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Nieman Lab predictions for journalism 2025. Each year, we ask some of the smartest people in journalism and media what they think is coming in the next 12 months. At the end of a trying 2024, here’s what they had to say
Combating Russia’s global disinformation campaign. Western media outlets need to expand and enhance their outreach to the Global South
Can corporate Argentina save its fourth estate? The Media and Journalism Research Center has released a new study examining how Argentina’s media sector is navigating the ongoing economic crises that have severely affected the country
2025 Ukraine reporting trip. The International Women’s Media Foundation is launching the Women on the Ground: Reporting from Ukraine’s Unseen Frontlines program to increase and deepen coverage of critical issues surrounding the war. As part of this program, the IWMF will lead reporting trips to Ukraine. This opportunity is open to American, French, and German journalists representing local and regional news outlets. Deadline: 5 January 2025
AI and automation: an updated guide to using LLMs for local news. How small and local newsrooms can effectively and ethically integrate generative AI and LLM tools
What people really want from platforms. Co-authors of a RISJ report on public attitudes towards digital platforms break down findings around news use, trust, biases, regulation, and much more
Through insights, images, and arresting data, McKinsey’s year-in-review experience reflects on the most interesting trends and topics of 2024.
$20 million in support of local news. The MacArthur Foundation has announced $20 million to support newsrooms and provide journalism infrastructure as part of its commitment to revitalize local news
Alleged Russian spy cell in U.K. that plotted to kill Christo Grozev also discussed kidnapping, disfiguring, and murdering investigative journalist Roman Dobrokhotov. British prosecutors say a Russian spy cell operating in the UK plotted to kidnap investigative journalist Roman Dobrokhotov and smuggle him abroad to the Russian military
Microgrants for small newsrooms. This grant and mentoring programme aims to empower 50 local independent media outlets
Why is GenAI adoption so difficult at news companies? Running a GenAI pilot can be easy — but scaling GenAI adoption across an enterprise often proves to be difficult
Facebook, Google and TikTok to fund Australian journalism under new tax plan from government. The government is proposing a new tax for large tech platforms, which can be offset if the platforms enter into pay agreements with news outlets
Clawing back your data on X. As journalists are making the jump to Bluesky, it’s become easier than ever to remove old posts on X. Our former board member Micah Lee created a new piece of software called Cyd, which helps you remove your data from X
Image credit: screenshot from website of the 2025 Nieman Lab Predictions for Journalism