Alexandru Giboi
@alexgiboi.bsky.social
Secretary General of the European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA). Teaching International Strategic Management for Media Management Masters @ Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI - Lugano, Switzerland). Alexgiboi.substack.com
The Downward Spiral means things are going really bad.
The Downward Spiral
...of the unthinkable collapse of boundaries.
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January 18, 2026 at 6:50 PM
The Downward Spiral means things are going really bad.
Sharing my top 3 priorities for 2026
Looking for Meaning in a Noisy World
I mean, new year's wishes don't seem to mean much anymore, do they...?
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January 11, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Sharing my top 3 priorities for 2026
I think this is too much. But how do we make it stop?
Legislation & education, for sure. #ai #aislop #toomuchai
Legislation & education, for sure. #ai #aislop #toomuchai
Too Much AI
It's really not the most terrible time of the year.
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December 15, 2025 at 9:42 AM
I think this is too much. But how do we make it stop?
Legislation & education, for sure. #ai #aislop #toomuchai
Legislation & education, for sure. #ai #aislop #toomuchai
The difference is HUGE.
The Transatlantic Media Divide: How the EU and the USA View News Media
The US National Security Strategy for 2025 doesn't mention the news media at all, but mentions propaganda twice and free speech three times in the 33 pages.
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December 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The difference is HUGE.
Can we still call these platforms “social media”? Do they have anything in common with the good side of what “social” means?
Alexandru Giboi (@alexgiboi)
I just realized I can’t call Tiktok, X, Facebook and the others “social media” anymore.
They’re anything but “social”, in the decent sense of the word.
I would call them “content sharing platforms...
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December 4, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Can we still call these platforms “social media”? Do they have anything in common with the good side of what “social” means?
I wrote about your comfort zone when you’re reading the news, and why it’s recommended that you move past it. #journalism
How To Avoid The Dangers Of A News Comfort Zone
...and why it's vital for our democracies to do it.
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November 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I wrote about your comfort zone when you’re reading the news, and why it’s recommended that you move past it. #journalism
The world needs this:
Three Steps to Becoming an Informationally Literate Society
...based on how the Swiss learned about separate waste disposal.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:21 AM
The world needs this:
Reposted by Alexandru Giboi
Sick and injured children in Gaza wait months to get on a medical evacuation flight to take them for critical treatment. The Journal follows one family on their journey to Romania.
Watch: The Journey to Evacuate Sick Children From Gaza to Romania
More than 16,000 people are waiting for urgent medical evacuations from Gaza. The Wall Street Journal follows one flight taking sick and wounded Palestinian children to Romania.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Sick and injured children in Gaza wait months to get on a medical evacuation flight to take them for critical treatment. The Journal follows one family on their journey to Romania.
The EU should play a more consistent role in protecting #democracy by safeguarding the European information environment. There is no other sustainable way forward other than a concentrated effort that integrates copyright protection, GDPR and information literacy across the Board. #europeanunion
November 13, 2025 at 7:48 AM
The EU should play a more consistent role in protecting #democracy by safeguarding the European information environment. There is no other sustainable way forward other than a concentrated effort that integrates copyright protection, GDPR and information literacy across the Board. #europeanunion
What’s everyone talking about today? Trump & Epstein?
November 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
What’s everyone talking about today? Trump & Epstein?
I wonder why a lot of the people trying to sell you stuff start with “Steal…” as a sales pitch.
November 5, 2025 at 9:39 AM
I wonder why a lot of the people trying to sell you stuff start with “Steal…” as a sales pitch.
Reposted by Alexandru Giboi
Europe needs to hire a talent commissioner on.ft.com/490Q8jQ | opinion
Europe needs to hire a talent commissioner
Prosperity will come from attracting global AI innovators
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November 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Europe needs to hire a talent commissioner on.ft.com/490Q8jQ | opinion
I scared them, but they had fun! 🎃👻
November 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I scared them, but they had fun! 🎃👻
I’m tired of the Good Vibes Only.
Alexandru Giboi (@alexgiboi)
You’re going to see here people who are so confident and so positive.
The more confident someone sounds, the more I want to see their doubts, though.
I’ve had enough of fakes, seen enough in my li...
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October 30, 2025 at 8:26 AM
I’m tired of the Good Vibes Only.
AI can generate images, but cannot regenerate memories ⤵️
On Memory, Journalism & Principles
Why photo archives - and the photojournalists who constantly create them - will remain essential in an age of AI.
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October 27, 2025 at 7:18 PM
AI can generate images, but cannot regenerate memories ⤵️
We talk a lot about misinformation, and less about distraction.
Noise hides and distorts the truth.
And in that fog of information, even honest people stop looking for what’s real, in the end.
Support professional journalism. It helps clear the fog.
#journalism
Noise hides and distorts the truth.
And in that fog of information, even honest people stop looking for what’s real, in the end.
Support professional journalism. It helps clear the fog.
#journalism
October 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
We talk a lot about misinformation, and less about distraction.
Noise hides and distorts the truth.
And in that fog of information, even honest people stop looking for what’s real, in the end.
Support professional journalism. It helps clear the fog.
#journalism
Noise hides and distorts the truth.
And in that fog of information, even honest people stop looking for what’s real, in the end.
Support professional journalism. It helps clear the fog.
#journalism
Took part in a panel discussion on photo archives in Atlanta & it reminded me how deeply they shape our societies.
They hold both family and community history. Do you still keep or scan your old photos? Read my newsletter post about it: open.substack.com/pub/alexgibo...
#PhotoArchives #Journalism
They hold both family and community history. Do you still keep or scan your old photos? Read my newsletter post about it: open.substack.com/pub/alexgibo...
#PhotoArchives #Journalism
On Memory, Journalism & Principles
Why photo archives - and the photojournalists who constantly create them - will remain essential in an age of AI.
open.substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Took part in a panel discussion on photo archives in Atlanta & it reminded me how deeply they shape our societies.
They hold both family and community history. Do you still keep or scan your old photos? Read my newsletter post about it: open.substack.com/pub/alexgibo...
#PhotoArchives #Journalism
They hold both family and community history. Do you still keep or scan your old photos? Read my newsletter post about it: open.substack.com/pub/alexgibo...
#PhotoArchives #Journalism
We need more discussions about the core values of journalism — more about ethics, morality, and the positive impact that quality journalism has on society. Especially now, when true journalism is barely visible amid the rise of AI. #journalism #photography #photojournalism #newsmedia
October 23, 2025 at 11:21 AM
We need more discussions about the core values of journalism — more about ethics, morality, and the positive impact that quality journalism has on society. Especially now, when true journalism is barely visible amid the rise of AI. #journalism #photography #photojournalism #newsmedia
Yesterday’s Atlanta sunset 🤩
October 21, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Yesterday’s Atlanta sunset 🤩
This sunset in Atlanta!
October 20, 2025 at 12:18 PM
This sunset in Atlanta!