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Rethinking the Donor Playbook: What 30 Years of Media Development Have Taught Us
Donor assistance alone is not enough to sustain journalism around the world. The “Fourth Estate” ideal cannot exist without also having strong business models and sustained political investment.
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It Takes More than Facts: Understanding the News Avoidance Gap
In many cases, news avoidance is a response to news outlets’ outdated model: The content and its format no longer align with how consumers actually ingest facts and information today, and so fails to meet users’ needs.
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We Just Lost Our Best Chance in a Generation to Expand Media Freedom
A US retreat from international media assistance will set back the global movement for media freedom by years. The gap left behind will not be easy to fill. The movement, however, can be sustained by fortifying its roots. In time,…
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Stories of Success at a High Price: Accountability Journalism in the Largely Autocratic MENA
The ICFJ Knight Trailblazer Award that I received in Washington on November 14 in many ways symbolizes my life-long mission to encourage accountability journalism and equip journalists throughout the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) with the tools to practice…
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Media, Technology, and Civic Institutions are Up to the Task of Dealing with Negative AI Generated Election Content
In a discussion that’s often overwhelmed by bad news, whether of the media or despair about manipulated content, there are glimmers of hope that show all of us how there can be a better and effective way forward into the…
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Impacts of the Digital Services Act on Critical Voices in Serbia
Civil society organizations (CSOs) based in the Western Balkans have raised concerns about the impacts of the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) on the region. For successful implementation, the DSA requires the operational independence of state-level institutions.
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Journalists Have Yet to Build Products With AI
News organizations need to start building their own solutions if they want to stay ahead of new disruptive tools being pushed by tech companies.
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Winter in the Deep, Deep South – A Challenging Season for Broadcast Media in Australia and New Zealand
Is New Zealand, a nation of five million people, the canary in the media coal mine? A society that can no longer support viable local broadcast businesses amid the rise of multinational digital platforms that produce no content but dominate…
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The Ticking Clock: Rethinking Journalism’s Core in an AI-Driven World
At SXSW, Hacks/Hackers explored AI’s impact on journalism, from envisioning a future media landscape to fears of job displacement. With journalism facing financial woes, there’s urgency to embrace AI.
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Helping the Public Navigate the Role of AI in News
Challenging assumptions about AI’s role in news, we question if the public needs to assess it, why, where, and when. Transparency in news-making is pivotal for trust.
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The Role of Media in Democracy
In Europe, protests spurred by Correctiv’s report on far-right extremism. At the Ditchley Foundation, discussions unfold on journalism’s role amidst AI challenges.