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International Journalism Festival @journalismfestival.com · 1d

This week's IJF round-up:
How to get a media giant to buy your startup, RISJ generative AI and news report, and the case for more philanthropic funding for independent media
www.journalismfestival.com/news/zetland...

How to get a media giant to buy your startup, RISJ generative AI and news report, and the case for more philanthropic funding for independent media

The International Journalism Festival weekly round-up. Stay up to date by subscribing to our newsletter, by following us on Instagram or Telegram, or by joining us on Bluesky. Want to get a media gian...

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International Journalism Festival @journalismfestival.com · 8d

This week's IJF round-up:
Maria Ressa’s UNGA80 speech, seeking the truth in Haiti, and Reuters investigation into deadly Israeli attack on Gaza hospital
www.journalismfestival.com/news/maria-r...

Maria Ressa’s UNGA80 speech, seeking the truth in Haiti, and Reuters investigation into deadly Israeli attack on Gaza hospital

The International Journalism Festival weekly round-up. Stay up to date by subscribing to our newsletter, by following us on Instagram or Telegram, or by joining us on Bluesky. “The Duterte administrat...

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International Journalism Festival @journalismfestival.com · 15d

This week's IJF round-up:
A transcript of Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue, why India’s new tax law poses a severe risk to journalists, and leading economists urge action to protect public interest media
www.journalismfestival.com/news/jimmy-k...

A transcript of Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue, why India’s new tax law poses a severe risk to journalists, and leading economists urge action to protect public interest media

The International Journalism Festival weekly round-up. Stay up to date by subscribing to our newsletter, by following us on Instagram or Telegram, or by joining us on Bluesky. Jimmy Kimmel, Tuesday 23...

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International Journalism Festival @journalismfestival.com · 22d

This week's IJF round-up:
Syria’s quest to build its own Silicon Valley, discord in Nepal, and why Wikipedia works
www.journalismfestival.com/news/syria-t...

Syria’s quest to build its own Silicon Valley, discord in Nepal, and why Wikipedia works

The International Journalism Festival weekly round-up. Stay up to date by subscribing to our newsletter, by following us on Instagram or Telegram, or by joining us on Bluesky. Syria’s quest to build i...

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Arianna Ciccone @ariannaciccone.bsky.social · May 5

Israel Must Let International Journalists Into Gaza

Israel must let international journalists into Gaza | Opinion

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International Journalism Festival @journalismfestival.com · May 3

🎥 All sessions are available on-demand via session pages, speaker profiles and YouTube.

#WorldPressFreedomDay #RSFIndex2025 #ijf25 #PressFreedom #JournalismIsNotACrime

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International Journalism Festival @journalismfestival.com · May 3

📺 At #ijf25, press freedom was at the core. Watch all related sessions – from Russia to Palestine, Latin America to the US – on the Press Freedom section of our website:
🔗 www.journalismfestival.com/programme/20...

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International Journalism Festival @journalismfestival.com · May 3

📉 @RSFinternational new Press Freedom Index shows global press freedom has hit an all-time low. Economic fragility is now the biggest threat to independent journalism.

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International Journalism Festival @journalismfestival.com · May 3

📌World Press Freedom Day 2025
🔎 Only 25% of the world’s population lives in countries where journalists can work freely.

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International Journalism Festival @journalismfestival.com · May 3

‘A cocktail for a misinformed world’: why China and Russia are cheering Trump’s attacks on media #WorldPressFreedomDay

‘A cocktail for a misinformed world’: why China and Russia are cheering Trump’s attacks on media

Today on World Press Freedom Day, there are warnings that US attempts to withdraw from promoting independent journalism will have far-reaching effects

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International Journalism Festival @journalismfestival.com · May 1

#ijf26: join us next April to celebrate our 20th anniversary
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#ijf26: join us next April to celebrate our 20th anniversary

The next festival – the 20th edition – will take place in Perugia from Wednesday 15 to Saturday 18 April 2026. Kindly note that the 2026 festival will last 4 days (instead of 5 days as in previous yea...

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Global Investigative Journalism Network @gijn.org · Apr 26

“I’m sorry to break it to you, you’re not a journalist anymore. You’re a founder, you’re a fundraiser, a strategist, a brand maker, a marketer, a web developer.”

— @padejski.bsky.social, associate director of @jskstanford.bsky.social, said during @journalismfestival.com.

https://twp.ai/9PR2tU

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Journalists as Founders — Intrepid Pioneers or Reluctant Managers?

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Humanity United @humanityunitedorg.bsky.social · Apr 29

Members of the HU team and partners joined journalists from all over the world to gather at the @journalismfestival.com in Perugia this year.

Read some highlights from @reutersinstitute.bsky.social:

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.

reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk

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International Journalism Festival @journalismfestival.com · Apr 19

Raccontami l’Umbria 2025: la premiazione della XV edizione del concorso giornalistico internazionale
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Raccontami l’Umbria 2025: la premiazione della XV edizione del concorso giornalistico internazionale

È accaduto di nuovo, con una partecipazione ampia, internazionale, appassionata. La cerimonia di consegna dei premi Raccontami l’Umbria – Stories on Umbria, tenutasi il sabato 12 aprile in una Sala de...

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International Journalism Festival @journalismfestival.com · Apr 19

The 2025 Stories on Umbria International Journalism Awards ceremony
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The 2025 Stories on Umbria International Journalism Awards ceremony

It happened again, with a wide, international, passionate participation. The awards ceremony for Raccontami l’Umbria -Stories on Umbria, held on Saturday 12 April in a packed Sala delle Colonne of Pa...

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Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · Apr 15

Pessimism and planning in Perugia, with Jon Allsop www.cjr.org/the_media_to...

The Apocalypse, with a Pinch of Salt

Pessimism and planning in Perugia.

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Sophia Smith Galer @sophiasgaler.bsky.social · Apr 14

I had an incredible time speaking at @journalismfestival.com this year in Perugia. Three panels, one very exciting user testing session, and a redacted number of nights shooting the breeze at the Brufani. Thank you for inviting me - and thanks to all those who came to watch our talks.

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Gian-Paolo Accardo @gpaccardo.bsky.social · Apr 13

Arrivederci #ijf25. A memorable edition, thanks to the speakers, the attendees, the glorious weather – and of course, the organisers. An edition marked by the impact of the bleeding of (mostly US) funding, which forces us to reassess revenue models and the relation with the readers. Se you in 2026!

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Gian-Paolo Accardo @gpaccardo.bsky.social · Apr 13

@irmadimitradze.bsky.social The socks did not went unnoticed at #ijf25.

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Olivier Baumann @iovi.io · Apr 13

Defo my highlight of #ijf25 ! More please!

Michaël Jarjour @jarjour.bsky.social · Apr 13

It worked.

So happy that we had a successful first news product track at the International Journalism Festival. We can no longer afford to let organizational hurdles stop us from building truly great, trusted news products.

A Threads post of mine, dated 16/04/24 “Tweeting this into existence: I wish ijf24 had a ‘journalism product’ track”

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Valigia Blu @valigiablu.it · Apr 13

🔴 Le nuove voci afrodiscendenti sfidano gli stereotipi del racconto mediatico italiano | @leilabelmoh.bsky.social Jessica Cugini, Hillary Esi Akoun, Nogaye Ndiaye #ijf25

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Valigia Blu @valigiablu.it · Apr 13

🔴 Le notizie col trucco | Karma_B

🎥 Live & On Demand > https://www.festivaldelgiornalismo.com/programme/2025/le-notizie-col-trucco #ijf25

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International Journalism Festival @journalismfestival.com · Apr 13

What’s the best conversation you’ve had here? Our speakers POV

#ijf25

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Valigia Blu @valigiablu.it · Apr 13

🔴 Dare voce alla Siria post-Assad | Asmae Dachan, @enricodeangelis.bsky.social Fouad Roueiha, Eva Ziedan

🎥 Live & On Demand > https://www.festivaldelgiornalismo.com/programme/2025/giving-a-voice-to-post-assad-syria #ijf25

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Ben Werdmuller @ben.werd.social.ap.brid.gy · Apr 13

I'm on my way back from the International Journalism Festival in Perugia - and I left more hopeful than I’ve been in years. A reflection on product, tech, open source, federated platforms, and the future of journalism: #ijf25 #journalism #opensource […]

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