“If public interest journalism is to survive this era of whirlwind change it will need to reinforce public trust in news media, an urgent task given how disinformation, propaganda and abusive communications have created uncertainty and confusion in the public space, and which has shaken trust in news,” said Aidan White, founder of the Ethical Journalism Network, ahead of the conference titled “The Trust Story: Pathways to Quality Journalism in South East Europe and Türkiye in the Digital Age”.