July 1, 2019 •
Ethics and Quality, Media and Politics, Recent, Specialist Journalism •
by Yunus Erduran
A recent survey of Turkish professional journalists’ attitudes towards citizen journalism finds that while many value the work of citizen journalists, some have reservations over collaborating with them. The current state of...
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February 15, 2016 •
Research, Short stories •
by EJO
EJO Russian, the European Journalism Observatory’s new Russian language website, is launched today. The site will cover the latest media research, developments and innovation. It is aimed at Russian-speaking audiences worldwide. In...
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October 26, 2015 •
Latest stories, Specialist Journalism •
by Ian Hargreaves
The UK’s hyperlocal (community) journalism scene has long provoked strikingly contending judgments. Doubters see it as amateurish, fragile and of little relevance to ‘real’ journalism. Supporters believe it has already built the base...
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June 30, 2015 •
Press Freedom, Recent •
by Caroline Lees
The job of a journalist has become increasingly dangerous and freedom of expression, although enshrined in major international human rights instruments, should never be taken for granted. This applies not only in repressive regimes, but...
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April 22, 2015 •
Recent, Research, Specialist Journalism •
by Roman Hájek and Sandra Štefaniková
The public increasingly depend on citizen journalists to witness and record events objectively, and to hold the mainstream media to account for honesty and authenticity, according to Stuart Allan, Professor of Journalism and...
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February 17, 2014 •
Digital News, Research •
by Evgeniya Boklage
The phrase “We all are journalists now” sounds like a truism. The phenomenon of citizen journalism is widely understood and accepted as a legitimate part of the global media system. Yet, despite the blurring boundary between...
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September 26, 2013 •
Digital News •
by Philip Di Salvo
People in Mozambique will vote this November in the country’s first ever citizen journalist led election. A Czech technology company, which creates open source software to help journalists, has teamed up with Mozambique’s main...
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September 6, 2012 •
Media Economics •
by Michael Wise
New mobile media survey shows consumer confidence in journalists remains high, despite a growing distrust in mainstream media outlets. In the fifth installment of a six part series which looks at the impact of mobile devices on news...
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August 14, 2012 •
Digital News •
by Michael Wise
As the third most-viewed site on the Internet, news agencies must decide how best to utilize YouTube’s burgeoning success as a news source. In a lengthy report published by The Pew Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ)...
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