World News Day 2026: In an Age of Outrage, The Right to Know Matters
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World News Day 2026: In an Age of Outrage, The Right to Know Matters
In an age of disinformation, access to reliable information is essential to freedom, accountability and trust. The integrity dividend depends on strong access-to-information laws, independent journalism and right to know what is being done.
We have no shortage of information. We have never had so much of it. Yet, people around the world are finding it increasingly difficult to answer the simplest questions: What really happened? Who made the decision? Is it true?
We have never had so much information. However, around the world, people struggle to answer the simplest questions: What really happened? Who decided what? Is it true?This is the paradox of our era. The most connected societies in history are also some of the most vulnerable to confusion, manipulation and mistrust. Information moves faster than accountability. Algorithms reward outrage rather than precision. Artificial intelligence generates pla…
We have never had so much information. However, throughout the world, people struggle to answer the simplest questions: What really happened? Who decided what? Is it true?
The Integrity Dividend: The Value of Knowing
Disinformation now carries an estimated annual cost of US$350–510 billion worldwide – which is why governments, platforms and media organisations should strengthen oversight, enforcement and rigour, argues this joint op ed that marks both World News Day and the International Day for Universal Access to Information.
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