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Photo by UNESCO Courier on August 28, 2026. May be a graphic of magazine, newspaper, poster and text that says 'TTHI unesco Courier " Information is a a public good to which everyone is entitled. Reliable information is not a luxury. In a world where algorithms increasingly determine what we see, how do we make sure quality journalism remains visible?'.

Photo by UNESCO Courier on August 28, 2026. May be a graphic of magazine, poster, newspaper and text that says 'IHE unesco Courier "E Quality information is overshadowed by mounting volumes of entertainment, commercial content, and those viral public "bads" known as disinformation, misinformation and malinformation.'.

Photo by UNESCO Courier on August 28, 2026. May be a graphic of poster, magazine, office and text that says 'ITE unesco " Courier Free and professional journalism delivers absolutely essential oxygen into the communications ecolog gy: Exposing corruption. Spotlighting human rights abuses Enabling informed voting. Sounding the alarm on climate change. Promoting peace. Combating Combatingdiscrimination. discrimination.'.

Photo by UNESCO Courier on August 28, 2026. May be a graphic of newspaper, magazine and text that says 'II unesco " Courier While fake human interfaces are built to sound highly convincing, the uay and reliability of their outputs remain intrinsically hit-and-miss miss affairs. The distinction between journalism and everything that merely looks like information is becoming harder to maintain.'.

Photo by UNESCO Courier on August 28, 2026. May be a graphic of magazine and text that says 'unesco Courier " Simultaneously, AI companies take journalists work without credit or compensation. The result is 1S a fast-looming crisis. X Technology is changing not only how journalism circulates, but also how its work is reused and valued.'.

Photo by UNESCO Courier on August 28, 2026. May be a graphic of magazine, poster, newspaper and text that says 'IRI unesco " Courier The policy brief on Information Integrity on Digital Platforms [...] calls for policies favouring independent, free and pluralistic journalism. It demands transparency from the tech companies that play such a significant role in harming information integrity. So the question isn 't whether journalism can adapt to technology- it is what kind of diğital environment we choose to build around journalism.'.

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Quality information has become one of the defining challenges facing journalism today. In his latest article for The UNESCO Courier, Guy Berger, Emeritus Professor specializing in media and Internet policy issues and former Director of UNESCO’s Division of Freedom of Expression and Media Development, looks at how the information environment has changed and what this means for journalism. His analysis also connects with UNESCO’s World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development: Global Report 2022/2025 – Journalism: Shaping a World at Peace, which examines the pressures facing journalism and the growing threats to information integrity. From the economics of digital media to the way algorithms determine what becomes visible, the information landscape has changed profoundly. Yet the fundamental question remains remarkably familiar: how can journalism continue to provide people with information they can trust? Copyright: UNESCO/Till Noon.

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