We confront AI images and the risk to news reporting; Australia’s algae bloom shows us trust – or lack of it – in a crisis; we see value in a preferred news presser with a real-world drama and the fiction; and how to cope with the string of questions. There’s a look at vessel branding – good or bad? Eighteen months on, the Baltimore bridge disaster still flags safety risks for shipping. Is training better when the new thing is framed? And shaping the narrative – how a crisis plan will help.

Devils in the detail: Confronting AI imagery in news reporting
The first port of call is understanding what is actually real

By Kyle Fawkes