The EU AI Act in 2026: Latest News, Status, and What Changed
A running guide to where the EU AI Act stands in 2026: the August deadline, the new content-labeling rules, and what they mean for publishers.
Jun 11, 2026
3 min
Institutional Mission
“Documenting the structural shifts of the fourth estate since the dawn of the digital age.”
Originally published by the World Editors Forum, Editors Weblog has covered the transformation of global journalism for over two decades. Today, we focus on the most consequential shift yet: artificial intelligence in the newsroom.
AI & AuthenticityJune 11, 2026
The EU AI Act in 2026: Latest News, Status, and What Changed
A running guide to where the EU AI Act stands in 2026: the August deadline, the new content-labeling rules, and what they mean for publishers.
The Analytical Pulse
View All AnalysisWhat Is Synthetic Media? A Field Guide for Newsrooms
Synthetic media is content created or altered by AI. Here is what the term covers, how it is made, and why it matters for newsrooms.
Jun 11, 2026
2 min
Building an AI Verification Desk: A Practical Guide for News Organizations
How to build a dedicated AI verification function - from tool selection to staffing.
Jun 1, 2026
2 min
AI Writing Assistants in the Newsroom: Policy Templates for Editors
Downloadable policy templates for newsrooms adopting AI writing tools.
May 28, 2026
2 min
Photojournalism in the Age of AI: Protecting Visual Trust
AI image generation threatens photojournalism's evidentiary role. How the field is adapting.
May 26, 2026
2 min
Google's AI Overviews and Publisher Traffic: The Early Data
Six months of data on how Google's AI Overviews affect publisher referral traffic.
May 24, 2026
2 min
Key Topics
AI Content Detection
How detectors work, why they disagree, and what actually holds up.
Start reading →Content Provenance & C2PA
C2PA, Content Credentials, and the standards behind verifiable media.
Start reading →Deepfakes & Synthetic Media
Detecting and responding to synthetic video, audio, and images.
Start reading →Publishers vs AI: Copyright, Licensing & Traffic
Copyright fights, licensing deals, crawlers, and AI-era traffic.
Start reading →AI Policy, Ethics & Regulation
Regulation, disclosure, and editorial guidelines for the AI newsroom.
Start reading →Archive Focus: Historical Coverage
Revisiting our coverage from the past two decades. How our analysis of earlier shifts predicted the current platform fragmentation we see today.
Explore ArchiveLatest Reports
Jun 8Analysis
What Editors Got Wrong About AI in 2024 - And What We're Getting Right in 2026
Two years of AI in journalism: the predictions that didn't pan out and the approaches that worked.
Jun 5Analysis
The History of Content Authentication: From Watermarks to C2PA
Content authentication didn't start with AI. A historical survey and what each era teaches about trust.
Jun 1AI & Authenticity
Building an AI Verification Desk: A Practical Guide for News Organizations
How to build a dedicated AI verification function - from tool selection to staffing.
May 30Analysis
The Trust Crisis in Digital Media: Can Technology Fix What Technology Broke?
Technology has eroded media trust. Can C2PA, watermarking, and detection tools restore it?
May 28AI & Authenticity
AI Writing Assistants in the Newsroom: Policy Templates for Editors
Downloadable policy templates for newsrooms adopting AI writing tools.
May 26AI & Authenticity
Photojournalism in the Age of AI: Protecting Visual Trust
AI image generation threatens photojournalism's evidentiary role. How the field is adapting.