Try, fail, kill and learn: product post-mortems and the art of the meaningful mistake

Most news products fail, and most fail quietly, without much reflection. But a failed launch isn't a dead end - it's valuable data. The session at the 2026 edition of the International Journalism Festival in Perugia brought together product perspectives from Republik, The Atlantic (Mariah Craddick), and Rest of World (Jane O'Donoghue), moderated by Michaël Jarjour of Trustfund.