At a scientific conference, I found myself among researchers proudly presenting the Arabian Gulf’s dominance in global desalination capacity. To many in the room, it was a story of success—proof that technology could overcome nature’s limits in a thirsty region. But as an investigative journalist, I left
For years, journalists and newsrooms in Sri Lanka have had to navigate a host of problems. Media capture, repression, and unsustainable business models have been all too common – and impunity for violence against journalists remains a longstanding issue. “Journalism is still in danger,” Reporters Without Borders notes, and “the media
Media outlets across Latin America are finding novel ways to navigate the tsunami of change unleashed by fast-evolving AI. Among these players are innovative organisations that were working with AI long before the wave set off by ChatGPT in 2022, as well as new adopters of the technology, and those
The International Center for Journalists’ (ICFJ) Disarming Disinformation initiative is a three-year programme, supported by the Scripps Howard Foundation, that aims to slow the spread of disinformation through multiple programmes such as investigative journalism, capacity building and media literacy education. ICFJ partnered with MediaWise from the Poynter Institute to develop
The International Center for Journalists’ (ICFJ) Disarming Disinformation initiative is a three-year programme, supported by the Scripps Howard Foundation, that aims to slow the spread of disinformation through multiple programmes such as investigative journalism, capacity building and media literacy education. ICFJ partnered with MediaWise from the Poynter Institute to develop
The International Center for Journalists’ (ICFJ) Disarming Disinformation initiative is a three-year programme, supported by the Scripps Howard Foundation, that aims to slow the spread of disinformation through multiple programmes such as investigative journalism, capacity building and media literacy education. ICFJ partnered with MediaWise from the Poynter Institute to develop
The International Center for Journalists’ (ICFJ) Disarming Disinformation initiative is a three-year programme, supported by the Scripps Howard Foundation, that aims to slow the spread of disinformation through multiple programmes such as investigative journalism, capacity building and media literacy education. ICFJ partnered with MediaWise from the Poynter Institute to develop
The International Center for Journalists’ (ICFJ) Disarming Disinformation initiative is a three-year programme, supported by the Scripps Howard Foundation, that aims to slow the spread of disinformation through multiple programmes such as investigative journalism, capacity building and media literacy education. ICFJ partnered with MediaWise from the Poynter Institute to develop
The news industry is withering away. You know that. I know that. We worry, talk and write about it a lot. Between 2014 and 2024 global newspaper revenues declined by 29% and although some studies indicate modest growth over the next five years, the future of news is being called
Good polls don’t just ask questions. They frame the debate. A strong poll highlights what’s at stake in a topic, makes readers pause, think, and want to weigh in. Opinary reviewed millions of poll questions across publishers like The FT, The Times of London, and Yahoo. This guide
The rise of the internet, then social media, then the ubiquity of smartphones each successively raised questions about how journalists think about and interact with the people on the receiving end of their work. We’re talking about that nebulous concept known as the “audience” — or, as Jay Rosen famously
The idea of an investigation took shape when I came across a familiar Vietnamese company, with a track record of deforestation in Laos, investing in durian farms. Media reports documenting how Chinese investors had been pouring into the landlocked nation, hunting for fruit-growing land, further piqued my curiosity. Notably, this