NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 8 – The BBC World Service will this week bring its Future of Journalism Festival to Nairobi, convening journalists, media executives, students and digital creators to examine the challenges and opportunities shaping modern journalism.

📻 Breaking It Down

The free two-day event, set for Thursday and Friday and hosted by BBC World Service presenter Myra Anubi, comes at a time when artificial intelligence, social media and the rapid spread of misinformation are transforming how news is produced and consumed.

Through panel discussions, practical workshops and a live recording of the BBC programme People Fixing the World , the festival aims to equip participants with tools to navigate an increasingly complex information environment while strengthening public trust in journalism.

Speaking on Capital FM’s The Fuse show ahead of the event, Anubi said one of the key themes of the festival will be solutions journalism, an approach to reporting that focuses on how communities and institutions are responding to societal challenges rather than solely highlighting problems.

📌 What You Need to Know

As host of People Fixing the World , Anubi said the approach seeks to understand how solutions work, assess evidence of their impact and openly discuss their limitations.

According to her, solutions journalism is built around four key principles: clearly defining the problem, explaining how a response works, evaluating evidence of success and acknowledging shortcomings or areas for improvement.

Anubi also addressed growing public concerns over the impact of artificial intelligence on the credibility of information, arguing that journalism has consistently adapted to technological disruption throughout history.

“Journalism has existed for 2,000 years and it’s always been under threat, and it’s always changed and there’s always been new stuff that’s come up,” she said.

“It survived 2,000 plus years; it will still survive. I think what is happening right now is it’s evolving, and we need to get ahead of that.”

She urged audiences to take greater responsibility in combating misinformation by verifying information before sharing it online and relying on trusted news organisations for confirmation.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya