January 14, 2016 •
Media and Politics, Recent •
by EJO
EJO editors and directors, in ten European countries, assess the state of the media across Europe and predict the year ahead. Media across Europe have been impacted by the dramatic technological and political changes of the 21st century. ...
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December 10, 2015 •
Digital News, Recent •
by Caroline Lees
Data has become essential to newsrooms. It is used to inform how audiences access news, at what time and for how long. Journalists and editors can use data to learn everything from which stories consumers share, to their political...
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November 30, 2015 •
Digital News, Media Economics •
by Hannah Marsh
Many media organisations might find it hard to break a news story, then give it to a third party to control its distribution. But as distributed media – like Facebook’s Instant Articles – becomes a viable option for publishers...
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October 27, 2015 •
Digital News, Ethics and Quality •
by Michael Haller
Let me take you back to 3rd December 2013: Alan Rusbridger, editor-in-chief of The Guardian, testifies before the House of Commons’ Home Affairs Committee. It was to become a tense 78-minute interrogation on his newspaper’s decision to...
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October 23, 2015 •
Digital News, Latest stories •
by Caroline Lees
Most Europeans now access news online, yet traditional news sources – particularly television – remain important. This has created a crowded news landscape, with newspaper, broadcaster, and digital-born brands competing for...
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October 16, 2015 •
Business Models, Media Economics •
by Caroline Lees
The Guardian newspaper is facing editorial cuts and job losses due to a slowdown in advertising sales – both print and online – according to an internal email written by David Pemsel, Guardian Media Group’s (GMG) new chief...
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October 6, 2015 •
Short stories, Specialist Journalism •
by EJO
The work practices of the professional photojournalist are undergoing rapid changes in the digital era. New technologies, platforms and methods of visual storytelling are exerting a range of pressures and influences that require...
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September 23, 2015 •
Media Economics, Recent •
by Alice Antheaume
Attracting a young audience is rapidly becoming a media obsession. In the United States, NBC Universal (NBCU) recently invested $200M in Vox Media and the same amount in Buzzfeed, which has an audience mainly composed of 18 to 34 years...
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September 21, 2015 •
Business Models, Digital News •
by Caroline Lees
One of Europe’s largest publishers, Axel Springer, has gone into partnership with the world’s largest smartphone maker, Samsung, to launch Upday, a mobile news app in which content created by the German publisher will appear...
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