Journalism 2050

How independent media organizations are standing together against an authoritarian government.

In Georgia, since a new party took power in 2024, founded by a billionaire oligarch with links to Russia, journalists are facing unprecedented attacks. All sorts of repre

How has the shifting nature of political influence impacted journalism?

When Ronald Reagan won the presidency, in 1980, it was a victory long in the making. For almost half a century, conservatives had plotted ways to cut taxes and undo worke

Journalism in the Age of Techno-Kings

Before Elon Musk, there was Henry Ford: an attention-seeking car manufacturer, newspaper owner, and media celebrity who pushed reactionary views on the public and transfo

Nonprofit news outlets have proliferated, but it's too soon to dismiss profitable models for journalism

How can journalism survive? Perhaps the question would once have sounded unduly panicked, but it has only grown more pressing over the past twenty years. Between 2004 and

What might a truly collaborative media—that sees the public as a partner rather than an audience—look like?

In 2016, Sarah Alvarez, a former civil-rights lawyer and reporter, reimagined what journalism could be. Rather than break news or publish stories on a website, her projec

The Gateway to Trump: The Political Legacy of the Gawker Trial

In 2007, Valleywag, Gawker’s gossip column devoted to Silicon Valley, published a short piece about a then-little-known venture capitalist and tech founder, under the hea

Jay Rosen: Where the Digital Revolution Went Wrong—and How Journalists Can Fight Back

In 2006, Jay Rosen, the media scholar, published his influential article “The People Formerly Known as the Audience.” His medium was as important as his message. Although

Ben Smith: A look into a career that’s been a reliable indicator of the state of journalism.

It has been called “the last good day on the internet”: on February 26, 2015, Americans flocked online to watch fugitive llamas in Arizona evade their captors on a live b

The Big Tech Heel Turn

When Natalia Antelava co-founded Coda Story in early 2016 to cover democratic backsliding around the globe, she wasn’t expecting the tech industry to be such a big part o

The Future of Journalism After Gaza

Examining an ongoing crisis for press freedom—and how to manage security risks going forward. For Journalism 2050’s inaugural live event, Emily Bell and Heather Chaplin

Journalism 2050 Trailer

Emily Bell and Heather Chaplin speak with the smartest minds in media to discuss the roots of today's crisis in journalism, from democracy's decline to the rise

Douglas Rushkoff on Being the Intellectual Dominatrix of Billionaire Tech Bros

In 1992, a writer named Douglas Rushkoff signed a contract for Cyberia, his book about the internet subcultures of the West Coast. The next year, his publisher canceled i