A Parliamentary Assembly report warns that growing limits on journalists at major sporting events threaten independent reporting — concerns the News Media Coalition has raised throughout the run up to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

At a moment when artificial intelligence can generate text, images and 'feeds' that look at a glance, like real journalism, the executive editor of one of the world's most respected news agencies has issued a clear and urgent challenge to her industry: get closer, not further away. 

The News Media Coalition (NMC) brought its case for safeguarding Primary Source Journalism (PSJ) to the heart of the European Parliament this week, as CEO Andrew Moger addressed the European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA) Debate on The Role of News Agencies in Fighting Disinformation in Europe.