With trust in decline and audiences splintered across platforms, news leaders from some of the world’s most powerful brands are confronting hard questions: What’s the right mix of owned vs. distributed? Is streaming a savior or a cost center? Can short-form video drive loyalty — or just fleeting clicks? And should legacy brands fight to win the feed — or rise above it?

Breaker Media’s Lachlan Cartwright leads a conversation about how digital transformation is reshaping editorial priorities, newsroom operations, revenue and paywalls. Expect a frank look at what’s working and what’s not in the brutally competitive landscape for attention.