Representatives from the regional press will be among those to speak at a meeting hosted by Twitter on the future of quality journalism.

The Digital Editors’ Network is running the event, with David Higgerson, digital publishing director at Trinity Mirror Regionals, among the speakers.

The event will look at how quality journalism can overcome two of its biggest challenges – the corrosive impact of misinformation and the continuing search for sustainable business models.

Other speakers include Facebook’s Aine Kerr, Professor Charlie Beckett, of the London School of Economics, Mukul Devichand, editor of BBC’s World Hacks and Phoebe Arnold, from the Full Fact charity.

Digital Editors’ Network co-founder Francois Nel, pictured above left, said: “Our event will focus on the future of quality journalism and by that we don’t just mean the high-brow or ‘broadsheet’ publishers. Any publisher reporting on the powers-that-be knows that we face serious challenges from every direction.

“Misinformation, lies and hoaxes are posing a serious threat to its credibility and the way journalism is distributed and consumed online makes the search for a viable business model as challenging as ever.

“Add to this the problems publishers face in getting access to information from the police, local government and other local bodies and you have something of a perfect storm.”

“Hopefully the Network will provide some grounds for optimism and some examples of how these problems are being overcome. And as we will be meeting just a couple of weeks after the general election I am sure everyone attendees will have plenty of experiences to share.”

The event is being hosted by Twitter at its London offices on 20 June, and interested parties can book a place here.