This report explores the gap between academic research and industry needs in the news media. It shares insights from a roundtable where media stakeholders identified key challenges and research priorities to strengthen collaboration and better align research with newsroom realities and long-term sustainability.

Navigating online news, media and information has never been more difficult despite the curatorial work of algorithmic news feeds, search engines and other automated decision systems. This project focuses on strategies for effective fact checking as part of a broader study.