Dear reader,
The Reuters Institute recently discussed the future of journalism with with Ros Atkins in an insightful interview that I recommend to anyone interested in the field. Here are a few highlights.
When I look at the need to innovate, to reimagine, to restructure what we do, it’s not because change is fun and creative and exciting – though it can be all of those things. For me this is a necessity. If you believe in the importance of journalism to our society, then actively engaging in what we need to become isn’t optional.
Digital isn’t only a distribution revolution – it’s a story-telling revolution too. Look around at how people are sharing their stories and talking about their passions – it often doesn’t look anything like news as we know it. From TikTok videos to gaming livestreams to comedy shorts on YouTube to threads on Twitter to podcasts. We are in an era of extreme creativity – we need to match that in news.
Investigative Spotlight
This month I want to spotlight our own work. We recently published The Yemen Tribute, a visual investigation that documents Yemeni history and civilian war casualties using an interactive map to plot a year of open-source investigative research by Hassan Saffiedine.
We’re currently in talks with the Yemen Foundation for the project to be used as a part of their coalition campaign to end the war.