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Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Today's round-up of journalism news, articles and insights features: 📡BBC staff backlash to proposed cuts 🕯️20 years since Anna Politkovskaya’s killing 📄SLAPPs in Brazil Click to read, share and subscribe: www.linkedin.com/pulse/bbc-st...

BBC staff criticise job cuts

Plus: How the NYT is using AI | 20 years since Anna Politkovskaya’s killing | SLAPPs in Brazil Journalism Today. 8 October 2026 Research | Reporting | Fellowships | Leadership 🗞️ Our top story BBC sta...

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

News websites and apps are no longer the main news sources for any single age group. Digital News Report lead author Jim Egan explains how news consumption habits of different generations vary Key findings: f.mtr.cool/p2xjo6bpwh

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Today's round-up features articles and insights from around the world on: 🇷🇸 Serbia’s declining press freedom 🇵🇸 AFP’s Palestinian photographer assaulted 🇹🇹 Journalists warning against new Trinidad and Tobago law Click to read, subscribe and share ⤵ www.linkedin.com/pulse/serbia...

Serbia’s declining press freedom

Plus: AFP’s Palestinian photographer assaulted | Journalists warn against new Trinidad and Tobago law | Local news giant launches Substack Journalism Today. 7 October 2026 Research | Reporting | Fello...

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Lessons from France on news creators, AI adoption and joining forces, reported by Priscille Biehlmann, who recently attended the 2026 Local News Festival and the Audiencers Festival, two major journalism events in Nantes and Paris. Read here: buff.ly/KdyQ60J

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Our daily journalism news and insights briefing features pieces on Egypt’s latest crackdown on press freedom, BBC cuts and staff morale, and Indian journalists alleging police sexual assault. 📩Get it in your inbox Mon-Fri⤵️ www.linkedin.com/pulse/egypts...

Egypt’s latest crackdown on press freedom

Plus: BBC cuts and staff morale | The Atlantic’s corporate podcast | Indian journalists allege police sexual assault Journalism Today. 5 October 2026 Research | Reporting | Fellowships | Leadership 🗞️...

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The latest edition of Journalism Today includes news on an AI content tracking standard for publishers, surveillance in Morocco and an AI audio news briefing from Argentina buff.ly/5nK6mFf

Journalism Today

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We are thrilled to welcome our new Fellows: 🇯🇴🇦🇺 Khaled Al Khawaldeh 🇫🇮 Tatu Blomqvist 🇯🇲 Carol Francis 🇸🇬 Magdalene Fung 🇪🇸 María de la Iglesia 🇺🇸 Natalie Jonas 🇺🇸 Mamatjan Juma 🇸🇬 Michelle Martin 🇦🇹 Florian Schmidt Click for bios and projects reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/nine-jo...

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Nine journalists are joining the Reuters Institute's fellowship programme in October 2026

Our first cohort of the academic year will explore the future of journalism through a programme of seminars, events and a personal project.

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

How much influence do different groups of people have on news? Co-author of the Digital News Report Amy Ross Arguedas explains who people think steer the agenda the most. Read the section: f.mtr.cool/6lqvd1oj1r

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

📯Our daily round-up of articles and insights features: 🚨The arrest of an independent journalist in Hong Kong 📻A Uruguayan online outlet taking to radio 🤳🏼The Guardian creating 40 roles for content creators Click to read, share and subscribe ⤵️ www.linkedin.com/pulse/indepe...

Independent journalist arrested in Hong Kong

Plus: How age impacts what counts as news | Uruguay’s online outlet takes to radio | Guardian creates 40 roles for content creators Journalism Today. 30 September 2026 Research | Reporting | Fellowshi...

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Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Where is AI adoption in journalism heading? To find out, read our new interview with Katya Gorchinskaya who founded the AI journalism database jindex.ai

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This journalist built a database tracking thousands of cases of AI adoption in news organisations. Here’s what she’s learnt

Leadership and a public service mindset are key for implementing this technology, says Katya Gorchinskaya, whose J·Index identifies examples in 142 countries

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Today's roundup features news on a revamped EU title, the continuing crackdown on media in Iran, and publishers' pivot away from search. buff.ly/Om1hIPh

Journalism Today

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Today's round-up marks World News Day, and includes articles and insights from around the world including the White House journalists still blocked and rebuked, and the BBC chief on its precarious future. Click to read, share and subscribe. www.linkedin.com/pulse/celebr...

Celebrating World News Day

Plus: White House journalists still blocked and rebuked | Nothing safe at the BBC | How newsrooms can prepare for disasters Journalism Today. 28 September 2026 Research | Reporting | Fellowships | Lea...

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

How should journalists think about interviewing the perpetrators of the worst crimes? This was the focus of a project by our Norwegian Journalist Fellow Håkon Høydal. Read the full project: f.mtr.cool/fqqadyxlll

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🤩 More than a quarter of people (27%) say they use creators for news weekly. But we find that creators usually don't replace traditional news, they complement it. f.mtr.cool/w4nl9813th

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Today's round-up of journalism stories worldwide features stories on news organisations challenging the White House ban, the Warner Bros Discovery takeover cleared, and journalists missing in Djibouti. Click to read, share and subscribe 👇🏼 www.linkedin.com/pulse/news-o...

News organisations challenge White House ban

Plus: Warner Bros Discovery takeover cleared | Journalists missing in Djibouti | ChatGPT’s share of AI prompt volume on decline Journalism Today. 22 September 2026 Research | Reporting | Fellowships |...

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Today's round-up of journalism stories worldwide features a look at journalists being barred from the White House, the transparency requirements of California influencers and journalists arrested/deported by ICE. Click to read, share and subscribe 👇🏼 www.linkedin.com/pulse/journa...

Journalists barred from White House

Plus: Transparency requirements for California influencers | Journalists arrested/deported by ICE | Funding for laid off Voice of America reporters Journalism Today. 21 September 2026 Research | Repor...

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The latest edition of our daily roundup on journalism is out, featuring the unblocking of 17 censored news sites in Venezuela and readings on the profession in Congo, Indonesia, Germany and the United States Click to read www.linkedin.com/pulse/venezu...

Venezuela unblocks 17 news sites

Plus: A journalist jailed for a tweet in Congo | Journalists depressed in Brazil | A quote from Mehdi Hasan Journalism Today. 18 September 2026 Research | Reporting | Fellowships | Leadership 🗞️ Our t...

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Our round-up of articles and insights in Thursday's edition of Journalism Today include the scale of Iranian exiled media, job losses at major UK publisher, Colombian journalists threatened. Click to read, share and subscribe. www.linkedin.com/pulse/scale-...

The scale of Iranian exiled media

Plus: Job losses at major UK publisher | Colombian journalists threatened | CNN leaning into pop culture Journalism Today. 17 September 2026 Research | Reporting | Fellowships | Leadership 🗞️ Our top ...

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Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Today's round-up of journalism stories around the world features insights on news use of Brits under 16, the tactics of Russian exiled media, and press freedom in Hong Kong, Nigeria and the West Bank. Click to read, share and subscribe www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-12...

How 12-15s in the UK get their news

Plus: The tactics of Russian exile media | Press freedom in HK, Nigeria and the West Bank | Monetising AI tools Journalism Today. 16 September 2026 Research | Reporting | Fellowships | Leadership 🗞️ O...

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Would you pay for online news simply to overcome a paywall, or because you believed in supporting quality journalism? The proportion of people who say they are paying for news in the markets we track is just 17% and is flat. Watch the full podcast here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyPqOpE38_0

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Out today. Our new report looks at how people define news, how that's changing and the factors shaping these changes. Some key findings in thread. It's based on: 1. media diaries and in-depth interviews in 🇦🇷 🇳🇴 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 2. online surveys in 🇦🇷 🇯🇵 🇳🇴 🇪🇸 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/changing-def...

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The latest edition of Journalism Today includes reading on influencers at risk of being deepfaked, more questions about 60 Minutes’s independence, and news on press freedom in Croatia. Read and subscribe: buff.ly/7vq0d8T

Journalism Today

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Today's round-up of journalism stories worldwide features pieces on record revenues at the Guardian, attacks on Brazilian journalists and Albanian journalists’ social media accounts removed. Click to read and subscribe. www.linkedin.com/pulse/record...

Record revenues at the Guardian

Plus: Attacks on Brazilian journalists | Albanian journalists’ social media accounts removed | Paid search up in recent years Journalism Today. 11 September 2026 Research | Reporting | Fellowships | L...

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🌐NEW PIECE: Audiences are unhappy with how the media covers immigration. Why does reporting on such a polarised issue fall short – and how can newsrooms do better?

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Fixing immigration coverage: Why newsrooms often fail and how they can do better

Our Digital News Report showed people are unhappy with this kind of reporting. Four experts argue journalists should add nuance, context and migrant voices.

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The latest edition of our daily roundup on journalism is out, featuring Meta’s move to replace fact-checkers in Latin America, the strikes looming at the BBC and a court victory for brave HK journalist Selina Cheng Click to read www.linkedin.com/pulse/metas-...

Meta’s move to replace fact-checkers in Latin America

Plus: A court victory for a HK journalist | Strikes loom at the BBC | An AI-powered misinfo tracker | News from Brazil, Cuba and Israel Journalism Today. 10 September 2026 Research | Reporting | Fello...

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Wednesday's edition of Journalism Today features pieces on Axel Springer's pivot to creators, data on news sources among under-44s and MS Now's Calm app offering. 🌍 Plus: a new extended global journalism news round-up Click to read, share and subscribe 👇🏼 www.linkedin.com/pulse/newspa...

Newspaper group’s major pivot towards news creators

Plus: Social media the main news source for under-44s | MS Now partners with the Calm meditation app | Sacked CBS editor speaks out Journalism Today. 9 September 2026 Research | Reporting | Fellowship...

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

We are thrilled to welcome 6 members to our Advisory Board: 🇸🇻 Carlos Dada | El Faro 🇳🇵 Anup Kaphle | Kantipur 🇫🇮 Laura Saarikoski | HS Media Foundation 🇮🇳 Supriya Sharma | Scroll 🇺🇸 @nabiha.bsky.social | Mozilla 🇬🇧 Gary Younge | U. of Manchester reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/six-res...

New members of the Reuters Institute's Advisory Board: 🇸🇻 Carlos Dada | El Faro
🇳🇵 Anup Kaphle | Kantipur
🇫🇮 Laura Saarikoski | HS Media Foundation
🇮🇳 Supriya Sharma | Scroll
🇺🇸 @nabiha.bsky.social | Mozilla
🇬🇧 Gary Younge | U. of Manchester

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Social media and video networks like Instagram, X and YouTube have now become the most widely used sources of news globally. Lead author of our Digital News Report Jim Egan explains what's happening. Read the report summary here: reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/…

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Our daily round-up of journalism news and insights features pieces on US news networks in regulator’s sights, journalists in Kenya and Lesotho seized by armed men, UK news deserts and more. Click to read, share and subscribe www.linkedin.com/pulse/us-new...

US news networks in regulator’s sights

Plus: Journalists in Lesotho and Kenya seized by armed men in separate incidents | UK news deserts | A news outlet as a civic outlet Journalism Today. 7 September 2026 Research | Reporting | Fellowshi...

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

NEW on our site This year's Digital News Report showed people are unhappy with immigration news coverage Our own Gretel Kahn spoke with four experts on why newsrooms often fail when reporting on this issue and how they can do better Click to read reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/fixing-...

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Fixing immigration coverage: Why newsrooms often fail and how they can do better

Our Digital News Report showed people are unhappy with this kind of reporting. Four experts argue journalists should add nuance, context and migrant voices.

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Applications close tomorrow for our three-day masterclass in AI, journalism and society. Open to journalists and editors on any beat. Application deadline: 23:59, Friday 4 September. 🔗 f.mtr.cool/j7v21fsq74

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Online videos are becoming a more important part of how news is distributed and consumed as co-author of our Digital News Report 2026 Nic Newman explains Read his chapter: reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/…

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Applications close on FRIDAY for our masterclass in AI, journalism and society. It's open to journalists and editors from any beat who want to learn how AI is transforming journalism and society f.mtr.cool/7hxknjdqjx

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Time is running out to apply for our three-day AI masterclass taking place in September. Deepen your understanding of how AI impacts journalism and many other areas of our lives. 📅22-25 Sept 2026 🏛️Oxford, UK Full details here: f.mtr.cool/yijnwfdvdt

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Who are the biggest users of AI chatbots for news. Co-author of our Digital News Report 2026 Amy Ross Arguedas explains. More findings here: reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/…

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Our masterclass in AI, journalism and society will deepen your understanding of how AI impacts journalism and many other areas of our lives. 📅22-25 Sept 2026 🏛️Oxford, UK Full details here: f.mtr.cool/yijnwfdvdt

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Our Digital News Report 2026 is but two months old. Remind yourself of all the key findings in our podcast. Find out what's happening around news on platforms, news creators, the use of AI chatbots, the latest data on trust, interest and paying for news.

How people get news in 2026 | Digital News Report 2026: Episode 1

In this opening episode of our Digital News Report 2026 series, we ...

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

As young demonstrators turned their backs on TV anchors, a new generation of journalists covered a movement that shook the establishment This new piece by Karen Rebelo explores how Gen Z protests exposed India’s ‘lapdog media’ Click to read reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/cockroa...

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The cockroaches’ reckoning: How Gen Z protests exposed India’s ‘lapdog media’ and ushered a new wave of reporters

As young demonstrators turned their backs on TV anchors, a new generation of phone-and-mic journalists covered a movement that shook the establishment.

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Dev @devadas.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

From guidelines to architecture: How newsrooms are rethinking AI governance - @reutersinstitute.bsky.social reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/guideli... #ArtificialIntelligence #journalism

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From guidelines to architecture: How newsrooms are rethinking AI governance

With human oversight increasingly under pressure, 20 media managers explain how they are reshaping their workflows and outputs in light of the rise of AI.

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

We are thrilled to announce that Google and YouTube have agreed to extend their support for the Digital News Report to August 2027 The grant ensures the continuation of the most comprehensive piece of research on news consumption Our announcement reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/google-...

A card explaining that Google, YouTube and Oxford University agree to extension of support for the Reuters Institute’s Digital News Report to August 2027

The current grant will be extended for one year and ensures the continuation of the most comprehensive piece of research on news consumption worldwide

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

After joining @nytimes.com in 2016, @malachy.bsky.social helped turn open-source reporting from a niche into a major form of investigative journalism. 10 years later, he reflects on the field’s evolution with @moniango.bsky.social. buff.ly/35W3QSO

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New York Times’s Malachy Browne on the future of visual investigations in the age of AI

When Malachy Browne started piecing together videos of the Arab Spring in early 2011, he wasn’t thinking about building a new kind of journalism. He was just trying to figure out what was real.What…

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

The latest edition of Journalism Today includes a piece on why street papers still matter, plus news on an award for Luz Mely Reyes, and France threatening to expel a former RT journalist buff.ly/znRbygQ

Journalism Today

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The latest edition of Journalism Today features findings from the Digital News Report 2026 on whether audiences prefer impartial news, plus news on AI detection on Substack, a new prediction market news organisation and more. buff.ly/C792WbJ

Journalism Today

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Try out our new Gemini Notebook trained on (and only) our Digital News Reports from 2013 to 2026. The custom AI assistant is an experimental tool to help you explore the breadth and depth of this research and gain insights on trends that have shaped news use. notebooklm.google.com/notebook/794...

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

From London to Rio, street publications create work for those experiencing homelessness or poverty. But how are they surviving as ever fewer people read print news? Priscille Biehlmann spoke with reporters, editors, and vendors from these outlets. buff.ly/hIubJVx

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“It’s a way back into society”: How street papers navigate a post-print world

From London to Rio, dozens of publications use journalism to create work for people experiencing homelessness or poverty. Will their model survive?

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

The latest edition of Journalism Today includes a project on how to improve coverage of the energy transition in Latin America and beyond, plus news on a media brand expansion, damages to be paid over phone hacking allegations and more. buff.ly/4lg59he

Journalism Today

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The latest edition of Journalism Today features an essay on how to save public interest journalism, plus news on a Guardian investigation on pay-to-play in journalism and damages awarded to a Northern Irish journalist for phone tapping. buff.ly/p2oRPYh

Journalism Today

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Traditional sources have seen a significant decline in news use in recent years. This chapter from @richardfletcher.bsky.social looks at the reasons behind this disengagement, which are different for newspapers, TV and radio news Click to read buff.ly/cDt240f

The different reasons why television, newspapers, and radio are losing their news audiences

Almost all markets we cover in the Digital News Report survey have seen a decline in the use of offline news sources in the last decade. Printed newspapers, radio, and television have all experienced…

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Latin America generates over 65% of its electricity from renewable sources. But this is a complex story. A new project by our Argentinian Fellow Fermín Koop aims to provide journalists navigating competing narratives with a reporting framework. reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/five-questio...

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Thursday's edition of Journalism Today features articles and insights on the news publishers breaking up with Google, Hungary’s media reforms, Venezuelan journalists after the earthquake and more. Click to read, share and subscribe 👇 www.linkedin.com/pulse/publis...

Publishers are breaking up with Google

Plus: Hungary’s media reforms | Venezuelan journalists after the earthquake | The death of an Italian journalist Journalism Today. 23 July 2026 Research | Reporting | Fellowships | Leadership 🗞️ Our t...