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This new article by Filipino journalist Jaemark Tordecilla is a deep dive into how he used AI coding tools to build a complex dashboard for Philippines health survey data, including maps, charts, spreadsheet extraction, and AI-generated insights. The main lesson? AI can greatly expand what one journalist can build, but human judgment is still essential for accuracy, structure, design, and editorial quality. A quote: "This entire dashboard – the maps, the charts, the AI-generated insights, the fact-checking pipeline – was built in a week by one person. Vibe coding made that possible. But as this project also showed, vibes alone are not enough." https://lnkd.in/eD6RqwMB

Journalism Today: Myanmar’s exiled media | Improving coverage of the climate crisis | More journalism layoffs Today’s edition features Thu Thu Aung Beh Lih Yi Lorcan Lovett Michael Beltran Fermín Koop and many more Let us know if we missed anything, give us a like or repost if you found this useful, and share with colleagues and friends

Journalism Today: Hungary’s post-Orban news revolution | AI and job satisfaction | What happens when chatbots run radio stations Today’s edition features Anita Komuves, Ruff Bálint, Julian Borger, Terrence O'Brien, Jeremy Barr, Marina Adami and many more Let us know if we missed anything, give us a like or repost if you found this useful, and share with colleagues and friends

🎧 Your weekend listen. Our latest episode of our Future of Journalism podcast explores what’s happening in the world of news podcasts and how we are seeing some fundamental shifts taking place. Nic Newman, author of a recent report into this issue, discusses with host Mitali Mukherjee the growth of conversation-led news podcasts over more resource-intensive limited series, how video podcasts sit alongside audio versions in publisher strategies as well as users’ daily routines, how newsrooms are monetising them and much more. 🔗 Audio and transcript: https://lnkd.in/ePdfqJs3 Some quotes from the episode: 📽️ On the rise of video podcasts. "Video advertising volumes and rates are significantly higher than audio ones. And so the format offers potentially greater financial returns, though, of course, there's also greater competition. But it also offers a relatively affordable route into television, so as more of these video podcasts appear on YouTube, YouTube's also on the front page of many smart TVs now." 👔 On adapting business models. “The conventional model is you'll have a separate podcast department, which is audio, and then you've got a video department maybe doing short form video for social media. And that doesn't really work anymore as the formats are converging. And so what we're starting to see is more of a show or talent-based model. So around the talent or around the show you will build a team who will also support the video, audio and other kinds of monetisation.”

On 14 May, the 17th floor of the News UK building in central London was taken over by the Newsrewired conference, a biannual event hosted by JournalismUK. Speakers included journalists, technologists and media professionals such as Ezra Eeman, Jim Waterson, Luke Bradley-Jones, Isabelle Roughol and Glenda Cooper. Among the attendees were our own Marina Adami and Gretel Kahn, who wrote a summary of the event. Here are some things we learnt: 1. AI is becoming the primary tech interface for users. Publishers need to address this reality quickly. 2. Journalists on online platforms should balance chasing views without sacrificing standards and journalistic values. 3. British legacy newspapers are betting on new video and data formats. 4. Some journalists are finding success by flying solo. 5. News audiences are craving the human touch. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eHYccfBE

Journalism Today: What’s changing in the world of news podcasts? | Israel threatens to sue the New York Times | Press freedom in the Maldives Today’s edition features Nic Newman, Goalhanger, Nick Kristof, Alice Speri, Jeremy Barr, María Camila González Olarte, Deborah Turness and many more Let us know if we missed anything, give us a like or repost if you found this useful, and share with colleagues and friends

Journalism Today: Journalists are suing Big Tech for using their voices | How to cover Hantavirus | Press freedom in Latin America Today’s edition features Blake Brittain, Scott Turow, Mary Rasenberger Gretel Kahn, Jose Ruben Zamora, Amos Barshad, Matthew Leake, Helen Branswell and many more Let us know if we missed anything, give us a like or repost if you found this useful, and share with colleagues and friends

Journalism Today: How broadcasters can deal with the fragmentation of news | A profile of Subway Takes’ Kareem Rahma | Podcast consumption levels Today’s edition features Deborah Turness, Marina Adami, Mario Calabresi, Matthew Leake, Dzaky W., Kareem Rahma, Byron Allen, Gretel Kahn and many more Let us know if we missed anything, give us a like or repost if you found this useful, and share with colleagues and friends

We are happy to announce that William Hague will chair the Reuters Institute’s Advisory Board from 2027. The University of Oxford’s Chancellor, the Rt Hon The Lord Hague of Richmond, will chair the Reuters Institute’s Advisory Board from March 2027, following in the steps of his predecessor, Lord Patten. The Institute’s Advisory Board meets once a year on the day of the Reuters Memorial Lecture and provides general input and suggestions for the Institute’s work. “Rigorous journalism is the bedrock of healthy democratic societies. But all over the world, it is now under threat from authoritarian pressures, digital disruption, and the erosion of traditional business models,” Lord Hague said in response to the announcement. “At this crucial juncture, the work of the Institute is more important than ever, providing both the evidence-based research necessary to understand these shifts and spaces for journalists and media managers to discuss the challenges they face.” Mitali Mukherjee, Director of the Reuters Institute, said: “As part of the University of Oxford, we are deeply honoured to have Lord Hague as the new Chair of our Advisory Board. Our mission is to explore the future of journalism worldwide through research, debate and engagement. We look forward to the Chancellor leading discussions that bring global perspective and deep experience from the world of journalism and academia to help inform our work.” Read our announcement in full https://lnkd.in/epQfn5BT

Journalism Today: China’s lack of American foreign correspondents | Israel’s Eurovision soft power arm | Brazil to investigate Google over AI use in news and search Today’s edition features Eliot Chen Sydney McGarr Jo Healey Nour Abo Aisha Mara Hvistendahl Alex Marshall and more Let us know if we missed anything, give us a like or repost if you found this useful, and share with colleagues and friends