Journalism and media events in 2026
Conferences and study weeks are fantastic opportunities to get the latest updates on the industry and network with your peers
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Journalists are busy, so we did the legwork for you and picked some of the best media events taking place in 2026. Hopefully, this will help you plan your agenda.
We will update this piece regularly - let us know if you hear about an event that should be featured.
🇬🇧 Audiencers Festival, The Audiencers: 11 June, London
🇩🇪🇨🇦🇫🇷 Other festivals available throughout the year in Hamburg (3 March), Montréal (25 June), and Paris (29 September)
Top speakers: Arnaud Aubron (Le Monde), Diana Babei (The Economist), Anjali Iyer (The Washington Post), Arielle Goldstein (WIRED), Emily Hood (The Texas Tribune)
Main topics: Audience diversification, registration strategies, community-focused subscriptions, AI for engagement and retention, product innovation
Audiencers’ Events | Audiencers
We’re working our way around the world to bring Audiencers together around expertise, networking and a glass of wine or two.
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🇩🇪 DW Global Media Forum, Deutsche Welle: 23–24 June 2026, Bonn
Top speakers: Yasmina Al-Gannabi (DW), Jodie Ginsberg (Committee to Protect Journalists), Mariya Frei (UA:Suspilne), Lambert Hogenhaut and Irene Khan (UN)
Main topics: Press freedom and independent journalism, AI and innovation in newsrooms, journalism and big tech, global media business models
DW Global Media Forum 2026
Journalism out loud: The DW Global Media Forum 2026
DW Global Media Forum 2026
🇬🇧 Summer Investigative Journalism Conference, CIJ: 25–26 June, London
Top speakers: Catrin Nye (BBC), Henk van Ess (OSINT trainer), Gill Phillips (legal consultant), Connor Plunkett (bellingcat), Jim Waterson (London Centric), Max Harlow (Bloomberg)
Main topics: Investigations, data journalism, AI for journalists, FOIA and legal skills, climate investigations, war reporting, open-source intelligence (OSINT)
