January 30, 2014 •
Digital News, Research •
by Jenny Dean
A study from Journalism Practice looks at how effective social media is in reaching audiences for news. It compares Facebook and Twitter and suggests that Twitter might just have the advantage. Researchers believe this is the case because...
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December 3, 2013 •
Digital News, Press Freedom •
by Evgeniya Boklage
The recent issue of New Eastern Europe, a news journal with the focus on Central and Eastern European affairs, has a special section on Digital Eastern Europe. In it, the group of authors look at the internet and surrounding technologies...
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August 19, 2013 •
Specialist Journalism •
by Meera Selva
It’s clear by now that technology is both saving and destroying journalism. The Internet, tablets, smart phones have decimated the print media’s advertising-dependent business models but had also helped journalists reach new...
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June 21, 2013 •
Media Economics •
by Meera Selva
Audiences want news on their computers, their tablets and their mobile phones and are finally beginning to show a willingness to pay for it, according to a new report on digital news. The report by the Reuters Institute for the Study of...
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June 14, 2013 •
Digital News •
by Antonio Rossano
Digital Journalists should keep an eye on the Online News Association (ONA), an international non-profit organization for journalists that promotes technology and innovation through training schemes, prizes and conferences. ONA offers a...
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March 11, 2013 •
Media Economics •
by Bianca Soldani
A new study by the Pew Research Center tracks how four regional newspapers in the United States have been able to boost online revenue and record overall growth despite industry-wide trends to the contrary. Mark Jurkowitz and Amy Mitchell...
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December 5, 2012 •
Digital News •
by Cristina Gelan
Research conducted by Tasenţe Tanase and Ciacu Nicoleta, PhD students at Andrei Saguna University of Constanta, confirms that an increasing number of people use computers to watch television programs in Romania. Their study, published in...
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July 16, 2012 •
Digital News •
by Rukhshona Nazhmidinova and Stephan Russ-Mohl
EJO Report To some, “entrepreneurial journalism” sounds like an odd turn of expression, as traditionally journalists have been expected to abstain from business. For years media professionals enforced the so-called “Chinese...
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July 3, 2012 •
Press Freedom •
by Cristina Gelan
In August 1999 ActiveWatch, a member of the Reporters Without Borders network (RWB), launched a program to protect and promote free speech. The program, called Freedom of Speaking, began publishing annual “FreeEx” reports financed by...
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