For Years, Publishers Have Relied on Google and Other Social Media Platforms to Drive Readers to Their Websites.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa urged journalists to take control of the technology that increasingly determines how news reaches the public, warning that news organizations could die within five to eight months under the current business model. "The only way you have information integrity is for journalists to become tech builders, Ressa, Rappler's chief executive officer, said during the Nobel Peace Conference 2026 held September 3. "We must build, we own our data, we own the technology.

The conference brought together Nobel Peace laureates and other participants to discuss threats facing democracy, lessons from civic movements, and how the international community can support those fighting for it. This year's discussions also included the growing influence of big tech on