Website: https://twitter.com/_felixsimon_
Felix Simon is a journalist and researcher and a graduate of the University of Oxford’s Internet Institute (OII). He is the former acting editor of the European Journalism Observatory and works as a research assistant at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. His writing on tech, politics, and the media has appeared, amongst others, in the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung”, “Die Welt” and “Der Freitag”, the Swiss “NZZ” as well as in the “Telegraph” and “The New European”. He has published in journals such as “Journalism Studies” and “Transformative Works and Cultures”. His research focuses on political communication in the digital age, big data in politics and the entertainment industry, as well as the changing nature of journalism and the media in the 21st century. He also takes a side interest in populism and the future of disinformation. He tweets under @_FelixSimon_.
July 31, 2018 •
Recent, Research •
by Felix Simon
If you believe the headlines these days, nearly everything gives you cancer. Unfortunately, it’s not unheard of that researches and journalists overstate the results of health-related studies or spin them in a way that betrays the...
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July 20, 2018 •
Recent, Research •
by Felix Simon
Male film critics outnumber women 2 to 1 – and are less likely to mention female directors, a new study of US media has found, proving once again that the media industry and journalism have a diversity problem....
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July 3, 2018 •
Research •
by Felix Simon
European countries do not appear to feel threatened by the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union, a study of media coverage of Brexit has revealed. The study, based on coverage in 39 media outlets in 8 European countries,...
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April 25, 2018 •
Business Models, Media Economics, Recent, Research •
by Felix Simon
Local newspapers no longer hold the dominant market position they once did. To address the challenges of a new age, organisations are investing in a digital future, restructuring newsrooms and diversifying business models, finds a new...
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March 15, 2018 •
Comment, Media and Politics, Press Freedom •
by Felix Simon
Austria’s far-right Freedom Party FPÖ has long had a fraught relationship with the press. Following the party’s rise to power as part of a right-wing conservative coalition after the Austrian election, this conflict has only...
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December 6, 2017 •
Business Models, Digital News, Media Economics, Research, Short stories •
by Felix Simon
Digital-born media companies face a gloomy future: while Google and Facebook see their ad businesses flourish, even the largest digital media companies are struggling to overcome challenges to their advertising-based business models....
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December 4, 2017 •
Business Models, Media Economics, Newsroom Management, Research •
by Felix Simon
It is currently one of the most pressing questions in journalism: how can legacy media successfully master the digital environment and flourish in a world dominated by the Internet and social media? So great is the interest and the...
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September 25, 2017 •
Media and Politics •
by Felix Simon
Angela Merkel narrowly won a fourth term as German Chancellor yesterday in the country’s general election, but arguably the real winner was the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) which won 13% of the vote. The populist...
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May 13, 2017 •
Digital News, Ethics and Quality, Recent •
by Felix Simon
Nearly 12 months after the EU referendum, and six months on from the US presidential election, we still know little about the impact, if any, of bots, fake news, and voter targeting upon these significant political events. However, at...
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