September 26, 2017 •
Digital News, Short stories •
by Alessio Cornia
Europe’s legacy news organisations invest in new digital projects for two key reasons: to meet short-term business goals, such as to increase profits, but also to enhance the organisation’s long-term reputation by demonstrating...
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June 30, 2017 •
Digital News, Ethics and Quality, Latest stories •
by Thomas Schmidt
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in newsrooms has a lot of potential for smarter journalism. Yet, as newsrooms increasingly experiment with new technologies, such as machine learning and natural language processing, they also run into...
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June 23, 2017 •
Digital News, Media Economics, Recent •
by EJO
The internet and social media may have exacerbated low public trust in the media and ‘fake news’, but in many countries mistrust is driven by deep-rooted political polarisation and perceived mainstream media bias, the Digital News...
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June 22, 2017 •
Digital News, Media Economics, Recent •
by David Levy
Audiences are dissatisfied with the quality of news and comment generally, and on social media in particular, the sixth Digital News Report reveals. The report, from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, is based on an online...
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June 2, 2017 •
Ethics and Quality, Recent •
by EJO
EJO’s pick of forthcoming media events, awards, conferences and training…. Paid internship at the New Statesman Audio journalists offered help and travel expenses Awards dedicated to the work of freelance cameramen and...
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June 1, 2017 •
Business Models, Digital News, Short stories •
by EJO
Most European newspapers and news weeklies are operating a paywall as legacy revenues continue to decline and digital advertising increasingly moves to large technology companies, a study by the Reuters Institute for the Study of...
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May 25, 2017 •
Business Models, Ethics and Quality, Media and Politics, Media Economics, Short stories •
by Rukhshona Nazhmidinova
Meduza, a Russian news website based in Latvia, is pioneering a new way to advertise. Audiences are challenged to participate in a game in which they manage a hypothetical Russian media company. When players (almost inevitably) fail they...
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May 4, 2017 •
Digital News, Media and Politics, Short stories •
by EJO
Legal frameworks to protect journalism sources are increasingly at risk according to a new international study of 121 countries. The study concludes that without adequate legal protection, potential sources and whistleblowers may never...
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March 28, 2017 •
Digital News, Research, Short stories •
by Annika Sehl, Alessio Cornia and Rasmus Kleis Nielsen
What are the key components for the successful development of digital news in Public Service Media? A new Reuters Institute report examines eight new digital news projects, launched by Public Service Media across six European countries....
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