Surprise, surprise: journalism today is in serious trouble – but no one is noticing

The spectacular decline of the journalism profession is met with alarming indifference. The worst part is that we are getting used to it, writes AFP Chairman and CEO Fabrice Fries, for World News Day.

Joy of shared truth, sacred bond and democracies’ self-evident values

As news media, we have no choice but to continue to fulfil our sacred duty, despite the multiple challenges facing us: that the news we report will remain based in fact, write Nobel laureate Maria Ressa of Rappler, and Daily Maverick co-founder Branko Brkic in this open letter ahead of #WND2024.

A precious good

2024-09-26. Marcelo Rech highlights the critical role journalism plays in today’s time-challenged world, advocates for a more ethical and informed digital ecosystem, and calls on Big Tech to financially support journalism, to offset the “social pollution” that journalism works to clean up.

Journalism is society’s safety net

2024-09-26. ‘Journalists are a bridge as we build the future, supported by the capstone of our audience who are as loyal and determined as the reporter and the editor,’ writes David Walmsley, Editor in Chief of The Globe and Mail in Canada, and Creator of World News Day.

The challenges of journalism in exile in Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela

2024-09-25. Forced into exile, veteran journalist and Golden Pen of Freedom alum Carlos Chamorro drives home the critical need to promote and support journalists in exile – who continue to deliver quality reporting and investigations, under deadly conditions.

First, Choose Truth

2024-09-25. “In a world in which we have increasingly witnessed fiction become fact and misinformation turn mainstream, choosing truth has perhaps never been more important – or more difficult.” – Kathy English, Chair of the Canadian Journalism Foundation, marks World News Day by outlining what seeking truth means for journalists, and journalism.

Sustainability and agility take centre stage at Indian Printers Summit.

2024-09-25. The 32nd edition of the Indian Printers Summit, held at HICC in Hyderabad, India, shed light on strategies for transforming the print media and securing its future. The summit brought together more than 280 media leaders from over 50 organisations for the two-day event.

The journalism of our future

2024-09-24. ‘The work of journalists in their communities is nothing short of an expression of agency, citizenship and empowerment that are the building blocks of democracy.’ Fatemah Farag explores the critical role journalists play, in the run up to World News Day.

Global News Industry Launches ‘Choose Truth’ Campaign Ahead of World News Day

2024-09-23. Tuesday, 24 September, marks the launch of the global “Choose Truth” campaign, as part of the lead-up to World News Day on 28 September.

Generative AI depends on quality journalism – and should pay for it

2024-09-20. ‘Journalists can learn from other industries, such as music, where both the artists and their publishers have worked out arrangements,’ writes Anya Schiffrin, author of AI and the Future of Journalism, published this week.