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How the UK media gets immigration coverage wrong and how to fix it.
An article by @marinaadami.bsky.social on a new @bonavero.bsky.social
report on the UK public debate on asylum seekers and the ECHR
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“It’s like drinking from polluted water”: How the UK media gets immigration coverage wrong and how to fix it
In the midst of bubbling unrest around immigration in the UK, some voices are calling for the country to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). These calls often appear to be…
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September 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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The war in Gaza poses unique problems for journalism, with local reporters caught in a dire humanitarian crisis, no international journalists allowed, and a shocking death toll

I spoke to journalists who are trying a range of reporting methods:
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OSINT, aid flights and trusted contacts: how journalists are covering Gaza’s story from afar
“As long as I can share the voices of the people in Gaza, I will—whether I am with them or abroad,” said Palestinian journalist Nagham Mohanna.
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August 29, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Two journalists from @fanpage.it were told their phones were compromised by spyware, just a few months apart.

Nobody seems to know why.

Thank you, @ciropellegrino.bsky.social for sharing your story and @philipdisalvo.bsky.social for the context
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Two Italian journalists’ phones were infiltrated with spyware. Nobody seems to know why
“I’ve been spied on.” This is the message Italian journalist Ciro Pellegrino shared with his readers on April 30. Pellegrino leads the Naples coverage for the news site Fanpage. Fanpage has more onlin...
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June 16, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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As an Italian and (mostly) lapsed Catholic, I really enjoyed chatting to Gian Guido Vecchi about the upcoming conclave and his job as a vaticanista, one of the small pool of reporters dedicated to following the pope full-time

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How to cover the conclave: insights on the pope’s election from one of the world's leading experts
“You can’t approach it as you would approach a political election. The patterns are just different,” says Corriere della Sera’s Gian Guido Vecchi. Lee este artículo en español
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May 3, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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As I was writing this, my phone kept buzzing with messages from friends who are young journalists in the UK and struggling.

This panel touched on some of the deepest-rooted issues in the industry: persistent classism and young people left behind.
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How to change UK journalism: what we learnt at the launch of our report on the profession today
A panel moderated by our Director, Mitali Mukherjee, discussed tech disruption, a lack of diversity and the uncertain future of young journalists.
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April 30, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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Did you miss the @journalismfestival.com this year? Do you want to catch up with the sessions you missed?

Read our piece on the festival, curated by our editorial team. With insights on AI, news avoidance, local news, press freedom and more #ijf25
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International Journalism Festival 2025: what we learnt in Perugia about the future of news
Here are a few highlights from the festival on journalism in exile, local news, reader revenue, news avoidance and AI and the future of news.
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April 14, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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Are you in Perugia today?

Our Director @mitalilive.bsky.social is hosting this conversation with our friend @sophiasgaler.bsky.social on a pressing question right now:

Who is mainstream media now?

At Teatro della Sapienza at 12:35... or online here www.journalismfestival.com/programme/20...
April 11, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Are you in Perugia for @journalismfestival.com?

We are hosting an informal meetup from 16:00 to 17:30 this afternoon with coffee and gelato at Caffè Mazzini, in via 13 Giuseppe Mazzini

Come and say hello. Our journalists, our researchers and our Director @mitalilive.bsky.social will be there
April 10, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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This was a very moving piece to report. Some of these journalists had already had to leave jobs and homes due to harassment in their home countries, and are now faced with deep uncertainty over their future once again
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As Trump guts US global media agency, thousands of journalists are left in limbo
Reporters from Voice of America, Radio Free Europe and Radio Free Asia face an uncertain future, with jobs, careers, livelihoods and freedoms at risk.
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April 10, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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We are thrilled to announce that @mitalilive.bsky.social has been appointed Director of the Reuters Institute. Mukherjee, who has been Acting Director since last October, was selected in an open process that concluded in late March

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April 8, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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I'll be at @journalismfestival.com next week with @reutersinstitute.bsky.social
I'm interested in chatting about AI, funding, and anything future of news related, so if you'd like to get a coffee, get in touch!
I'll also be attending some panels:
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International Journalism Festival 2025: the events you shouldn’t miss in Perugia
From 9 to 13 April, journalists worldwide will gather again for the International Journalism Festival in Perugia. Many voices from the Reuters Institute will speak at the festival. Here are some of th...
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April 4, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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This and the team of Oxford researchers who are digitally opening a carbonised scroll from Herculaneum are the good news I need in my day!
scifri.bsky.social Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · Feb 24
A British-Egyptian team has made one of the most significant Egyptian archeological finds in recent history: the tomb of pharaoh King Thutmose II, who ruled sometime between 2000 and 1001 BCE. This is the first tomb of a pharaoh unearthed since Tutankhamun’s in 1922.
Royal Tomb Of Egyptian King Thutmose II Unearthed
Finding the original tomb of the royal is one of the most significant developments in Egyptian archeology in recent history.
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February 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Today's edition of our round-up on journalism worldwide features our new piece looking at Grok and Perplexity_ai's responses to questions about the German election, how news outlets can test how chatbots represent their content and more
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Journalism Today. 20 Feb 2025
By Marina Adami and Gretel Kahn 🗞️ 3 Top News Stories 1. Asking Grok and Perplexity about the German election.
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February 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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In the context of X's broad shift towards right-wing content, spearheaded by Elon Musk, the platform's embedded chatbot both appears not to favour Musk and relies heavily on sources he has criticised, especially mainstream media organisations:
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Grok’s responses to questions on the German elections were mostly accurate and relied heavily on media sources
The output from Musk's chatbot and Perplexity.ai suggests that their quality depends on the work of professional journalists and public broadcasters.
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February 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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About to kickstart our event on climate change and new audiences with @mitalilive.bsky.social @waqasejaz.bsky.social @ivancouronne.bsky.social @katherinedunn.bsky.social

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February 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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How can foreign correspondents better collaborate with fixers?

Over 430 journalists went to Taiwan to cover the 2024 election. Many fixers they worked with experienced unfair pay and pressure to sensationalise stories.

Our Journalist Fellow Yip Wai Yee proposes an 8-point plan.
February 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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The latest edition of Journalism Today is out now with news about Prince Harry's settlement with Murdoch's News Group Newspapers, users' concern with perceived changes on TikTok and Instagram and the top Substack newsletters.

Read, subscribe and share.
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Journalism Today. 23 Jan 2025
By Marina Adami and Matthew Leake 🗞️ 3 Top News Stories 1. Prince Harry’s court case settled.
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January 23, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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🧒 Young people are moving away from traditional news brands.

@watif.es, a Spanish startup focused on newsletters and podcasts, is trying to attract this key audience.

@marinaadami.bsky.social spoke to cofounder and product director @marmanriique.bsky.social to see how Watif aims to be different
January 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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🤠NEW PIECE:

Danish publisher JP/Politikens Media Group teamed up with academics to develop AI systems for its newsrooms. The almost 4-year project resulted in several applications for the company’s titles.

@marinaadami.bsky.social spoke to Kasper Lindskow
to find out what they learnt:
December 20, 2024 at 2:57 PM
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This was a really fascinating piece to report!
If you're interested in AI and media, read to find out what 'slop' is, where it crops up in news, and what impact it could (or could not) have:
November 26, 2024 at 12:45 PM