Past Events

17 June, 2019: Digital News Report 2019 New York launch

12:00pm-12:30pm: Launch of the 2019 Digital News Report
Rasmus Nielsen (Director, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism)
12:30pm-1:30pm: Panel discussion on 2019 Digital News Report
LaToya Drake (Google)
Kadia Tubman (Yahoo)
Marcus Mabry (CNN)
Francesco Marconi (Wall Street Journal)
Moderator: Emily Bell (Tow Center)

Venue: Columbia University Journalism School

Film of launch event


14 June, 2019: Global Editors Network (GEN)

Launch of the 2019 Digital News Report at the Global Editors Network (GEN) summit in Athens.

The report will present the essential data on the future of news, showing trends and possible paths for the future of journalism.
Presentation and Q&A with Rasmus Nielsen (Director, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism) and Nic Newman (Research Associate, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism)

Venue: Main Stage, GEN Summit, Athens

Film of launch event


12 June, 2019: Digital News Report 2019 London launch

Rasmus Nielsen, Director of the Reuters Institute, and Nic Newman, Research Associate and Lead Author of the report, will be joined by our expert panellists including:
Katie Vanneck Smith, Co-Founder and Publisher, Tortoise Media
Naja Nielsen, Digital Director, BBC News
Anna Bateson, Chief Customer Officer, Guardian News & Media
Jess Brammar, Executive Editor, HuffPost UK
Moderator: Jo Sheldon, Executive Director of Media Strategy, Edelman

Venue: Edelman, Southside, 105 Victoria Street, London

Film of launch event


10 July, 2018: GESTE host Digital News Report launch in Paris

10 July GESTE host Digital News Report launch in Paris with RISJ Director David Levy, DNR Lead Author Nic Newman and Science Po’s Executive Dorector, Alice Antheaume

Venue: GESTE, Paris


9 July, 2018: David Levy and Nic Newman present key findings from Digital News Report in Brussels

RISJ Director, David levy, and Lead DNR author, Nic Newman, present the latest findings from the report at the Thomson Reuters offices in Brussels

Venue: Thomson Reuters (Markets) SA., Belgium Branch, Marnixlaan 17 1000


18 June, 2018: Richard Fletcher presents key findings from Digital News Report in Oslo, Norway

On 18 June Richard presents the Digital News Report at the Fritt Ord Foundation in Oslo

Venue: Fritt Ord Foundation, Oslo


15 June, 2018: Digital News Report 2018 Washington Launch

8.30am EST Panel event and Q&A – panellists:

Chris Turpin, Senior Vice President for News and Editorial Director, NPR

Emilio Garcia-Ruiz, Managing Editor/Digital, Washington Post

Melissa Bell, Publisher, Vox

Chaired by Rasmus Nielsen, Director of Research, RISJ

Venue: The National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, Washington


14 June, 2018: Digital News Report 2018 London Launch

8am BST David Levy & Nic Newman present the latest findings followed by a panel discussion and Q&A – panellists:

Fran Unsworth, Director, BBC News & Current Affairs

Polly Curtis, Editor in Chief, Huffington Post UK

Nick Wrenn, Head of News Partnerships, Facebook

David Dinsmore COO News UK and Chair of the News Media Association

Chaired by Ed Williams, CEO, Edelman UK & Ireland

Venue: Edelman, Southside, 105 Victoria Street, London

https://www.edelman.co.uk/magazine/posts/the-reuters-institute-for-the-study-of-journalisms-digital-news-report-2018/


14 June, 2018: Digital News Report 2018 New York City Launch

12pm EST panel event and Q&A – panellists:

Mark Thompson, President & CEO, NYT

Lydia Polgreen, Editor in Chief, Huffington Post

Campbell Brown, Head of News, Facebook

Erica Anderson, US Partnerships Lead, Google News Lab

Chaired by Rasmus Nielsen, Director of Research, RISJ

Venue: Hosted by the TOW Centre for Digital Journalism @ Brown Institute for Media Innovation, New York


14 June, 2018: Digital News Report 2018 Berlin Launch

6pm Panel event and Q&A – panellists:

Barbara Hans, Editor in Chief Spiegel Online

Jochen Wegner, Editor in Chief Zeit Online

Nic Newman, Lead Author of the Digital News Report

Benedicte Autret, Google Head of News Partnerships UK, Ireland and Benelux

Chaired by Alexandra Borchardt, Director of Strategic Partnerships, RISJ

Venue: ZEIT ONLINE, 1 Askanischer Platz, Berlin