📍 Journalism & MediaTech
🗓️ SEP 24 | Horizon Stage | 11:15 AM – 12:45 PM
News is no longer just published – it’s platformed, filtered, and forwarded. This track dives into the power dynamics behind modern journalism: from messaging apps and algorithms to regulation and digital rights. Who controls our feed? And how can journalism stay relevant in private, fragmented information spaces?
Presented by MIZ Babelsberg, this track explores how platforms, policy, and emerging technologies are redefining the architecture of journalism. Two essential sessions bring together leading voices from tech, media research, and major newsrooms:
🔑 Invisible Infrastructure: Privacy, Power and the Future of News
Platforms decide what we see – but messengers shape what we don’t. In this keynote, Udbhav Tiwari (VP Strategy & Global Affairs, Signal Foundation) explores what digital freedom means when infrastructure becomes invisible. Can privacy-first design and democratic regulation rebuild trust in a fragmented news landscape?
🧠 Who Owns the Feed? Journalism, Regulation and the Hidden Architecture of News
How can journalism maintain agency in an environment where influence is opaque and infrastructure is hidden? This panel brings together senior journalist and media advisor Alexandra Borchardt, Meinolf Ellers (Lead Strategic Business Development, dpa),and Udbhav Tiwari for a critical cross-sector discussion, hosted by investigative journalist and moderator Svea Eckert. Together, they explore who shapes access to information – and who keeps the digital public sphere open.
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