Trust, truth and making news pay: Editors outline the biggest challenges for journalism in 2021
It may be a new year, but many of the challenges facing journalism in 2021 are not new. The question of how to make news pay remains, as do concerns over trust and truth, both of which have been eroded in the digital age.
In the US in particular, the battle to establish facts that can be agreed upon by both sides looks set to continue into the Biden administration, as popular support for Trump and his claims of “fake news” remains.
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Adjusting to the pandemic (and then post-pandemic) work culture offers up yet another challenge for news organisations, while finding a sustainable business model for journalism is still top of everyone’s list.