Journalism and media events in 2025

Journalists are busy, so we did the legwork for you and picked some of the best media events taking place in 2025. Hopefully, this will help you plan your agenda.

We will update this piece regularly - let us know if you hear about an event that should be featured.

September

11 September: The Future of Media Technology | London, UK

This conference aims to give media industry decision-makers a one-day masterclass on the strategies, solutions and ideas they need to thrive in the digital era, enabling quality journalism, news and media to succeed in the long term.

16 September: The Audiencers Festival | Paris, France

The Audiencers Festival focuses on audience engagement, conversion, and retention for media professionals.

The festival features speakers from leading media organisations. It presents an opportunity for digital publishing professionals to share expertise and insights on engaging and retaining audiences.

22 - 26 September: INMA Media Innovation Week 2025 | Dublin, Ireland

INMA’s Media Innovation Week brings together the very best of European best practices to grow audience, revenue, and brand to support great journalism, with a special spotlight on the Irish news industry. For the first time, Media Innovation Week adds a new component: a Newsroom Innovation Hub focused on repositioning the beating heart of news companies for the digital landscape. The event also features receptions at the National Gallery of Ireland and the famous Guinness Storehouse.

25 - 27 September: iMEdD International Journalism Forum | Athens, Greece


Now in its seventh year, the iMEdD International Journalism Forum returns to Athens for three days of panels, hands-on workshops, and conversations on journalism’s role in an era of doubt and disruption. Last year’s edition welcomed over 1,000 participants, 128 speakers, and 62 sessions from 30+ countries. This year’s programme builds on that energy, with sessions shaped by the journalism community itself, and new partner-led meetings for deeper peer exchange. Attendance is free, and registration is open.

October

10 - 11 October: Climate Arena Conference | Budapest, Hungary

Climate Arena is a hands-on, working conference on European climate reporting aimed at sharing knowledge and building connections across Europe in a friendly, collaborative environment. Come and meet other journalists and climate scientists, learn how award-winning investigations were done, get the datasets, understand the methods, and find your next project collaborators.

14 October: Twipe Digital Growth Summit 2025 | Stuttgart, Germany

Join leading media professionals for a day of inspiring case studies, networking, and hands-on workshops on all things AI, tech and the future of news. Expect high-calibre speakers from the media and tech sector, lively debates, and problem-solving workshops where you'll join a small group of your peers to tackle specific challenges. The event will explore both the proven strategies to increase subscriptions and retention and the new technologies that are advancing the media industry.

21 - 22 October: Trust Conference 2025 | London, UK

The Thomson Reuters Foundation's Trust Conference is a pivotal global forum dedicated to tackling critical issues at the intersection of independent media, access to law and responsible business. This year, the event will ask if it is too late to save democracy, amid escalating global clampdowns on civic space and ruthless legal attacks placing media in a chokehold.

You will hear from media titans navigating existential threats to their news operations; policymakers and business leaders balancing equity, transparency and accountability with innovation and progress in an AI era. The annual event brings together world-class speakers and a highly informed audience from across the fields of media, law, politics, diplomacy, business, technology and civil society.

21 - 23 October: FIPP World Media Congress 2025 | Madrid, Spain

This year promises an extraordinary gathering to mark FIPP's 100-year legacy of fostering connections, pioneering insights, and transformative business opportunities across the media landscape. The event will bring together top speakers from globally renowned companies, exploring the evolving media world across platforms and audiences. The event will also offer exceptional networking opportunities, with senior-level attendees ready to forge meaningful connections, engage in insightful discussions, and discover innovative ways to drive sustainable success in a rapidly changing industry.

23 - 25 October: IPI World Congress & Media Innovation Festival 2025 | Vienna, Austria

This landmark Congress will mark IPI's 75th anniversary. Under the theme "Defending the Future of Free Media," this milestone event brings together the global journalism community to address challenges facing the industry. The Congress will also host the 2025 IPI-IMS Awards Ceremony, recognising individuals and organisations that have made significant contributions to defending press freedom worldwide.

November

18-19 November: WAN-IFRA Newsroom Summit 2025 | Copenhagen, Denmark

WAN-IFRA is bringing together leading thinkers in the media industry who are redefining their newsrooms and the media landscape with their vision and ideas. Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be a main topic at this event, as it is going mainstream in the newsroom, driven by individual ambassadors and collaborative team projects.

26 November: Newsrewired | London, UK

Come and meet the Journalism.co.uk team! Our flagship conference for innovators in digital publishing will continue the tradition of showcasing media innovations before they become trends. This year, we focus on practical, hands-on sessions that will help you identify and resolve the most burning problems in your organisation, from revenue to ethical use of AI.

The Newsrewired event attracts around 200 delegates from across the media industry, including editors, heads of departments, directors of media companies, journalists, and communication professionals.

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