June 19, 2017 •
Ethics and Quality, Media and Politics, Short stories •
by Andreas Neukam and Max Hempel
American news channels are adopting the characteristics of reality TV shows, with speculation and emotion replacing fact, according to Robert Byrd, assistant professor of journalism at the University of Memphis. In a seminar, Enemy of...
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May 13, 2017 •
Digital News, Ethics and Quality, Recent •
by Felix Simon
Nearly 12 months after the EU referendum, and six months on from the US presidential election, we still know little about the impact, if any, of bots, fake news, and voter targeting upon these significant political events. However, at...
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April 26, 2017 •
Media and Politics, Press Freedom •
by Caroline Lees
The 2017 World Press Freedom Index, published today, reveals that violations of the freedom to inform are no longer the prerogative of authoritarian regimes and dictatorships. Once taken for granted, media freedom is proving to be...
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March 14, 2017 •
Media and Politics, Press Freedom, Short stories •
by Alexander Fanta
Some say Austria dodged a bullet last year. After an acrimonious year-long election campaign the Alpine nation elected Alexander Van der Bellen, a veteran Green Party politician, as president last December. He had a margin of 7.5 points...
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January 20, 2017 •
Latest stories, Media and Politics, Research •
by Thomas Schmidt and EJO
As Donald J. Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States of America, he is greeted by assessments of the European media that portray him as an unpredictable commander-in-chief, a reckless world leader and, by some, a buffoon with...
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January 18, 2017 •
Ethics and Quality, Latest stories, Research •
by Rasmus Kleis Nielsen
Nobody likes fake news, whether produced for profit or for political purposes, and irrespective of how it has been disseminated. It clearly exists, whether propaganda or churned out by the now infamous Macedonian teenagers. But how much of...
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January 17, 2017 •
Ethics and Quality, Media and Politics, Recent •
by Thomas Schmidt and EJO
Days before Donald Trump’s inauguration as US President, journalists in the White House press corps are fighting to retain their unique access to the new administration. This week, Jeff Mason, President of the White House Correspondents...
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January 10, 2017 •
Ethics and Quality, Media and Politics, Recent •
by Caroline Lees
Journalists must work harder in 2017 to report fairly and accurately and to protect sources, according to a new report by the Ethical Journalism Network (EJN), published today. Ethics in the News, Challenges for Journalism in the...
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December 13, 2016 •
Digital News, Ethics and Quality, Latest stories •
by Caroline Lees
Journalism is entering a period of “experimental editing and experimental reporting”, according to Mark Thompson, chief executive of The New York Times and former director general of the BBC. Typically, journalists and social...
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