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The Coin Laundry. How the crypto boom minted a shadow economy that thrives on crime — and left a trail of devastated victims. A cross-border investigation by 37 media partners led by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
What the BBC crisis can teach public service media. The BBC’s turbulent week has reverberated across Europe, sharpening the spotlight on the challenges facing public service media. In this blog, the EBU’s Director General Noel Curran places these events in context, underlining why strong internal editorial processes and a culture of self-scrutiny are essential to PSM – and what sets it apart
Moldova: media outlets stand up to disinformation. Media in the Republic of Moldova are operating in a power sphere between Russian influence and pro-European sentiments
AP Fund for Journalism secures over $30 million to bring AP content to local US newsrooms. AP Fund for Journalism today announced significant commitments from several organizations, including the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Lilly Endowment Inc. and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, that will help power its first-of-its kind local news program to support the U.S. local news ecosystem
The Olivia Nuzzi comeback is everything wrong with modern media. Here’s what we don’t say out loud: there’s no money in journalism anymore. No fame, no glamour, no prestige. But there’s lots and lots of money in media—in being a brand, an influencer, a personality. We stopped paying journalists and started rewarding performers
How to design a newsroom building for the digital age: Insights from Le Monde, AFP and Publix. Newsroom architecture does matter. Managers explain how buildings can help journalists work better and shape the public’s perception of news
Journalism in an age of authoritarianism. The media needs to rethink its role in protecting democracy — rather than just chronicling its demise. By Peter Pomerantsev
In McKinsey’s The State of Fashion 2026 report, Anita Balchandani, Gemma D’Auria, and coauthors discuss how economic volatility, shifting consumer values, slower growth, and the rise of AI are rewriting the rules — and what brands need to do now to stay ahead.
Straight to video: from Rodney King to Sora. Sam Gregory interviewed by Alix Dunn on the Computer Says Maybe podcast
‘We don’t use AI anymore – we live in it’: Three years after ChatGPT’s debut, publishers confront an existential crossroads. Since OpenAI’s chatbot launched, concerns about AI’s impact on news publishing have only become more urgent, says Ezra Eeman. “In 2023 we asked, ‘How do we use it?’ In 2024, ‘How can it make us more efficient?’ In 2025, we’re asking, ‘How do we survive this?’”
Europe’s quiet tech revolt. Media outlets in France and beyond are building shared infrastructure to regain their independence from big tech platforms
The list of journalists fallen victim to the war in Ukraine grows by the day. Reporters Without Borders has been documenting attacks directly targeting journalists clearly identified as press workers since Russia began its large-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, and has found an increasing number are being injured or killed while reporting
“More of everything”: in Los Angeles, an “explosion” of new efforts aim to up the city’s local news game. A well-funded coalition building out neighborhood news, a new newsletter from an expanding for-profit site, and a nonprofit breaking through on social media are just a few examples of the latest bids to deliver more local news to the city
Tackling “TikTokcracy” in the Balkans: a blueprint for fighting algorithmic manipulation in Europe. The Balkan Free Media Initiative’s report reveals how algorithmic influence operations intersect with fragile media ecosystems to shape democratic outcomes
Lenfest Institute to invest $1 million in partnerships between content creators and local newsrooms. The Lenfest News Creator Collaborative and The Philadelphia Media Founders Exchange Creators Network will offer grants, training, and community for local newsrooms
Trump shrugged off Khashoggi’s killing. This is a new low. “Things happen.” Just two words. That’s all it took for Donald Trump to effectively dismiss what is probably the most infamous journalist killing of the last decade – and in so doing plumbed a new low in his contempt for journalists, for journalism – and for the truth. By Jodie Ginsberg
Photo credit: Gerard Ryle, director of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists team which led the Coin Laundry investigation, at #ijf24 by Ascanio Pepe