Op-Ed: Navigating friendship through the (in)visible bonds and reciprocity
We have all been there. You send a thoughtful text and then just stare at your phone, waiting. No reply comes. Days go by. Then weeks. And somewhere in that quiet silence, a small question starts to bug you. Am I the only one trying here?…
2026 Global News Forum registrations open
Registrations for the 2026 Global News Forum have opened. The Forum is co-hosted by Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). This three-day event will be held at ABC’s headquarters in Sydney from 2-4 September 2026. The theme this year is Resilient Journalism: Safeguarding Truth and Wellbeing. All…
Will AI destroy journalism, or is our refusal to use it the real threat?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping newsroom workflows at a rapid pace. However, as the industry struggles with this transition, the biggest question now is: is the technology itself the danger, or is our hesitation to master it what truly puts journalism at risk? A recent online…
The GNF returns to Australia after a decade
Preparations for the 2026 Global News Forum, hosted by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), are well underway. There is growing excitement surrounding a significant shift in format compared to previous editions. The forum is scheduled for September 2–4 at the ABC’s iconic headquarters in Ultimo,…
Thai PBS Goes Digital-First: Transforming Public Broadcasting in the Streaming Era
“For Thai PBS, the digital shift is a major opportunity to improve how we deliver content and to reach audiences in ways that align with modern media habits. We have already begun making those changes,” says Kanokporn Prasitphon, Digital Media Director of Thai PBS. In an exclusive…
ABU News & UOW Malaysia explore new frontiers in journalism education
ABU News recently met with the University of Wollongong (UOW) Malaysia’s School of Communication and Creative Arts to understand how the institution prepares its students for the industry. A growing challenge persists where traditional academic frameworks struggle to keep pace with the rapid, practical demands…
Op-Ed: Why your shares are killing your favourite creators
We have a problem. As a writer for Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) News, I spend my days connecting the dots within the complex relationship between journalism and technology. While investigating how algorithms silence voices, I noticed a subtler threat: our own digital habits. For years,…
Shadow banned: When algorithms quietly silence journalism
Imagine publishing your most vital investigation—a story of global consequence—only to watch it silently sink into obscurity. You haven’t been banned, your account isn’t suspended, and you have received no violation notifications. Yet, your reach has plummeted to zero. You have entered the “communicative limbo”…
Scroll, Click, Trust: How newsrooms must adapt to social media
During a webinar organised by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Media Academy, Birkan Koç, Brand Marketing Specialist at TRT Türkiye, argued that news has continually evolved alongside technology: moving from newspapers to radio, TV, and now the internet. In each era, “news is shaped not…
News industry braces for AI-driven change
The significant reliance on Artificial Intelligence (AI) is affecting consumers’ reading and viewing habits. Rather than searching for information via search engines, there is a growing trend of people “prompting” for information directly through their personal AI platforms. Senior Research Associate at the Reuters Institute…
