FEATURE
A visual essay of U.S. local newsrooms: humor and survival

09.01.2026
Katerina Voutsina

Photographer Ann Hermes has spent six years photographing the fading world of U.S. local news, capturing the humor and humanity of newsroom life alongside the melancholy of an industry in retreat. She spoke with iMEdD about the state of local journalism today — and what it might become tomorrow.

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DATA
STORIES

Tools, news and practices from the data journalism community, useful for everyone

Methodology Two satellite images and QGIS are enough to find how much a lake has shrunken 
04.09.2025
Chrysoula Marinou

A guide for journalists on how to observe and measure the reduction of water reserves in water bodies, like the Aposelemi Dam in Crete, with the use and the analysis of satellite images.  

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Open Data Water reserves in Attica from 1985 to the present day 
17.07.2025
Chrysoula Marinou

We have collected historical data on the water reserves in Attica's reservoirs and are publishing it as an open dataset.

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Tools & Practices How non-coding journalists can build web scrapers with AI (examples and prompts included)

A guide on non-coding journalists using AI to build web scrapers and access complex public data for their investigations.

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Interview Nick Diakopoulos: Artificial intelligence and journalism beyond the hype 
23.09.2025
Kelly Kiki

Professor Nick Diakopoulos speaks to iMEdD about how generative artificial intelligence is affecting newsrooms and journalism’s comparative advantage in content production. He comments on the competitive pressures media face in distribution and sees the opportunity for trust in journalism as still very much alive.

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PRESS FORWARD

Features and analyses about the present and future of journalism

FEATURE
Feature No full stop — What journalism must carry into the year ahead 
30.12.2025
iMEdD Team

In this collection of essays, executives, reporters, and media innovators from the iMEdD network reflect on what lies ahead for journalism in the coming year.

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Feature How journalism tiptoes around algospeak’s grocery store  
16.12.2025
Celia Tsigka

From “seggs” to “unalive,” online language is evolving to bypass automated moderation. What started as a workaround for content creators is now changing journalism itself. This is the story of algospeak.

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Jelani Cobb on freedom of speech, the Press, and White House reporting 
10.11.2025
Kelly Kiki

Jelani Cobb, Dean of the Columbia Journalism School, author, and longtime staff writer for The New Yorker, speaks to iMEdD about academic freedom in the United States, the challenges facing the press today, so-called “Trump coverage,” and the public interest as journalism’s enduring mission. 

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FEATURE
Feature Turning points, censorship and technological change

A digital exhibition by the International Press Institute brings to light just a small sample of a treasure trove of archives. We spoke with the IPI team about the organization's major project to organize and make available the archives, which represent the history of freedom of the press around the world.

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Interview Documenting history: Ron Haviv on one’s visual truth
23.12.2025
Nikolas Aronis

One of the most consequential conflict photojournalists of our era, Ron Haviv, talked with us about how his photographs led the way for the representation of conflict for the world.

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Feature Recognizing and addressing burnout in the newsroom
24.11.2025
Katerina Voutsina

Speaking to iMEdD, experts warn burnout in journalism goes beyond exhaustion and now poses serious risks to press freedom.

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EDITOR’S
PICKS

Curated stories and reports from the iMEdD journalism team.