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Read the full text of Jelani Cobb's 2025 Reuters Memorial Lecture
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On 10 March the Columbia Journalism Dean delivered the 2025 Reuters Memorial Lecture. Here's the transcript of his talk.
* Lee [la conferencia Ăntegra en español](https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/texto-de-la-reuters-memorial-lecture-2025-de-jelani-cobb-problemas-de-confianza-credibilidad)
* Read [a summary piece of our panel discussion](https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/people-who-distrust-us-depend-us-ways-they-may-not-have-even-grappled-yet)
* Read [our interview with him](https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/columbia-journalism-dean-jelani-cobb-covering-trump-there-even-more-fear-2016) | Lee [la entrevista en español](https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/es/news/jelani-cobb-decano-de-periodismo-de-columbia-sobre-cubrir-trump-hay-incluso-mas-miedo-que-en)
* Watch and read Memorial Lectures from previous years:Â [A. G. Sulzberger](https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/full-text-g-sulzbergers-2024-reuters-memorial-lecture-journalistic-independence-time-division)Â |Â [Carlos F. Chamorro](https://politics.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=60081b78294f9bbf995e9bcf8&id=63416792c1&e=8a2158d8d2 "https://politics.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=60081b78294f9bbf995e9bcf8&id=63416792c1&e=8a2158d8d2")Â |Â [Alessandra Galloni](https://politics.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=60081b78294f9bbf995e9bcf8&id=225df86ed4&e=8a2158d8d2 "https://politics.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=60081b78294f9bbf995e9bcf8&id=225df86ed4&e=8a2158d8d2")Â |Â [PatrĂcia Campos Mello](https://politics.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=60081b78294f9bbf995e9bcf8&id=bb65abd3b6&e=8a2158d8d2 "https://politics.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=60081b78294f9bbf995e9bcf8&id=bb65abd3b6&e=8a2158d8d2")Â |Â [Rebecca Corbett](https://politics.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=60081b78294f9bbf995e9bcf8&id=95a505a1d9&e=8a2158d8d2 "https://politics.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=60081b78294f9bbf995e9bcf8&id=95a505a1d9&e=8a2158d8d2")Â |Â [Siddharth Varadarajan](https://politics.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=60081b78294f9bbf995e9bcf8&id=dcf74a60bc&e=8a2158d8d2 "https://politics.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=60081b78294f9bbf995e9bcf8&id=dcf74a60bc&e=8a2158d8d2")Â |Â [Marty Baron](https://politics.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=60081b78294f9bbf995e9bcf8&id=9a53624337&e=8a2158d8d2 "https://politics.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=60081b78294f9bbf995e9bcf8&id=9a53624337&e=8a2158d8d2")
* Read our research on some of the issues discussed in the interview: [local news](https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2021/local-news-unbundled-where-audience-value-still-lies) | [media trends](https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/journalism-media-and-technology-trends-and-predictions-2025) | [attitudes towards platforms](https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/what-do-people-want-views-platforms-and-digital-public-sphere-eight-countries) | [attitudes towards impartiality](https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2021/impartiality-unpacked-study-four-countries) | [news influencers](https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2024/rise-alternative-voices-and-news-influencers-social-and-video-networks)Â | [AI and the future of news](https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/ai-journalism-future-news)
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Race and leadership in the news media 2025: Evidence from five markets
In this factsheet, we analyse the percentage of people of colour in top editorial positions in 100 major online and offline news outlets in five different markets.
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Women and leadership in the news media 2025: Evidence from 12 markets
In this Reuters Institute factsheet we analyse the gender breakdown of top editors in a strategic sample of 240 major online and offline news outlets in 12 different markets.
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How billionaires and powerful law firms are working to restrict libel protections and silence the press in Trumpâs America
A new book by âNew York Timesâ journalist David Enrich exposes the campaign to overturn a precious legal precedent that protects investigative journalism.
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Shattered by a perfect storm: How Trumpâs cuts are crippling journalism beyond the United States
From Ukraine to El Salvador, newsrooms have been hit by cuts in USAID and other programmes. Fifteen editors discuss the impact and how to fight back.
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Climate change and news audiences report 2024: Analysis of news use and attitudes in eight countries
The report shows a stagnation in public views on and engagement with climate issues and information over time, despite the growing urgency of the crisis.
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Journalism, media, and technology trends and predictions 2025
Our annual survey of over 300 media leaders from across the world explores publishers' priorities for the year ahead, the challenges they envision and how well equipped they are to address them.
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What do people want? Views on platforms and the digital public sphere in eight countries
Our research explores how people use platforms for news and information about politics, while also remaining sceptical of the information they see there.
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Amid war, vicious attacks and political turmoil, global fact-checkers fear the impact of the end of Metaâs programme
Fact-checkers from Brazil, Croatia, Italy, Nigeria, Ukraine and the Philippines explain the potential effects for their revenue and their news ecosystem.
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How I used generative AI to turn a powerful long-form story into an illustrated video
Filipino journalist Jaemark Tordecilla explains how he experimented with this new technology to bring an investigative piece into another medium.
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How young Kenyans turned to news influencers when protesters stormed the country's parliament
A recent study shows the countryâs news ecosystem is shifting towards alternative sources. This trend might shape journalism in the years to come.
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How to protect democracies from falsehoods? By empowering the young with open-source investigation skills
âIf anyone with a smartphone can publish, they should also be able to verify,â argue Bellingcatâs founder Eliot Higgins and Dr Natalie Martin in this piece.
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How newsrooms can track (and reduce) their own carbon emissions
âLe Mondeâ and the âGuardianâ have managed to make progress in reducing their environmental footprint. Hereâs what they've learnt along the way.
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Watching chaos through a screen: How social media is changing the way we learn about extreme weather events
Journalists from Brazil, Nigeria and the UK reflect on the impact of online platforms on the way we consume news about climate disasters.
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ââIs it a good idea to use AI to clone real journalistsâ voices? It depends how you interpret the question
âThe verdict is still out. Audiences seem fine with some uses of AI, if done transparently; they might grow to accept this useâ, argues Felix Simon.
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What DeepSeek may mean for the future of journalism and generative AI
Expert Karen Hao on how this Chinese model can reshape the AI space, how it can impact journalism and how reporters should cover it.
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Reporting from inside the inferno: Three journalists reflect on how they covered Los Angelesâ deadly wildfires
The blazes presented news teams with many challenges. A local editor, a photojournalist and a foreign correspondent explain their work.
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News for young people by young people: How this new Spanish outlet aims to reach an elusive audience
Cofounder Mar Manrique discusses the ideas behind Watif, an outlet focused on future-minded topics and producing newsletters, podcasts, and events.
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AI-generated slop is quietly seizing the internet. Is it a threat to journalism or a problem that will fix itself?
Three experts discuss the rise of low-quality content and its implications for the profession, the news industry and the public sphere.
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Perceptions, power, and polarisation: the political impact of UK fact-checking
Through interviews with UK politicians, strategists, and advisers, this project investigates whether fact-checking changes how politicians craft their messages.
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An eight-point guide to better collaboration with fixers in Taiwan
The Straits Times' Taiwan Correspondent, Yip Wai Yee, explores the fractured relationship between foreign journalists and Taiwanese fixers.](/eight-point-guide-better-collaboration-fixers-taiwan)Â
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The Patriot effect: Israelâs shifting civil discourse under Netanyahu
Davide Lerner explores shifting trends in the Israeli media space through the lens of Channel 14's most popular TV show.](/patriot-effect-israels-shifting-civil-discourse-under-netanyahu)Â
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Explore the Digital News Report 2024
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This year's report offers new insights on social media, AI in journalism, reader revenue, news influencers and trust in news. | Read the [executive summary](https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2024/dnr-executive-summary) | [Download a PDF version](https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2024-06/RISJ_DNR_2024_Digital_v10%20lr.pdf)Â | Watch [our video summary](https://youtu.be/9YWF9QNIUAA) | Explore the report in [hundreds of slides](https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2024/resources) | Watch [our launch events](https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report-2024-launch-events)Â
* [Listen to our podcast episode](https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/our-podcast-digital-news-report-2024-episode-1-what-you-need-know) with lead author Nic Newman and the Institute's Director Rasmus Nielsen discussing the key findings of the report.
Report chapters
#### [How audiences think about trust in news](https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2024/public-perspectives-trust-news)
By Rasmus Nielsen and Richard Fletcher
#### [**Public attitudes about AI and journalism**](https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2024/public-attitudes-towards-use-ai-and-journalism)
By Amy Ross Arguedas
#### [**Audiences and user needs**](https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2024/more-just-facts-how-news-audiences-think-about-user-needs)
By Richard Fletcher
#### [**How much do people pay for news?**](https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2024/how-much-do-people-pay-online-news-what-might-encourage-others-pay)Â
By Craig T. Robertson
#### [**The rise of news influencers**](https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2024/rise-alternative-voices-and-news-influencers-social-and-video-networks)
By Nic Newman
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[AI and the future of news](https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/ai-journalism-future-news)
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How AI chatbots responded to questions about the 2024 UK election
The models offered some accurate and well-sourced answers, but there were also instances of partially correct or false and misleading information.
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How Norwayâs public broadcaster uses AI-generated summaries to reach younger audiences
Preliminary data suggests that younger audiences are more likely to click on these summaries and that readers who click on them spend more time with a piece.](/news/how-norways-public-broadcaster-uses-ai-generated-summaries-reach-younger-audiences)Â
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AI newsroom guidelines look very similar, says a researcher who studied them. He thinks this is bad news
TomĂĄs Dodds, whoâs looked at 37 AI rules in 17 countries, warns against ârigid, top-downâ principles and calls to celebrate a diversity of approaches.
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Generative AI is already helping fact-checkers. But itâs proving less useful in small languages and outside the West
Experts from Norway, Georgia and Ghana discuss the limitations of this technology. Will AI platforms improve things in the years to come?
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