Published On 4/22/2026
Al Jazeera Media Institute is organizing the “Journalism in Wartime” forum, in conjunction with World Press Freedom Day, in the presence of an elite group of journalists and academics from the Arab world.
The forum, which will be organized online over the course of May 3 and 4, comes in a context in which journalists in the field face unprecedented challenges to ensure live and reliable coverage, while newsrooms deal with complex media contexts resulting from the effects of wars, such as conflicting information and the spread of propaganda, which forces a rethink of coverage tools and standards, and how to produce accurate journalistic knowledge that preserves the meaning and values of the profession and does not fall into the trap of simplification or misleading.
Coverage ethics
The forum seeks to open an in-depth discussion about these problems over the course of two days.
The first day is devoted to two sessions that address professional ethics in war coverage, and review journalistic experiences and testimonies presented by academics and journalists from the field.
The second day focuses on questions stemming from the reality of coverage, including: Do sources determine the form of news coverage in wars? Has Gaza changed the concept of war coverage?
Practical workshops and verification tools
In addition to the discussion sessions, the forum offers practical workshops presented by specialized journalists from the Al Jazeera network aimed at empowering journalists with open source verification tools and verifying content generated by artificial intelligence, in addition to a specialized electronic symposium over two days that addresses the humanitarian journalistic story, its production mechanisms, and its importance during wars and crises.
The forum contributes to promoting ongoing dialogue on journalism issues, enabling journalists to think critically about their practices, and enhancing their ability to produce responsible coverage that preserves the dignity of victims, confronts misinformation, and restores the reputation of journalism as a testimony to the truth.
