It's been a busy week at the Institute. Here are some of the things we've published and promoted this week

On Monday we welcomed Mexican editor Tania Montalvo to our leadership development team https://bit.ly/3tnvnMx

On Tuesday we published this interview with Pakistani editor Raza Rumi by our contributor Raksha Kumar. Rumi explains how the country's media regulator has become an instrument of censorship in the last few years https://bit.ly/3rD4Xpr

On Tuesday we also welcomed 10 talented journalists to our Fellowship. Explore their names, bios and projects https://bit.ly/3PKT8FB

Today we published the latest essay from our series on how to fix climate journalism. To beat greenwashing, journalists should go back to basics, argues Alexandre Karghoo from Mauritius https://bit.ly/3LRgrfJ

??‍♀️ Finally a chart from one of our latest reports. Do news orgs put the public’s interest first? Very few in Brazil (16%), the UK (13%), or the US (16%) think they do. Full report here https://bit.ly/46Ba0p8

? Good morning from Oxford. Here's a short thread on some pieces we've published this week.

? Russia’s influence. What is behind Kremlin propaganda in Africa? A new piece by Gretel Kahn looks into how the Russian government uses local media outlets to push their agenda in the continent. https://bit.ly/45ZOomA

? Next for AI. Expert David Caswell explains why generative AI will transform the news ecosystem and how news companies should adapt to these changes. https://bit.ly/3t17nyl

? Trust in news. Our new research report looks into what news organisations can do to be more trusted based on new survey data from Brazil, India, UK, and the US. https://bit.ly/48tePm3

?Good morning from Oxford. Here's a short thread on some pieces we've published this week.

?Journalism fellowship. Our 40-year Fellowship reunion was last weekend. These are a few highlights of our panel discussions on AI, mental health, newsroom diversity, reader revenue and foreign news. https://bit.ly/48igkDO

?? Nigerian elections. Our contributor Patrick Egwu wrote about how fact-checking organisations in Nigeria formed a united coalition to verify statements from politicians and false narratives being shared online amidst the country’s elections earlier this year. https://bit.ly/3Zlxv3h

⚽️ Women’s World Cup. Our Head of Editorial Eduardo Suárez profiled Relevo, a young Spanish sports news site that published a crucial scoop that brought down Spain's football chief Luis Rubiales. https://bit.ly/3ZgpuMR

⛰️Climate journalism. In the latest essay of our climate journalism series, American journalist Rob Chaney argues that journalists must convey the irreversible changes in our environment due to climate change, rather than focusing solely on recovery and rebuilding after climate events. https://bit.ly/3rdYNMa

?Good morning from Oxford. Here's a short thread on some pieces we've published this week.

?On Monday we published this piece by Ramaa Sharma with seven takeaways from our podcast series on authentic leadership she hosted earlier this year. https://bit.ly/3sMB4TX

?On Tuesday we published this interview by Gretel Kahn with Garance Burke from AP looking at how she led the development of the AI chapter in the latest edition of the AP Stylebook. https://bit.ly/484rqfn

??On Thursday we published this piece by Marina Adami looking at how a course by MediaWise and Newtral is teaching older Spaniards to identify online misinformation. https://bit.ly/3LbjEXl

?On Friday we published this piece by Marina Adami featuring contributions from editors around the world to a global media summit convened by Siddharth Varadarajan with a focus on press freedom. https://bit.ly/3LhdpkF

?We also published the latest instalment in our essay series 'How to fix climate journalism.' This week's essay, by Sahana Ghosh, looks at the importance of climate literacy within the newsroom. https://bit.ly/3PvtZQk

?️Good morning! Here is our round-up of pieces about journalism worldwide including stories on the new CNN chief, the push for hybrid work, press freedom in Kashmir, and more.

? New boss. Mark Thompson, the former chief executive of The New York Times and director-general of the BBC, will be the next leader of CNN, taking the reins of the news organisation amidst a period of falling ratings and profit. https://cnn.it/45HQp6i

? Hybrid work. As the fall approaches, some media companies are beginning to push employees to work from the office more regularly, reigniting media unions’ efforts to keep hybrid work in place. https://bit.ly/3OWt5eo

❌ Press in Kashmir. “The decimation of the press in Kashmir is one the biggest tragedies of our times, and no one is willing even to utter a word as if we don’t exist,” Raqib Naik told Suchitra Vijayan about the threat to press freedom in Kashmir. https://bit.ly/3szox60

?? Social media suspension. Meta is rejecting a recommendation made by its own Oversight Board to suspend Cambodian leader Hun Sen’s Facebook account for inciting violence. https://wapo.st/45OSnSd

?A battle against ‘woke’. “Any journalist … would feel challenged to work in a place where the line between the edit side and the business side is as eroded as it’s become this year,” departing deputy editor of Atlanta Magazine wrote in his resignation letter this month amidst trouble at the magazine. https://wapo.st/3PkuNYn

? Hello. Here is our round-up of pieces about journalism worldwide including tech layoffs, local news in the UK and Spain, AI and true crime, and a disinformation campaign.

*? Layoffs.* The Washington Post is laying off staff at its in house publishing tool and software business Arc XP, reports Max Tani. A union statement said the cuts "have been shown again and again to erode morale and productivity without actually saving money"
https://www.semafor.com/article/08/29/2023/washington-post-lays-off-staff-from-arc-xp

*? News via WhatsApp.* "It’s a journalistic experiment because we are making a different product with a different narrative on a less conventional platform for digital media." Juan Andrés Muñoz, founder of Pamplonews, a WhatsApp-based local newsletter, speaks to Hanaa’ Tameez
https://www.niemanlab.org/2023/08/a-local-whatsapp-newsletter-is-helping-people-make-the-most-of-a-spanish-city/

*? AI and true crime.* "At VGTV, we cultivate journalists with a diverse skill set involving filming, editing, directing, reporting, crime research, and journalism." Creators of a Norwegian true crime series share how they utilised AI and voices of criminals to relive the cases
https://www.inma.org/blogs/video-innovations/post.cfm/vg-launches-true-crime-series-uses-ai-to-animate-re-enactments-of-actual-events

*? Local news success.* Local news site Manchester Mill's founder Joshi Hermann says they plan to expand to several other UK cities, including Birmingham and Glasgow, after a £1.75m valuation.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/aug/30/manchester-mill-prepares-for-uk-expansion-after-valuation

*?? “Spamouflage”.* "This operation was large and noisy, but it struggled to reach beyond its own fake echo chamber." Meta said it shut down a largely ineffective "Spamouflage" disinformation campaign linked to Chinese law enforcement, removing 7,700 accounts and groups across its platforms.
https://www.reuters.com/technology/meta-pins-spamouflage-influence-campaign-chinese-law-enforcement-2023-08-29/

? Hello. Here is our round-up of pieces about journalism worldwide including Africa’s podcast scene, philanthropy, a rebuke of US political journalism and a profile of a brave Peruvian reporter.

*? Africa’s podcast boom.* "Whether you are in West Africa, South Africa or Central Africa, young people are attracted to stories that are very personal and authentic." Lucinda Jordan of Wan-Ifra hears from some of the key figures harnessing the podcast boom across Africa
https://wan-ifra.org/2023/08/africas-storytelling-evolution-how-podcasting-boosts-minority-voices-and-can-reinvigorate-newsrooms/

*? Philanthropy.* Philanthropic spending on US journalism has seen a 'substantial' increase in the past five years according to a study by the University of Chicago, but the authors urge greater transparency in sources of funding and conflicts of interest.
https://mediaimpactfunders.org/philanthropys-growing-role-in-american-journalism-a-new-study-reveals-increased-funding-and-ethical-considerations/

*? Horse race journalism.* "We need to hear from more experts on authoritarian movements and fewer pollsters and political strategists. We need journalists who’ll talk a lot less about who’s up or down and a lot more about the stakes," writes Will Bunch of the Philadelphia Inquirer
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/media-2020-election-trump-authoritarianism-20230827.html

*? A brave reporter.* "The pressure against me is very strong, but this is where I want to be," Manuel Calloquispe tells CPJ about his reporting on the environmental destruction, particularly from illegal gold mining, in the Peruvian Amazon
https://cpj.org/2023/08/perus-manuel-calloquispe-faces-threats-and-assaults-to-expose-environmental-damage-from-illegal-amazon-mining/

? Plus, our newsletter is out today with a piece on crypto journalism in the Global South, a fellowship project on transparency in journalism and much more. Read it here: https://mailchi.mp/politics.ox.ac.uk/why-transparency-wont-save-journalism

? Hello from sunny Oxford! Today’s Telegram post showcases some pieces we've published during the past seven days.

?️‍? Transgender coverage. "The media's role in transforming perceptions and fostering acceptance of transgender individuals in Jordan remains a work in progress." Manar Hafez explored coverage of trans issues in her fellowship project
https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/elephant-room-missing-transgender-news-coverage-jordan

? TikTok and hate speech. On Monday, we published this interview by Raksha Kumar with Nuurrianti Jalli from Oklahoma State University on how and why hate speech on TikTok in Malaysia and Indonesia rises during election periods.
https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/hate-speech-can-be-found-tiktok-any-time-its-frequency-spikes-elections

*? RTI laws.* On Tuesday, we published a project by Journalist Fellow Tarjei Leer-Salvesen looking at Right To Information laws, including an interactive global map with associated coverage and costs for each country.
https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/bypassing-secrecy-new-tools-facilitate-more-cross-border-investigations-rti

*? Press freedom in Kashmir.* After the Kashmir Walla's website and social media accounts were shut down last weekend, Raksha Kumar spoke to Anuradha Bhasin of the Kashmir Times, for this interview we are sharing today on the closure and perilous state of journalism in the region.
https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/it-wont-stop-kashmir-says-senior-editor-about-key-news-site-being-blocked

*? Indigenous voices and climate journalism.* And today we are also publishing the latest essay in our series from our climate network. Jennifer Verma writes on how climate journalism should draw more on the expertise and perspectives of Indigenous people to improve its coverage.
https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/report-fully-climate-change-journalists-need-integrate-indigenous-knowledge-their-coverage

☁️Good morning! Here's a daily roundup on journalism worldwide with pieces on news on Evan Gershkovich, news deserts, media investments, and more.

❌ Stuck in Russia. Russian authorities have requested an extension of the pretrial detention of Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter deemed by the U.S. to be wrongfully held in Russia. https://on.wsj.com/3EaV9Ws

?️News deserts. A look into how newsrooms from Brazil, Indonesia, Romania, and Portugal have succeeded in starting up and fulfilling unmet information needs in their regions’ news deserts. https://bit.ly/44i2ZrT

? Funding buzzy startups. Inside the roof industrial company investing in several buzzy media start-ups like digital newsletter Air Mail, podcasting network Pushkin Industries, magazine Cabana, book publisher Spiegel & Grau, and digital publication Puck. https://nyti.ms/3KTgZS6

? More media layoffs. Driven by unsteady economic conditions and changes in the media industry, The Texas Tribune executed layoffs for the first time in its 14-year history without disclosing how many employees got laid off. https://bit.ly/45H6Ob3

☀️Good morning!
Here's a daily roundup on journalism worldwide with pieces on the targeting of Russian journalists abroad, a new tech site, TikTok news and more.

?An attempted assassination. Russian journalist Elena Kostyuchenko, who reported on the war in Ukraine for Novaya Gazeta before it was forced to shut down in Russia, shares the story of how she suffered a suspected poisoning attempt in Germany after learning of a Russian plot to assassinate her while reporting in Ukraine. https://bit.ly/47Indhe

??‍?A new tech publication. Following Vice Media's bankruptcy, a group of four journalists from its tech brand Motherboard decided to set up their own publication, 404 Media. https://bit.ly/47GCkrv

?New TikTok ads. TikTok announced it will allow advertisers to buy ads that appear in its search results, Sarah Perez reports for TechCrunch. https://bit.ly/3YSyebW

?An acquisition. Global subscription and revenue management company Mather Economics has bought AI-based content curation and analytics platform Sophi from the Globe and Mail. https://bit.ly/3P7hqdT

?? Media in Iceland. BBC World shared a media guide to Iceland, outlining media ownership, press freedom and news consumption in the country. https://bit.ly/45DLGT1