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AI, Big Tech and Journalism
conference
in 2026
JMAD is organising a two day conference at the Auckland University of Technology, on September 3-4, 2026. The conference title is AI, Big Tech and Journalism, and
confirmed keynote speakers are Timothy Ström (Arena Magazine, AUS), Nilesh Christopher (Nieman Lab, Harvard University) and Silvia Montaña-Niño (University of Melbourne).
The conference registration is now open, and the programme will be published in due course. Please find registration details below.
Conference registration is now open!
You can now register for the JMAD's AI, Big Tech and Journalism conference, just click the button below to start registration. If you encounter any problems, please contact conference organising committee: gregory.treadwell@aut.ac.nz; mmyllyla@aut.ac.nz or wayne.hope@aut.ac.nz
Submitting abstracts
JMAD 2026 conference themes are:
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AI and disinformation
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AI, big tech and ideology
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AI and journalism practice
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AI controversies and investigative journalism
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AI and worker exploitation
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AI, big tech and regulation
Abstracts length: should be 150-200 words in length, and you should indicated to which theme the abstract is related.
Submission deadline: May 31, 2026.
Your inquiries
Please direct any inquiries about the conference to organisers: Wayne Hope wayne.hope@aut.ac.nz, Merja Myllylahti mmyllyla@aut.ac.nz and Gregory Treadwell gregory.treadwell@aut.ac.nz