News in the Digital Age 2026
About the event
FT Strategies and the Google News Initiative invite publishers back to the third edition of our News in the Digital Age summit, focusing on the Business of Journalism.
Join leading editors, media executives and industry experts from across the globe for a focused day of discussion on how artificial intelligence is reshaping the business and practice of journalism. This year’s agenda explores how publishers are automating routine tasks, using AI to augment editorial and commercial decision-making, and making deliberate choices about which areas of their work to fully own, safeguarding core values and editorial independence.
Across a full day of keynote speeches, interactive presentations and deep-dive panel discussions, we’ll examine the practical realities of integrating AI into newsrooms, drawing lessons from within and beyond the media sector. From content creation and audience engagement to organisational transformation, we’ll highlight both opportunities and risks in this evolving landscape.
NEWS IN THE DIGITAL AGE 2024 : HIGHLIGHTS
In 2024, we hosted the second News in the Digital Age summit: through in-depth panels and interactive sessions, the summit revealed effective strategies to achieve growth amid today’s global headwinds and cultural shifts and provided the insights publishers need to build a sustainable and profitable future. Watch a summary of the event below.
KEY DISCUSSION POINTS
Automate
What have publishers already automated, and why?
Augment
How can AI enhance journalistic output, audience engagement and monetisation?
Own
What must professional newsrooms continue to control in an AI age?
Emerging News Voices
How are new formats and creators reshaping the future of news?
WHY ATTEND
Connect
with leading media executives, editors and other industry trailblazers from across the world
Engage
in inspiring discussions with fellow publishers and hear from those who have tackled the challenge of reinvigorating business models
Learn
about the behaviours and trends of younger audiences and how to capitalise on shifts in media engagement
Be inspired
by strategic thinkers embracing the opportunities and implications of changing technology