Top news of the week: 16.12.2021.
Future Of News & Journalism
Free press in peril
The U.S. is committing millions to help bolster press freedom worldwide.
Fixing old media’s flawed foundations
"We never fixed what was broken about old media. Instead, we built something new on top of an already flawed foundation."
Journalism is a public good. Let the public make it.
<p>Ivory-tower journalism has failed. It’s time we focus on building public infrastructure where everyone can find, factcheck, and produce civic information</p>
The Guardian reaches one million digital subscriptions milestone
The Guardian has surpassed 1 million digital subscriptions*, with digital subscriptions* in the US and Australia rising by 13% vs prior year. The company has grown its total digital ...
Gen Z demands personality from journalists
"Many young people form parasocial relationships with celebrities and influencers on social media, and they’ll want to feel that same sort of connection with journalists."
Nobel Lecture
The Nobel Peace Prize 2021 was awarded jointly to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Andreyevich Muratov "for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and ...
Invest in tools and talent, and newsrooms can finish the job
"The furniture industry seems able to invest in its future. Maybe we can, too?"
FULL TEXT: Maria Ressa’s speech at Nobel Peace Prize awarding
In her speech in Oslo, veteran journalist and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa asks: What are you willing to sacrifice for the truth?