World Press Freedom Day 2026 Convening | The Future of Truth

Join us on May 19 at Scandinavia House (Midtown NYC) for The Future of Truth, a live, unscripted exploration of one of the most pressing questions of our time:
Who controls truth in the age of AI – and can we trust what comes next?
Featuring author and media innovator Steven Rosenbaum and Gen Z advocate Emma Lembke (Sustainable Media Center), this dynamic, audience-driven conversation dives headfirst into the collision of truth, technology, and power.
AI can now generate synthetic reality faster than we can verify it. News, images, even “facts” are increasingly shaped by machines. Where does that leave us?
Can humans outsource truth to algorithms?
How do we trust information in a world designed to blur it?
And how is the next generation fighting to define – and defend – their version of truth?
This will be an interactive, high-stakes conversation with real-time audience engagement and Q&A.
Truth is still human – but only if we take responsibility for where it’s going.

Evening Program
6:00–6:15 PM | Opening Remarks
Doug Heske, Founder, Causeway Impact
6:15–7:15 PM | Conversation with SMC

• Steven Rosenbaum, Author, The Future of Truth
• Emma Lembke, Director of GenZ Advocacy, The Sustainable Media Center
  7:15 - 7:30 PM | Closing Call to Action
  7:30 - 8:30 PM | Reception