Join us in Sofia, Bulgaria, on May 14-15, 2026, for the sixth annual New Horizons in Journalism Conference:
Truth Under Pressure
Journalism today is rarely silenced outright. Instead, it is worn down through ownership structures, advertising markets, political pressure, platform incentives, and the slow normalization of pressure.
The 2026 New Horizons in Journalism Conference will examine how pressure shapes journalism without formal censorship, and what this means for journalists trying to work with integrity under sustained pressure. Grounded in the Bulgarian media experience and connected to wider European and global dynamics, the conference focuses on how pressure begins, when it becomes structural, and what journalists can realistically do.
Keynote speaker: Robert Guest
We are honored to welcome Robert Guest, Deputy Editor of The Economist, as our keynote speaker. He has reported from more than 100 countries and takes a particular interest in the global struggle between freedom and authoritarianism — a theme that sits at the heart of this year’s conference.
Panel highlights
The conference will feature two engaging panel discussions:
How Pressure Becomes Control
How ownership concentration, advertising dependence, regulatory pressure, and political proximity accumulate into structural control — and what kinds of journalism remain possible once pressure becomes systemic.
What Journalism Gives Up to Survive
The trade-offs newsrooms make under sustained pressure — visibility vs. safety, financial stability vs. editorial independence, reach vs. depth — and which compromises allow journalism to continue, and which quietly erode it.
Agenda, Speaker Bios, and Registration will be announced soon.
