Karlijn Goossen spends much of her time exploring how journalism changes — and who helps make that change happen. A journalism strategist, researcher, keynote speaker and leadership coach with more than 20 years of experience across media, academia and public-service journalism, she works with newsroom leaders, boards and journalism funds on leadership, culture, innovation, audience trust and public value. Her (doctoral) research explores how leadership emerges in everyday newsroom practice through dialogue, curiosity, collaborative inquiry and shared learning. She is co-founder of the Dutch House of Journalism, a board member of Fonds BJP and an active mentor across the journalism sector. Her work combines strategic thinking with a strong interest in more human-centred and caring approaches to journalism. She believes that meaningful change starts with bringing people together around good questions — or, as her colleagues like to joke, through an endless stream of coffee conversations about leadership.
With Karlijn Goossen, Maike Olij, Rig Hehenkamp, Danielle Arets and Leoni van de Schraaf
This session explores how journalism leadership can be redesigned as a collective practice rooted in collaboration, dialogue and shared responsibility. Through a participatory dinner debate and panel discussion, we will gather newsroom insights and co-create a manifesto for human-centred, constructive and future-facing leadership in journalism.
With Ellen Heinrichs and Karlijn Goossen
AI is forcing journalism to change – but is journalism changing the way it leads? Mitali Mukherjee and Ellen Heinrichs join Karlijn Goossens for a candid conversation about uncertainty, organizational culture and who actually leads when nobody has the answer.