The pervasive spread of mis- and disinformation about health poses a serious threat to public well-being. These misleading narratives are not just confusing; they are proving fatal. The Covid pandemic...

Controversies around environmental issues such as the carbon credit market, the export of illegal timber, toxic gold mining, and deadly land disputes are common features for journalists working in tro...

In an increasingly interconnected world, it is hard to exaggerate the outsize impact of technology on people and policies in our communities.  However, most tech journalism is Western-led, focused o...

Who is winning the ongoing battle between platforms and publishers? This panel delves into the global impact of the world-first Australian News Media Bargaining Code (NMBC) introduced in 2021, examini...

It’s no secret that there’s a funding and financing crisis for journalism everywhere around the world. Most of the money to support independent media around the world comes from philanthropies, go...

This panel discussion will focus on journalism education in Africa and beyond, and feature insights from a UNESCO project to define and implement standards of excellence in journalism education across...

For way too long now, mainstream media in the Global South--particularly in Asia and Africa--has underreported and often misreported the identities, stories and issues of LGBTQIA+ persons. The coverag...

This session will provide you with a blueprint for tackling women’s under-representation in your own news organisations and so enable you to generate: (1) journalism that attracts and keeps women au...

Creating a podcast audience in the Global South is considered one to be one of the holy grails of podcasting right now. This session will hear from people who are already doing it and ask what the cha...

Global efforts to sustain journalism as a public good have increased in urgency in parallel with escalating pandemic-era threats. Newspaper sales in low- and middle-income countries have been particul...