Media Innovation

AJMAN – – November 06, 2026 -- The Ajman Government Media Office will launch the inaugural Ajman Media Forum 2026 on 18 and 19 November, backed by seven strategic partners and built around the question "Who Owns the Signal?" The office unveiled the programme at a press conference at Thara Centre for Entrepreneurship.

Five themes cover AI, trust and the media economy

Executive Director Mohammed Abdullah Al Kaabi said digital platforms, algorithms, artificial intelligence and content creators now shape how information is produced, distributed and consumed, reducing the influence of traditional media institutions. The programme covers media transformation, AI in content creation, trust and disinformation, national reputation and government communication, and digital platforms and the media economy.

Berlin – October 30, 2026 -- German news broadcaster WELT will run about 32 hours of live special programming around the US midterm elections on November 3 and 4, 2026. Editor-in-chief Helge Fuhst will anchor part of the coverage from a dedicated WELT set at the Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Fuhst broadcasts six hours of overnight talk rounds from the Capitol

From 00:00 to 06:00 German time, Fuhst will host talk rounds with US insiders, including US journalist Erik Kirschbaum and political scientist Gerlinde Groitl. WELT is also deploying its own correspondents in the United States.

Augmented-reality models will virtually open the Capitol on air

Analyst Marian Grunden will use AR models in the studio to "unfold" the US Capitol virtually. The models are meant to explain the balance of power in the Senate and House of Representatives, the decisive states and the key governor races.