Speaking at the 26th ISOJ, Katherine Maher warned that ending federal funding could dismantle the U.S. public national network and harm access to information in rural and underserved communities that rely on public media as their primary source of local news.
Speakers at ISOJ 2025 discussed threats and opportunities for innovation presented by artificial intelligence as the technology is rapidly changing how journalism is practiced.
Speakers encouraged newsrooms to address journalist mental health and explore how to bring consumers who actively avoid the news back into the fold.
Is satire still a tool for challenging power, or has meme culture changed the game? At ISOJ 2025, panelists explore how memes and cartoons shape political discourse in an era where politicians are in on the joke.
During this lunchtime workshop, Google News Initiative explored generative AI tools and research assistants to help alleviate burdens on journalists in their daily routines.
Researchers, content creators and journalists considered what they might learn from each other in terms of accuracy, authenticity and reach.
Reporters from Syria, Haiti, Malawi, Venezuela and Russia recounted restrictions on press freedom and journalism in their home countries, up to and including arrest and exile.
Pace told participants of the 26th International Symposium on Online Journalism that the Associated Press is fighting a ban on its reporters from the press pool and still showing up to the White House every day, despite being repeatedly turned away.
Transparency about funding and the reporting process is key to rebuilding public trust in the media amid rising attacks on the press, according to panelists at the 26th ISOJ conference.
By tackling misconceptions, amplifying young voices, and balancing hard news with joyful content, Teen Vogue has built trust and engagement with the Gen Z audience, Editor Versha Sharma said at ISOJ.
With Meta ending fact-checking and X favoring allies, fact-checkers at ISOJ discuss new ways to counter disinformation and reach audiences.
AI has quickly reshaped journalism, so how are newsrooms adapting? At ISOJ 2025, experts agreed that while AI can help reporting, storytelling, and misinformation detection, human oversight remains essential.