Digital News Report 2024 launch events
Our Digital News Report 2024 will be launched through a series of global events. Each panel features report authors speaking alongside prominent journalists from different regions. Some events are in person and some are online.
Global launch. Monday 17 June, in person and online
Speakers:
- Short intros by Jane Barrett, Global Editor for Media News Strategy of Reuters, and Will Church, Director of Media Freedom Programmes of the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
- Rasmus Nielsen, Director, Reuters Institute
- Nic Newman, Digital News Report Lead Author and Senior Research Associate, Reuters Institute
- Anna Bateson, CEO of the Guardian Media Group.
- Rachel Corp, CEO of ITN.
- Matthew Keen, Head of Operations and Strategy, Reuters.
- Rozina Breen, editor-in-chief, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism.
Live-streamed on the Reuters Institute's X and LinkedIn accounts and organised in partnership with Reuters.
US launch. Monday 24 June, in person and online
Reuters HQ in New York City. 10:00 EDT, 15:00 UK
Speakers:
- Paul Bascobert, President, Reuters News
- Rasmus Nielsen, Director, Reuters Institute
- Claudio E. Cabrera. Head of Strategy and Audience, The Athletic
- Ken Li, Global Industry Editor, Technology, Reuters
- Kristina Anderson, Managing Editor, Google News Programmes
Streamed on the Reuters Institute's X and LinkedIn accounts and organised in partnership with Reuters.
Africa launch. Thursday 20 June, online only
Speakers:
- Federica Cherubini, Director of Leadership Development, RISJ
- Nic Newman, lead author of DNR 2024
- Chris Roper, Deputy Board Director, Code for Africa
- Linus Kaikai, Group Editorial Director, Royal Media Services RMS
- Phathiswa Magopeni, Board Director, SABC
- Imru AL Qays Talha Jebril, author of Morocco's country page for this year's Digital News Report.
Asia launch. Friday 21 June, online only
Speakers:
- Federica Cherubini, Director of Leadership Development, RISJ
- Nic Newman, lead author of DNR 2024
- Yvonne Chua, author of the Philippines country page of DNR 2024
- Reiko Saisho, author of the Japan country page of DNR 2024
Latin America launch. Festival Gabo. 6 July
Key findings presented by Eduardo Suárez, Head of Editorial at RISJ. The event is part of the Festival Gabo, the most important journalism event in Latin America.
India launch. Pre-recorded, online
Pre-recorded, online.
Speakers:
- Nic Newman, lead author of DNR 2024
- Mitali Mukherjee, director of journalist programmes, RISJ
- Pooja Prasanna, editorial head of reporting at The News Minute
- Seema Chishti, editor at The Wire
- Rupa Jha, co-founder of Collective Newsroom