January 11, 2017 •
Digital News, Media Economics, Short stories •
by EJO
Publishers see the rise of fake news as a chance for quality journalism to stand out, even as they worry about the increasing power of big tech platforms, and about their own commercial prospects. Going into 2017, they also see...
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November 30, 2016 •
Ethics and Quality, Media and Politics •
by EJO
Independent fact-checking sites are being launched across Europe, to counter what is being described as the post-fact, or post-truth, society. A new report, by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, surveys the diverse and...
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September 20, 2016 •
Media and Politics, Research •
by EJO
A new report from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism reveals that UK press coverage in the weeks leading up to the EU Referendum was dominated by pro-Leave articles. The report, UK press coverage of the EU Referendum,...
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August 18, 2016 •
Media and Politics, Press Freedom, Recent •
by EJO
Tajikistan’s internet providers have started to block online ‘anonymizers’, which allow users to access various banned news sites and social networks, the National Association of Independent Mass Media in Tajikistan reports. The move...
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July 28, 2016 •
Latest stories, Media and Politics, Research •
by EJO
Europe’s newspapers were overwhelmingly negative towards Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, according to a review of the press in 13 countries in the week after the referendum. Most articles presented the view that Brexit was...
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July 4, 2016 •
Ethics and Quality, Recent •
by EJO
The network of the European Journalism Observatory (EJO) is expanding into the Arab world. Together with the Media Development Centre (MDC) in Tunisia, the EJO has created an Arabic Journalism Observatory (AJO – www.ajo-ar.org). With a...
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May 23, 2016 •
Media and Politics, Research •
by EJO
The majority of UK press coverage in EU referendum campaign was heavily skewed in favour of Brexit in first two months of campaign, a new study reveals. One month before the EU referendum vote, the Reuters Institute for the Study of...
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May 9, 2016 •
Latest stories, Short stories •
by EJO
Most journalists in the United Kingdom believe they now have less time to research stories, but the majority are still willing to push boundaries to break important news, according to new research. The study shows that British journalists...
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April 29, 2016 •
Media Economics, Short stories •
by EJO
The Panama Papers, an international exposé based on a huge database leak, is a recent example of how public private partnerships can produce outstanding journalism: cooperation between Germany’s public broadcasters, NDR and WDR, and...
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