The media developments surrounding Donald Trump’s inauguration showed some of the challenges that journalists will face in the year ahead – from online attacks and an unstable platform environment to the risks posed by strategic litigation and an audience increasingly tempted to avoid the news. A new episode of our podcast looks at how news publishers see some of these challenges and how they are planning to meet them in the year ahead.
This newsletter also includes a chart from our report on media trends, a piece on journalism in Burkina Faso and a new project from one of our Journalist Fellows on how journalists can improve their reporting on the ‘just transition’, a term that defines an idea as important as poorly understood. Keep in mind that applications are now open for our Journalist Fellowship. You’ll find everything you need to know in this link.
Eduardo Suárez
Head of Editorial, Reuters Institute
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More work with AI partners and visual platforms. Publishers expect to put more effort into working with generative AI companies such as OpenAI and Perplexity, and into video-based social media platforms like YouTube and TikTok, according to our survey of over 300 media leaders worldwide. Publishers plan to put the least effort into X, as more journalists leave the platform and those remaining receive less engagement. | Read the report
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