Charlie BeckettGlobal Journalism Reborn — What Difference Does It Make?In my world of mainstream news media the New Year has brought forth a small, but interesting ripple in the future of news pond. The stone…Jan 5, 2022Jan 5, 2022
Charlie BeckettRule-breakers and systems (re)makers‘Disruption’ is a key idea for entrepreneurs seeking to forge new business models that capture new markets. Yet, the paradox of disruption…Jan 26, 2021Jan 26, 2021
Charlie BeckettTen things I learnt about journalism and AI in 2020It has been a year since we published the results of our global survey on what news organisations are doing with and thinking about AI…Nov 18, 2020Nov 18, 2020
Charlie BeckettPassion, niche and news institutions: the idea of a journalist is changing againWe are seeing a reshaping of what it means to have a career in journalism. The rise of the ‘passion economy’, increasing freelancing, more…Oct 2, 2020Oct 2, 2020
Charlie BeckettThe Challenge of AI journalism: an historic moment?AI and journalism is a very technical issue but we are talking about this technology at a critical historical moment for journalism. I…Sep 24, 2020Sep 24, 2020
Charlie BeckettSaving journalism: next level newsI should have been sitting with dozens of other European media people around a long table in the glorious baroque setting of the orangery…Sep 18, 2020Sep 18, 2020
Charlie BeckettWhat is the future of news after Covid-19?Polis director Charlie Beckett argues that these are all related trends in this article based on the evidence he gave recently to a UK…Jun 13, 2020Jun 13, 2020
Charlie BeckettIs Boris Johnson the British Trump?The details of the story about Dominic Cummings travelling in breach of the government’s coronavirus rules matter because it might have a…May 25, 2020May 25, 2020
Charlie BeckettCoronavirus: public trust is an issue for news media but what does it mean?Another opinion poll question shows low levels of ‘trust’ in British journalists. But this is not the problem you might think it is. In…Apr 24, 2020Apr 24, 2020
Charlie BeckettJournalism and coronavirus: the challenge for the news mediaJournalists are under enormous pressure right now. There is a huge public appetite for information and debate and the means to feed it are…Mar 26, 2020Mar 26, 2020
