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Mexican journalist Carmen Aristegui on putting people at the center of journalism

Talking about the future of journalism makes little sense without addressing the converging crises of the rise of authoritarianism, the expansion of AI and climate change — forces that are driving a civilizational shift for humanity. That was how Mexican journalism pioneer Carmen Aristegui opened her keynote address at the 19th Ibero-American Journalism Colloquium(opens in […]

ISOJ 2026 Day 2: Publishers are facing a new middleman as AI changes the business

The news business is confronting an existential paradox: AI technology can make journalism faster and cheaper but it also threatens the audience and revenue that sustain it. That tension dominated the second day of the 27th International Symposium on Journalism, where news executives and journalists on Friday debated AI-powered workflows, new products, falling web traffic and […]

Nonprofit news is betting on unorthodox ways to grow

Local public and nonprofit news organizations are getting creative about surviving an industry that keeps getting smaller. They’re buying or launching smaller publications, joining forces with community groups, and looking for ways to grow. At Chicago Public Media, the bet is that public media needs to reclaim its role as a public square—much as it […]

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Ibero-American journalists respond to AI and democratic crises with collaboration and innovation

Ibero-American journalists are betting on collaboration, creativity and independent journalism to confront the existential challenges facing the industry and humanity today — from democratic crises around the world to the rise of artificial intelligence. Those were some of the central themes of the 19th Ibero-American Journalism Colloquium, held Sept. 19 at the University of Texas […]

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As exile journalism grows, technology brings opportunities and risks

Journalists forced into exile around the globe have not only grown in numbers in recent years — the time they live outside their countries of origin has also grown longer. For years, organizations that support journalists in exile used to provide assistance for a few months while the risk decreased. But the conditions of the […]

ISOJ 2026 Day 1: Journalists look to rebuild trust by creating more value for audiences

On a day devoted to discussing how news organizations can foster community trust and the role of journalism amid growing democratic challenges around the world, speakers at the 27th International Symposium on Journalism (ISOJ) urged newsrooms to rethink what value they offer their audiences — and how they can work with those audiences to build […]