Call for Contributions: Newsfluencers and Public Interest Media
The Forum on Information and Democracy (FID) is preparing an insight report examining the relationship between news content creators (or so called “newsfluencers”) and public interest journalism and welcomes contributions from experts. The report will look at how the creator economy is reshaping the information ecosystem: the competitive and financial pressures it places on traditional […]
How to mobilise the Open Government Partnership to promote information integrity in Francophone Africa
In spring 2026, the Open Government Partnership (OGP) commissioned FID to work with Benin, Ivory Coast, Morocco and Senegal to incorporate the issues of information integrity and press freedom into their national action plans. In its report, FID provides an overview of the issues and presents recommendations for the four countries. Access to reliable information […]
How AI is harming public interest media’s sustainability: first findings from FID’s dedicated workstream
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) is fundamentally reshaping our information ecosystems, public interest media faces historical challenges regarding its sustainability. Facilitated by the Forum on Information and Democracy and led by Luxembourg, Spain and Ukraine, the Workstream on Safeguarding Access to Reliable Information in the Age of AI held its second meeting highlighting this specific challenge […]
New challenges and approaches in the fight against Climate Disinformation – insights from the workstream on information integrity on climate change and the environment
Climate disinformation is not only employed to delay climate action, but is interconnected with other goals, such as foreign interference, as the conversations of the workstream highlight. This requires that governments think of comprehensive approaches to tackle the problem. Parliamentary inquiries and recommendations as well as new communications campaigns can play a role to protect […]
