I'm off to Perugia tomorrow for the @journalismfestival.com! If you're there, join one of 2 workshops I'll be giving, about political cartoons and about humor and democracy:
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(Pics from previous years)
#IJF26
What a great list of contributions to the @journalismfestival.com program.
Looking forward to seeing you at the launch of our 2026 State of Media Development Report!
Registration for the aperitivo is still open: www.eventmanager-online.com/en/event/lau...
How are journalists in conflict zones reporting the wars they are living?
📣 Watch the @journalismfestival.com panel “Bearing witness in conflict zones (Gaza, Yemen, Sudan)” moderated by CPJ Regional Director Sara Qudah.
🗓️ 4/18 from 11:30-12:20 p.m. CEST
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Let's up the hype for the hype panel!
For every other hype though, we recommend taking our self-paced Hype Literacy course – work by Jascha Bareis, @imaginaries.bsky.social, @klingebeil.bsky.social and Steffen Leidel.
Johannes, fingers crossed for your flight. See you at @journalismfestival.com!
Chris (left out 🙈) and I in Assisi waiting for International Journalism Festival
-3 @journalismfestival.com
20 years!
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This week's IJF round-up:
Rethinking journalism awards, Philippines Supreme Court ends decade-long case to shut down Rappler, and using AI to write isn’t always wrong
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📍 Perugia, Italy - Saturday 18 April | #ijf26
🔴 Live streaming & on demand
🤗 Free entry
Full programme:
journalismfestival.com/programme/
🎙️ Sharon Moshavi — president, @icfjorg.bsky.social; co-CEO of ICFJ+; two decades advancing global journalism innovation and support
🎙️ Paul Radu — co-founder @occrp.org; Pulitzer Prize-winning Panama Papers contributor
🎙️Lars Boering — director, European Journalism Centre; former head of World Press Photo Foundation;
🎙️ Mira Milosevic — Executive Director, Global Forum for Media Development; author of World Press Trends reports, a key global benchmark for the news industry
Promotional card for the International Journalism Festival 2026 (XX Edition, Free Entry), Perugia, Italy, 15–18 April. Session: "Journalism Funding's New Realism: What Is Gone and What Is Not Yet Next." Speakers: Lars Boering, Mira Milosevic, Sharon Moshavi, Paul Radu. Saturday 18 April. #ijf26. Website: journalismfestival.com.
📌 The collapse of major funding streams has reshaped the global media landscape, forcing news organisations to rethink sustainability. This session explores what has been lost, what is emerging, and how new models and alliances could redefine resilient information ecosystems.
📍 Perugia, Italy - Saturday 18 April | #ijf26
🔴 Live streaming & on demand
🤗 Free entry
Full programme:
journalismfestival.com/programme/
🎙️ Fergal Keane — BBC
correspondent; BAFTA winner; George Orwell Prize for literature; Edward R. Murrow Award; veteran war reporter and author on PTSD
🎙️ Moderated by Bruce Shapiro — Executive Director, Global Center for Journalism and Trauma
🎙️ Alessandra Galloni — editor-in-chief of Reuters, first woman to lead the agency in 170 years
🎙️ Jodie Ginsberg (@jodieginsberg.bsky.social) — CEO, Committee to Protect Journalists; leading global advocate for press freedom and journalist safety
Promotional card for the International Journalism Festival 2026 (XX Edition, Free Entry), Perugia, Italy, 15–18 April. Session: "Silent Censorship: Trauma, Burnout and Press Freedom." Speakers: Alessandra Galloni, Jodie Ginsberg, Fergal Keane, Bruce Shapiro. Saturday 18 April. #ijf26. Website: journalismfestival.com.
📌 A journalist silenced by burnout, PTSD or moral injury is effectively removed from the public conversation. This panel examines how mental health has become a core press freedom issue, and why psychosocial support must be an essential responsibility for news organisations.
📍 Perugia, Italy - Saturday 18 April | #ijf26
🔴 Live streaming & on demand
🤗 Free entry
Full programme:
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🎙️ Moderated by Meera Selva — CEO, Internews Europe; expert on press freedom and media ecosystems; Reuters Institute researcher
🎙️ Alex Crawford — Special Correspondent, Sky News; five-time RTS Journalist of the Year; BAFTA and Emmy award-winning war correspondent
🎙️ Amie Ferris-Rotman — Global News Editor, New Lines Magazine; winner of the British Press Award for Innovation; former Reuters and Washington Post correspondent
🎙️ Zahra Joya (@zahrajoya.bsky.social) — founder and editor-in-chief of Rukhshana Media; Time Women of the Year 2022; BBC 100 Women; leading voice on Afghan women's rights
Promotional card for the International Journalism Festival 2026 (XX Edition, Free Entry), Perugia, Italy, 15–18 April. Session: "Reporting During Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan." Speakers: Zahra Joya, Alex Crawford, Amie Ferris-Rotman, Meera Selva. Saturday 18 April. #ijf26. Website: journalismfestival.com.
📌 Nearly five years into Taliban rule, Afghan women face systematic repression while journalists work under extreme constraints. This panel brings together reporters documenting the country to explore how journalism persists despite censorship, danger and exile.
📍 Perugia, Italy - Saturday 18 April | #ijf26
🔴 Live streaming & on demand
🤗 Free entry
Full programme:
journalismfestival.com/programme/
🎙️ Moderated by Gerard Ryle — Executive Director, @icfjorg.bsky.social; Pulitzer Prize winner; led Panama Papers and Paradise Papers investigations; over 50 international journalism awards
🎙️ Reed Brody — UN Human Rights expert on Nicaragua; key figure in landmark international justice cases including Hissène Habré
🎙️ Greg Miller — Chief Correspondent, International Investigations, The Washington Post; two-time Pulitzer Prize winner for national security reporting
🎙️ Roman Anin — founder and editor-in-chief of iStories; Pulitzer Prize-winning Panama Papers contributor; winner of the ICFJ Knight Trailblazer Award and European Press Prize
🎙️ Scilla Alecci — investigative reporter, @icfjorg.bsky.social; part of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Panama Papers team; led award-winning cross-border investigations including China Targets
Promotional card for the International Journalism Festival 2026 (XX Edition, Free Entry), Perugia, Italy, 15–18 April. Session: "Transnational Repression: How Authoritarian Regimes Reach Across Borders to Kill Dissent." Speakers: Scilla Alecci, Roman Anin, Reed Brody, Greg Miller, Gerard Ryle. Saturday 18 April. #ijf26. Website: journalismfestival.com.
📌 Authoritarian regimes are extending repression beyond their borders, targeting dissidents through surveillance, intimidation and covert operations. This panel examines how these systems operate globally and the implications for democracies struggling to respond.
📍 Perugia, Italy - Saturday 18 April | #ijf26
🔴 Live streaming & on demand
🤗 Free entry
Full programme:
journalismfestival.com/programme/
🎙️ Martin Schori — head of AI and Innovation and deputy publisher at Aftonbladet; author of the award-winning Online Only
🎙️ Agnes Stenbom — founder of IN/LAB and co-founder of Nordic AI Journalism; expert on media innovation at the intersection of journalism, technology and democracy
Promotional card for the International Journalism Festival 2026 (XX Edition, Free Entry), Perugia, Italy, 15–18 April. Session: "Explain Your Journalism: This Is How We Used AI to Build Trust." Speakers: Martin Schori, Agnes Stenbom. Saturday 18 April. #ijf26. Website: journalismfestival.com.
📌 Audiences increasingly question not only what is published, but why. At Aftonbladet, a newsroom experiment tested AI-generated explanations embedded in articles, showing measurable gains in reader trust. This workshop explores the results, limits of automation, and tools for everyday transparency.
📍 Perugia, Italy - Saturday 18 April | #ijf26
🔴 Live streaming & on demand
🤗 Free entry
Full programme:
journalismfestival.com/programme/
