The whole missive from which that comes.[1] This was addressed to the Media Innovation Network conference. (Main topics of the conference: Artificial Intelligen

The whole missive from which that comes.[1] This was addressed to the Media Innovation Network conference. (Main topics of the conference: Artificial Intelligence, News in a Post-Truth World, Opportunities for new revenues). The world needs free, rigorous and objective information. In this context, it is worth remembering Hannah Arendt’s warning that “the ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist (The Origins of Totalitarianism, 474). ... As Pope Francis stressed, “We need courageous entrepreneurs, courageous information engineers, so that the beauty of communication is not corrupted” (Address to Participants in the Jubilee of Communication, 25 January 2025). Communication must be freed from the misguided thinking that corrupts it, from unfair competition and from the degrading practice of so-called clickbait. News agencies are at the frontlines, and are called upon to act in the current communications environment according to principles – unfortunately not always shared – that unite the economic sustainability of the company with the protection of the right to accurate and balanced information. No need to comment on that. [1] https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/speeches/2025/october/documents/20251009-minds-international.html https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/speeches/2025/octo... [2] https://minds-international.com/conferences/ https://minds-international.com/conferences/