🔶 #50: RISJ's Trends & Predictions. What else?

Hello and welcome to the... checks notes... 50th edition of the News Alchemists newsletter! 😱

I celebrated the anniversary in advance, by hanging out online with some of you last Friday to share my plans for growing News Alchemists this year and to get your feedback.

It was an inspiring conversation, in which we talked about the importance of human curation in these AI-driven times, and the value of finding a community who shares our people-centric vision for journalism, so that we can feel less lonely in fighting the good fight.

You will see the impact of last week's conversation in these emails (and beyond) over the following weeks. Stay tuned.

Journalism, media, and technology trends and predictions 2026

Yesterday the Reuters Institute published the Trends & Predictions report, authored by 🧞Nic Newman, one of my favourite January traditions that helps us start the year with a snapshot of what 'media leaders' are thinking, hoping, and dreading about the year ahead.

From the very first paragraph, the situation is clear: