Adapt or Resist? Journalism Between Platform Power and AI

Over the past two decades, platforms have fundamentally reshaped journalism: reach often outweighed relevance, algorithms competed with editorial judgement, and platform power challenged media independence. Now generative AI is driving the next transformation, changing how information is created, discovered and valued. What lessons has journalism learned from the platform era—and which warnings came too late? Do news organizations need smarter AI strategies, stronger regulation, or entirely new approaches to remain relevant and independent? 

This discussion explores how journalism can navigate technological change without losing its public mission.