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October 22, 2023 •
Ethics and Quality, Recent, Research •
by Anya Schiffrin
Columbia University explores how a new tool can gauge the effect of investigative reporting on journalists, policies and societies. ...
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September 13, 2023 •
Ethics and Quality, Recent •
by Dr Paul Lashmar
Renowned investigative journalist Paul Lashmar demonstrates the power of the Fourth Estate in holding politicians to account....
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September 12, 2023 •
Digital News, Ethics and Quality, Recent, Technology •
by Sofia Bonilla
A review of Anu Bradford's Digital Empires, which examines the contrasting approaches to technology regulations in the US, China and the EU....
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August 31, 2023 •
Ethics and Quality, Recent, Student Perspective •
by Alejandro Ramírez Pulido
Our latest ‘Student Perspective’ highlights the benefits of using a solutions journalism approach to climate change reporting....
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August 19, 2023 •
Digital News, Recent, Student Perspective •
by Tamar Merabishvili
Tamar Merabishvili examines the media's use of TikTok to engage younger audiences and governments’ response to its rising popularity....
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July 26, 2023 •
Digital News, Recent •
by Dr Anya Schiffrin & Dr Elena Herrero-Beaumont
Journalism academics explore the new trend of regulations forcing big tech to pay news publishers for linking to their content....
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June 23, 2023 •
Censorship, Comment, Press Freedom, Recent •
by Tina Bettels
Tu Dortmund University academic Tina Bettels-Schwabbauer speaks with Prof. Dr William Tayeebwa from Makerere University in Kampala about press freedom in Uganda....
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June 9, 2023 •
Ethics and Quality, Recent, Student Perspective •
by Andrea Ariet
DW Akademie student, Andrea Ariet, examines the link between job insecurity, mental health challenges and declining quality in journalism. ...
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June 1, 2023 •
Media and Politics, Press Freedom, Recent •
by Alice Němcová Tejkalová
Dr Alice Tejkalová examines how Central and Eastern European countries are battling disinformation with new laws and European Union support....
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May 17, 2023 •
Comment, Press Freedom, Recent •
by Michał Chlebowski
Michał Chlebowski, a Media expert and TVN24 journalist, examines Poland’s performance on the latest RSF World Press Freedom Index....
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April 25, 2023 •
Digital News, Recent, Specialist Journalism, Technology •
by Veronica Barassi, Antje Scharenberg, Marie Poux-Berthe, Rahi Patra and Philip Di Salvo
Journalism and communications academics examine the news stories exposing the impact of AI errors on employment, policing, and health....
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April 13, 2023 •
Press Freedom, Recent, Student Perspective •
by Daniela Alcántara
The first article in our ‘Student Perspective’ series highlights the need for structural changes to support women reporting on violence. ...
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March 29, 2023 •
Recent, Specialist Journalism, Student Perspective •
by Richard Brandt
Journalism student, Richard Brandt, speaks with a youth leader about the legacy of the Bosnian war and its impact on young people. ...
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March 8, 2023 •
Digital News, Ethics and Quality, Recent •
by Carolyne Lunga and Madhushala Senaratne
Academics examine the role of media coverage in amplifying marginalised voices during disasters such as the Syria and Turkey earthquakes....
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January 11, 2023 •
Press Freedom, Recent, Research •
by Viviane Schönbächler
Why conflict reporting is tough for female reporters. The case of women journalists in Burkina Faso...
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December 29, 2022 •
Digital News, Recent, Research, Specialist Journalism •
by Professor Benedetta Brevini
Is Artificial Intelligence a friend or a foe to the environment? Professor Brevini examines the true impact of the production, transport and disposal of technologies that support AI's life cycle. ...
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December 12, 2022 •
Ethics and Quality, Recent •
by Rhobyn Grant
EJO looks at a recent publication which chronicles the rise of the Black press in the UK and highlights its importance. ...
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September 26, 2022 •
Media and Politics, Press Freedom, Recent •
by Bjarne Overkott
Tu Dortmund University journalism student, Bjarne Overkott, examines the more subtle forms of press freedom repression such as agenda cutting in Japan. ...
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September 14, 2022 •
Digital News, Newsroom Management, Recent •
by Kristen Saldarini
Kristen Saldarini examines the findings of a recent report on AI startups’ role in helping journalists tackle online mis/disinformation...
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September 1, 2022 •
Digital News, Media Economics, Recent •
by Anya Schiffrin
Anya Schiffrin examines the global impact of Australia’s News Media Bargaining Code, which forced big tech into cash deals with media outlets....
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August 19, 2022 •
Ethics and Quality, Media and Politics, Recent •
by Liz Bulnes
Experts discuss whether journalists' involvement in movements such as Black Lives Matter and climate action threatens their credibility ...
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August 9, 2022 •
Ethics and Quality, Recent, Research •
by Isaiah Glick
Isaiah Glick offers highlights from a publication about the challenges of tackling social media-driven disinformation in developing countries ...
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July 15, 2022 •
Digital News, Newsroom Management, Recent, Technology •
by Olivia Samnick
EJO explores how public broadcasters can take advantage of social media engagement without compromising journalistic standards ...
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July 5, 2022 •
Business Models, Media Economics, Recent •
by Report Authors
Recent UNESCO report offers 22 actionable recommendations to improve the viability of news media and address threats against journalism...
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February 28, 2022 •
Comment, Recent •
by EJO
EJO appeals for support for Ukraine's people and donations to charities assisting them in the face of Russia's invasion....
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March 12, 2026 •
Latest stories, Media and Politics, Press Freedom, Research •
by Beth Pearson and Hayes Mawindi Mabweazara
As media freedom contracts between the rock of political pressures and the hard place of economic realities, with no clear durable solutions on the horizon, in this article, the authors explore lessons learnt from beyond the Western world....
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March 2, 2026 •
Ethics and Quality, Interview, Latest stories •
by EJO
Working under various constraints and pressures, journalists often find themselves negotiating between personal convictions, institutional demands, and editorial expectations. In this article, EJO spoke with Birte Leonhardt, a doctoral...
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February 27, 2026 •
Latest stories, Media and Politics •
by Ilka Gartner
In this article, the author examines Poland's media policy situation following two years of Donland Tusk's government, and how young people and young journalists in the country are responding to the changing media system. ...
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February 25, 2026 •
Latest stories, Media and Politics, Research, Specialist Journalism •
by Oleksandra Yaroshenko
Fixers — local journalists, translators, coordinators, guides — have become an integral part of modern war journalism, serving as a kind of conduit between the combat zone and the global audience. They know which roads are safer to...
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February 15, 2026 •
Digital News, Recent, Research, Specialist Journalism •
by Sara Mercereau
Across Europe and beyond, the same themes keep coming back regarding anti-LGBTQ+ disinformation: trans women in sports, “woke” schools, “gender ideology” in institutions. They rarely appear as isolated flare-ups. New research...
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January 19, 2026 •
Recent, Research, Specialist Journalism •
by Andra-Lucia Martinescu and Marius Dima
In this article, the authors ask, to what extent are democratic integrity and resilience facets of the same coin, particularly in fragile democracies?...
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October 25, 2025 •
Recent, Specialist Journalism •
by Susanne Fengler and Sara Namusoga-Kaale
This article explores the impact of USAID cuts on the media in Africa, including worsening working conditions for journalists, as well as the power struggles between the West, China, and Russia over truth and discourse, which are...
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October 19, 2025 •
Media and Politics, Press Freedom, Recent •
by EJO
This article examines the European Media Freedom Act, and its importance to protect information providers and guarantee a free, plural, and independent media ecosystem in the region. ...
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August 26, 2025 •
Digital News, Recent, Specialist Journalism •
by Maria Hul
Part of the PROMPT series, Maria Hul, Junior Researcher, opsci, reflects on her experiences of using Large Language Models (LLMs) to support disinformation detection.
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