherings for journalists and technologists is returning after a pandemic hiatus, reborn as Source Code, and ready to pick up exactly where it left off By Marcela Kunova • 3 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
Top: Ramaa Sharma and Elsa Nightingale. Bottom: Dhruti Shah News Journalism career breaks: When, how and why to take one Four journalists open up about the need to take a pause from the day job to reflect, upskill and chart a new path forward By Jacob Granger • 8 min read
Dmitry Shishkin speaking at Newsrewired, November 2025. Credit: Marten Publishing News Dmitry Shishkin on the new user needs model for sports journalism The pioneering audience-centric strategy just got an upgrade for sports publishers - here's what you need to know By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
News Why 2026 could be the year AI gets 'delightfully boring' After working with 150+ newsrooms, one thing is clear for Fergus Bell: the hard part isn't adopting the technology, it's working out how to survive By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
