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Jun 10, 2026

The Next Five Years: Where AI and Journalism Are Headed

Forecasting major shifts through 2031 — from universal provenance to AI-native newsrooms.

Jun 8, 2026

What Editors Got Wrong About AI in 2024 — And What We're Getting Right in 2026

Two years of AI in journalism: the predictions that didn't pan out and the approaches that worked.

May 18, 2026

Blockchain and Content Verification: Hype vs. Reality in 2026

Blockchain verification promised to solve media trust. Here's what works, what failed, and what C2PA does better.

Jan 15, 2011

Clay Shirky: 'This Is a Golden Age for Journalism — Except for the Money'

Media theorist Clay Shirky argues that journalism has never had better tools or wider reach, but that the economic models underpinning professional news production are collapsing.

Jan 15, 2009

Doing More with Less: The World's Newspapers Face the Financial Crisis

As the global financial crisis deepens, newspapers worldwide confront plummeting advertising revenue and are forced to find ways to maintain coverage with dramatically reduced resources.

Aug 14, 2008

US Mobile News Market Nearing Maturity, According to NYT Study

A 2008 analysis predicted the US mobile news market was approaching a tipping point, with smartphone adoption accelerating and news organizations scrambling to develop mobile-first strategies.

May 15, 2008

Newsroom Barometer 2008: Main Results — The Integrated Newsroom Will Be the Norm

The World Editors Forum's Newsroom Barometer 2008 survey reveals that editors worldwide expect the integrated newsroom to become standard practice within five years.

May 15, 2008

AP Study of Young Media Consumers: They Want the Back Story

A landmark study by the Associated Press reveals that young news consumers crave context and depth, challenging the assumption that younger audiences prefer only brief, superficial coverage.

Jan 15, 2007

Integrated Newsrooms Part 1: The New Telegraph Approach

The Daily Telegraph's pioneering newsroom integration offers early lessons for publishers attempting to merge print and digital operations into a single workflow.