June 7, 2018 •
Comment, Media and Politics, Specialist Journalism •
by Julie Posetti
Journalists are on the frontline of the ‘f*ke news’ wars. As truth becomes a casualty of disinformation campaigns, journalists must defend freedom of expression and the public’s right to know. A new UNESCO publication wants to show...
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December 19, 2017 •
Media and Politics, Press Freedom, Specialist Journalism •
by Krzysztof Dzieciolowski
Poland’s media is becoming highly divided, polarised and tribal. New research, based on interviews with leading journalists, has found objectivity is being replaced by an emerging “journalism of identity” – ideologically...
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October 11, 2017 •
Media and Politics, Short stories •
by Caroline Lees
A new law, intended to combat hate speech online, was enacted in Germany last week. From October 2 any social network with over two million users nationally will be required to remove ‘offensive posts’ – defined as ‘evidently...
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July 11, 2017 •
Censorship, Media and Politics, Recent •
by Philip Seib
On June 5 four Arab states – Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt – declared a soft war on Qatar. They had a long list of demands, ordering Qatar to weaken ties with Iran, expel Turkish military forces from the...
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May 3, 2017 •
Media and Politics, Recent •
by Gábor Polyák
Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party has introduced new legislation that could lead to the closure of Budapest’s Central European University. Gabor Polyak, a media law and policy specialist at University of Pecs, Budapest, argues the...
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April 27, 2017 •
Censorship, Digital News, Short stories •
by Caroline Lees
Technology is transforming the way journalists work, but it is also changing the way governments are able to censor the media, according to Joel Simon, executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Launching the 2017...
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March 30, 2017 •
Media and Politics, Media Economics, Recent •
by Julia Dos Santos
Independent news media operating in repressive regimes must become more innovative when seeking funding, according to new research. The first academic study of the economic structures of ‘oppositional’ news sites – outlets...
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October 13, 2016 •
Digital News, Media and Politics, Recent •
by George Brock
The story of the ‘right to be forgotten’ is the story of well-established principles – free speech and privacy – coming up against new circumstances. The question is whether new technology requires us to alter the operation or the...
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September 6, 2016 •
Media and Politics, Press Freedom, Recent •
by Clemens Bomsdorf
For a long time, Iceland was seen as a shining example of press freedom – too good to be true, perhaps. But more recently, the country’s politicians have been attempting to influence the media. The latest example came right from...
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